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
Eric Scheske
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.
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
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/
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,