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ӬӬ"It is much harder to be a Stoic when wealthy, powerful, and respected than
when destitute, miserable, and lonely." Nassim Taleb.
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
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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
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: