Eric Scheske
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
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
TEE
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:
TEE
Read trashy gossip magazines and classics or sophisticated works; never the New
York Times (or something even more aberrant, Newsweek). Nassim Taleb
-- Mobile post
Monday
Favorite Books
I finished Chodorov's The Rise and Fall of Society this weekend. What great
reading. Light prose, heavy topic. Everything distilled easily, like only a man
with a firm grasp on the subject can do. If you're interested in the huge body
of libertarian literature
Max Dressed Himself for Church
He's still struggling with the collar concept.