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Eric Scheske

From the Notebooks

I like it when I run across a historian who supports Belloc's popular histories. For kicks, I recently started reading Simon Schama's A History of Britain. On page 45, he writes about the transition from Roman Britain to Anglo-Saxon Britain: A tidy compartmentalization of British history,

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"Most of what they call humility is successfully disguised arrogance." Nassimn Taleb

Something for Dec. 26th

Today is the Feast of St. Stephen. The Catholic Church loves its paradoxes: The day of intense joy followed by a day of sobering reality. Joy and martyrdom, love and hatred of love, Everlasting Life and grisly death. Note: The above is accurate, but since it's also Sunday,

Merry Christmas

Christmas Eve

A few Christmas Eve words of wisdom: “For while all things were in quiet silence and the night was in the midst of her course, thy almighty word leapt down from heaven from thy royal throne.” Book of Wisdom. “[This] passage, brimming with the mystery of the Incarnation, is wonderfully

Thursday

Slowing Down Light blogging today, since I'm expecting holiday-like traffic. Blog traffic has already decreased about 20% this week as things slow down. Because many companies are shutting down today for a four-day holiday weekend, I expect blog traffic to be especially light. * * * * * * * Please note that TDE will

Wednesday

Beer and Other Lubricants Coincidences never cease: I start a Roman kick, and then yesterday, I run across a short blurb about Pliny the Elder beer. I haven't tried it, but I figured the picture is worth posting, especially since there'll be no BYCU this Friday.

Christmas Cookie Decorating

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Yup, Europe has gotten whacked hard:

Tuesday

Rome Me I was a history major in college. Within my history major, I emphasized classical civilization: Greece, Rome, Byzantium. I loved the stuff, but that was many years ago, and I've forgotten a lot of what I learned. Last weekend, though, I stumbled across an amazing podcast: