AA+
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/sandp-considering-first-downgrade-of-us-credit-rating/2011/08/05/gIQAqKeIxI_print.html
AA+ is still higher than any other borrower would get under similar
circumstances.
-- Mobile post
Eric Scheske
Friday
BYCU
Wasn't Cornwall the earliest country to succumb to England? I think it succumbed
so long ago, people forget that it once existed independently. That's my
understanding anyway. I guess it's a fairly poor region of the UK, kinda like
Scotland without the drunks
Thursday
Drinking Corner
It's every wine snobs worst nightmare: box wines are gaining credibility.
According to this article (Link
[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/03/dining/reviews/boxed-wines-review.html?_r=1]
), it was merely a matter of time. Boxed wines have all sorts of advantages,
including volume, portability,
Wednesday
Hit 'em When They're Vulnerable
A man goes into St. John and Bernard Parish to pray. A guy walks in, puts a gun
to his back, and demands his money. The robber got away with $55. It happened at
2:00 in the afternoon. Link
[http://articles.
Tuesday
Catholic Arts and Letters Weekly
Someone forgot to tell Taki not to talk ill of the dead. He has choice (possibly
deserved) words for Lucian Freud . . . more>>
[http://takimag.com/article/freud_slips_into_the_void#axzz1Tp35mKD9]
The Buggles to Jersey Shore: MTV turns 30 . . . more>>
Monday
Movie Review
I took the three older boys to see Captain America. The collective critics give
it a C+ (Yahoo average). Of the three major rankings (Yahoo, Rotten Tomatoes,
and IMDB), I trust Yahoo the most. Rotten Tomatoes is probably the best site,
but I haven't gotten used
Something for Sunday Morning
“The person who is dedicated to Christ is equally earnest in small things as in
great.” St. Jerome
Saturday
Vacation is Over
I'm back. I spent the weekend in Alpena, Michigan, at the ancestral cottage on
Lake Huron.
Whatta difference one week makes. On my way home on Friday, I discovered that
"they" are revising the economic figures going all the way back to 2007,
Downtown in Alpena, Michigan
Friday
When I got back from vacation, I realized the YouTube video I posted was
indecent. Actually, the video wasn't bad, but the "still shot" displayed on the
TDE page was, so I've deleted it. My apologies for anybody offended. In lieu,
here's