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Eric Scheske

Friday

Brews You Can Use What's wet, wet, and has nearly 10,000 friends? The Beer in the Shower Facebook page [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Beer-in-the-Shower/71090364480]. Don't worry. I scanned its photo collection [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Beer-in-the-Shower/71090364480?v=photos]. I found nothing

Thursday

From the Notebooks Notes about Fiction As I studied the work of Flannery O'Connor–possibly the ultimate craftsman of the novel, who wrote so slowly and deliberately that every word has a purpose–it seemed her philosophy is explicit. Consider, for instance, Rayber, the cold rationalist who was

Wednesday

Schiff and Black Friday Stories If you didn't hear, Peter Schiff has a daily radio show now [http://www.schiffradio.com/pg/jsp/charts/audioMaster.jsp?dispid=301&pid=51185]. Robert Higgs (featured here yesterday) appeared on the show Monday evening. Based on what I can discern,

Monday

Monday Moanin' Man, travel wears me out. I went to my in-laws on Thursday and came back yesterday afternoon. Everything went well and it was an enjoyable visit, but I was dizzy-tired all day yesterday. Couldn't shake it. I finally crashed before 9:00, slept until 6:

Christmas Tree Decorating Party

Something for Sunday Morning

"Smile five times a day at someone you don't really want to smile at--do it for peace." Mother Teresa Happy Advent. Remember: It's a time of mortification. But in mortification, there is joy.

Saturday

D.W. By chance, I watched three Denzel Washington movies earlier this month: The Book of Eli, Unstoppable, and Man on Fire. I recommend all three. None were great, but they're very good (Unstoppable the weakest of the three) , and I really enjoyed Denzel Washington. I did a

Friday

Gilbert I ran Brews You Can Use on Black Wednesday, so today is a normal post . . . almost. I'm also away from my computer, so I've had to pre-program a few posts. Today, I merely want to mention that the new issue of Gilbert Magazine [http://www.

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. My holiday season didn't start very well. I wrecked my vehicle and, in the process, took out a fire hydrant. The officer was very nice about it and nobody was hurt (I was only going about 15 miles an hour), but I was at fault.

Wednesday

Black Wednesday Ah, yes. Black Wednesday. Retailers get out of the red and into the black on Friday. Today, their bar-owning brethren get into the black first. "Thanksgiving Eve, or Black Wednesday, is as strong as ever as one of the biggest bar nights of the year. 'There&