Friday
Good Non-Craft Beer
Prejudice isn't a bad thing, as long as one can over-ride it when the occasion
calls for it, just as an open mind isn't a good thing if one can't over-ride it
to embrace a truth. This beer snob reviewer
[http:
Eric Scheske
Happy St. Patrick's Day
As always on March 17th, I present one of my favorite GKC verses:
For the great Gaels of Ireland
Are the men that God made mad,
For all their wars are merry,
And all their songs are sad.
No Blogging Wednesday
I held my 19th annual NCAA Tournament Auction party last night, so blogging is
light this morning. I just have two questions: (1) The comments boxes have died
at TDE, but traffic over the past month is up about 20% (TDE averages 550 or so
different visitors a day). Any
Tuesday
Catholic Arts and Letters Weekly
Do you have more than one personality, one that you show your priest, one your
friends, one your clients? We all do, to some extent, I fear. But is Facebook
killing our inner Sybil? . . . more>>
[http://stevecheney.posterous.com/how-facebook-is-killing-your-authenticity]
Skeptical. Scrivener. Self-centered.
Monday
Considering Anarchy
The March issue of Commentary has an interesting piece, "The Return of
Anarchism." (Subscriber link
[https://www.commentarymagazine.com/article/the-return-of-anarchism/].)
Commentary, of course, is a neo-con rag, so I didn't expect a fair treatment of
limited government and, unfortunately, it met my expectations.
Something for Sunday Morning
"But whatever [prayer] routine one may adopt, one should carry it out honestly
and conscientiously. In matters of prayer we are only too apt to deceive
ourselves because, generally speaking, man does not enjoy praying. He easily
experiences boredom, embarrassment, unwillingness, or even hostility. Everything
else appears to him
Friday
Another Glass of Grace
Give up beer for Lent? I've never really understood that one. If you drink to
excess, or if beer otherwise hinders your relationship with God, sure. But to
give it up like one gives up candy? That, I don't understand. Beer is
Thursday
Gold, Yuan, Drugs
Many years ago (five? ten?), I was at a law seminar. One of the presenters
decided to make a funny quip by referencing a certain group of nutty people who
have about as much of a grasp on reality as people who want a return to the
Wednesday
Dust to Dust
Lent is upon us. Things are different for me this year. With the cave man diet
in full swing, there's virtually nothing dietary for me to give up. So instead
of accentuating the sacrifice part, I'm going to concentrate on development. I'
Tuesday
Catholic Arts and Letters Weekly
Are you a former cold war warrior like your TDE blogger? You might want to check
out some Leebaert book. . . . more>>
[http://www.independent.org/blog/index.php?p=9564]
Do you have a hard time making decisions? It might just be a