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Eric Scheske

The Octo-blade

How do you clear snow? Shovel? Snow-blower? Snow service? I use . . . The Octo-Blade! It's an octopus-like machine that attacks the snow from eight different angles, using different-sized blades to hit different accumulations. The little blades take care of the front porch and areas under the eaves. The medium

Something for Sunday Morning

There is no sin nor wrong that gives man such a foretaste of Hell in this life as anger and impatience. St. Catherine of Siena

Friday

Received in an Email My computer guy saw yesterday's post and emailed further suggestions to me. I pass them along as a public service: "Don't click OK or CANCEL on pop-ups that are telling you that you are infected or that your hard drive has

Homo Depot

Received in an Email "Speaking of shopping, every year Randy and Mary and Robin and I go on what we call our 'gay shopping trip,' because we start at that faggy coffee house, then Randy and I have to go to the Home Depot to wipe the

In Case You Missed It

"Congressman Ron Paul told Judge Napolitano last night on FOX Business that the incoming-chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Congressman Spencer Bachus, has verbally notified Paul that he will be named Chairman of the House Subcommittee for Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology." Link [http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/

Thursday

Cyber Hell Man, whatta rotten week of technology. My computer at the office got hacked. The following is a memorandum (redacted as appropriate) that I circulated to all attorneys and staff. You might want to read it carefully: > My work computer has been compromised. The virus is particularly insidious.

Wednesday

Giving Thanks You want to feel thankful? Really, truly thankful? You can start by pondering your own wretchedness, then step back and think, "Yet despite my ridiculous self, I have so much." If that approach sucks, consider thinking about famine. The United States has never had one, and

The Evening Eudemon

> Polk invaded Mexico in 1846 to grab California and Texas and everything in between. Lincoln waged war upon the Southern states in 1861 to prevent the South from withdrawing peacefully from the Union. McKinley provoked Spain in 1898 so he could grab Cuba, Hawaii, and the Philippines. Wilson administered

Tuesday

Social Security I like the way the tax cuts are shaping up, and I was particularly pleased by Obama's proposal to slash social security taxes on workers from 6.2% to 4.2%, even it is for only a year. Link [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704156304576003441518282986.html?

Something for Sunday Morning

"Our true aim in life is to understand God, and through that understanding we shall sufficiently understand life. Failure in human life is commonly due to an attempt to understand life without any attempt to understand it in relation to God." J.G.H. Barry