Alex's Final Day
My son has his final day of high school today. Sad, but life plods on.
Eric Scheske
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-
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
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
Tuesday
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
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]
Something for Sunday Morning
"Joy is very infectious. We will never know just how much good a simple smile
can do." Mother Teresa