Eric Scheske

Catholic Arts and Letters Weekly New Olympic events: knifing, the bong hit, and the sexual assault course. No wait, that's just Rio's other side. What will the world see in 2016? . . . more>> [http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=110510/rio] Nobody

Monday Twitter Frugal or cheap? I define "frugal" to mean a person who inconveniences himself in his quest to save money. The "cheap" person is the guy who inconveniences others. Wendy McElroy makes a case for frugality [http://mises.org/daily/5183/The-Case-for-Frugality]. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Seen on Facebook.

"Joy is very infectious. We will never know just how much good a simple smile can do." Mother Teresa

Miscellaneous Who else is climbing on the gold standard bandwagon? Maybe Steve Forbes. Link [http://www.zerohedge.com/article/steve-forbes-us-will-likely-have-gold-standard-within-next-five-years] . * * * * * * * Value investor Jeremy Grantham is bearish on U.S. stocks. He would seek refuge in blue chips and emerging market equities. Link [http://www.zerohedge.com/article/jeremy-grantham-goes-bearish-now-time-fight-fed-and-stocks-trading-40-above-fair-value-are-b] . * * * * * * * Interactive vi