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.
Eric Scheske
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
Thursday
Seen on the Internet
"The Continental Dollar dropped to 1/16500th of a troy ounce of gold, or the
price of gold "increased" to $16,500 Continental Dollars before the currency was
terminated."
Wednesday
From the Notebooks
From 2004
I suspect the act of reading may have become more difficult than the act of
writing. Five (even two) years ago, I would've scoffed at the notion that
reading is harder than writing. Now I'm not so sure.
Why could that