Something for Sunday Morning
"If you can't praise, say nothing." St. Gregory Nyssa
Eric Scheske
BYCU
I'm not a big fan of Wikihow, but once in awhile, they run something
interesting. This piece caught my eye earlier this week: How to Cook Deep Fried
Beer [http://www.wikihow.com/Cook-Deep-Fried-Beer]. I'd never even heard of such
a thing, but
Thursday
Stocks, Food, and Diet
The stock market takes its biggest one-day lost since last August. There's fear
back in the air. People see more and more signs of a double dip. Link
[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303657404576359003490165720.html?mod=igoogle_wsj_gadgv1&]
.
I don'
Wednesday
Catholic Blogging Wednesday
Summer comes in four stages: Memorial Day, the first day of June, kids out of
school, June 20th. Welcome to Stage Two. * * * * * * * Talk about a priest
shortage: "Whispers in the Loggia" says there are only 275 Catholic clerics for
all five of the military branches.
Tuesday
Catholic Arts and Letters Weekly
The quiet Catholic convert and scholar Gerard Casey reviews the case for
conservative libertarians. Required reading for everyone who clings to the
worn-out idea that libertarians are godless antinomians. . . . more>>
[http://lewrockwell.com/orig10/casey-g2.1.1.html]
Gadgets zapping your
Monday
Happy Memorial Day. I expect a dearth of traffic today, consistent with past
holiday experiences. I expect the traffic to be especially light, since the
country is drying out for the first time in a week. We're expecting mostly sunny
skies and our first 90-degree day. I&
Something for Sunday Morning
"You cannot learn humility from books; you learn it by accepting humiliations.
Humiliations are not meant to torture us; they are gifts from God. These little
humiliations--if we accept them with joy--will help us to be holy, to have a
meek and humble heart like Jesus."
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
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
Wednesday
Brutal kid commitment days. Today, just a few pics from my garden.