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Eric Scheske

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:

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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.

Something for Sunday Morning

"Start by making your own homes places where peace, happiness, and love abound, through your love for each member of our family and for our neighbors." Mother Teresa. Good advice for the entire year, but especially these coming weeks.

Friday

BYCU: Taxes and Top Ten List I'll drink to it: Congress Sends Tax Cut Bill to Obama's Desk [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/12/17/congress-passes-extend-tax-cuts-jobless-aid/] . It'll save me money on social security taxes, save many of

Thursday

Twitter Man, this holiday season is getting away from me. I don't even feel that busy, but then I look at all the crap I have to do and, whew, I wonder where the time has gone. * * * * * * * I watched the original Night of the Living Dead (1968) yesterday,

Wednesday

Understanding The Federal Reserve A month ago, I said I was going to tackle Allan Metzer's A History of the Federal Reserve. Unfortunately, it broke my tackle. The book is difficult, largely because it uses a lot of professional terminology. I'm still glancing through a page

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"Humility in pre-Christian ethics was an insult." Nassim Taleb -- Mobile post

Tuesday

"The Attack of the Small Screen." Part Six of Moguls and Movie Stars on TCM. The re-run played last night at 7:00, then I watched Part Seven at 8:00. The 7-episode series is now over. It was highly enjoyable, with a slight political slant