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Eric Scheske

Friday

Not Just for Pancakes George Washington had his own beer recipe [http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2011/05/04/librarys-tasty-treasure-george-washingtons-beer/?mod=WSJBlog] . It actually sounds a little scary: bran hops, yeast and molasses. Molasses? I guess I haven't lived enough. I'd never heard of molasses as

Thursday

Freaky May This wild May has blown me away. Not literally, thank goodness, but figuratively. I actually watched the Weather Channel this week for more than "Your Local Forecast." I don't remember a May with a mix of snow, 85-degree days, storm-after-storm, and a string of

Wednesday

Brutal kid commitment days. Today, just a few pics from my garden.

Alex's Final Day

My son has his final day of high school today. Sad, but life plods on.

Tuesday

Catholic Arts and Letters Weekly Chesterton sighting, and it's a big one: Ian Kerr has written a new monster GKC biography. And the Telegraph reviews it. Unfortunately, the Telegraph pretty much pans it. . . . more>> [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/8509157/G-K-Chesterton-ABiography-by-Ian-Ker-review.html] Do

Monday

Twisted Days Sacrilege! On a Sunday no less. I attended my daughter's Spring choir concert yesterday. We first had to sit through the middle school choirs. One of them sang Three Dog Night's Joy to the World, which contains this great lyric: "I never understood

Something for Sunday Morning

Let us not think that in another place, in another situation we would be ready to follow Our Lord more closely . . . The fruits of sanctity Our Lord expects are those produced in and from the environment in which we find ourselves, here and now: tiredness, sickness, family, the job . . . "

Friday

It's Craft Beer Week! I'm ashamed of myself. It's Craft Beer Week [http://www.craftbeer.com/pages/news-and-events/american-craft-beer-week], and I didn't even know it. But I didn't completely screw up. There are still three days of quaffing left in

Thursday

Received in an Email Indian Chief "Two Eagles" was asked by a white U.S. Government official, "You have observed the white man for 90 years. You've seen his wars and his technological advances. You've seen his progress, and the damage he'

Wednesday

Blog Surfing Wednesday Salvador Dali returned to his Catholic roots? I guess I never knew that. That's what Godzdogz says in this post [http://godzdogz.op.org/2011/05/art-of-redemption-4-christ-of-st-john.html] about Dali's Christ of Saint John of the Cross. It's a highly recommended