Tuesday
No blogging today. I'm doing the Dad's Life Rap.
Eric Scheske
Monday
Sundry Mondry
Interesting: At high-end stores such as Neiman Marcus and Tiffany, shoppers are
demonstrating confidence and spending with vigour. At the other end of the
retail spectrum, consumers are cautious amid economic uncertainties, denting
the
earnings of groups such as Walmart
[http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/78e785dc-b3b2-11df-81aa-00144feabdc0.
Something for Sunday Morning
“Pray with great confidence, with confidence based upon the goodness and
infinite generosity of God and upon the promises of Jesus Christ. God is a
spring of living water which flows unceasingly into the hearts of those who
pray.” St. Louis de Montfort
BYCU
After the last two days, I guess I should feel like a breast implant: "A new
study suggests that beer is a significant source of dietary silicon, a key
ingredient for increasing bone mineral density. Researchers from the Department
of Food Science & Technology at the University of California,
Thursday
I golf once a year. Today. The 34th annual Mel Scheske Open (f/k/a Scheske
Open). Beer last night. Small hangover this morning. Golf starts in a little
while.
Wednesday
If Catholics led the good life that I see in my Mormon acquaintances, there
would be no other churches. If we could just combine the Mormon goodness that
its members exhibit (leavened with a little bit of wine) and combine it with
Catholic theology, we'd have a real
Tuesday
Subways and Stress
Learned over the weekend: The New York Subway system was built by private
business, but later regulated by the City. The City insisted on preserving the
long-standing five-cent fare, despite rising inflation costs. Eventually, the
private businesses couldn't survive anymore, so they sold out to
Monday
Food and Miscellany Monday
Happy Sweet 16th to my eldest daughter, Abbie. If the rest of my daughters come
out as well as she has, I'll be a lucky, lucky man. * * * * * * * Burger King
is
foraying into pizza
[http://www.theatlanticwire.com/opinions/view/opinion/Burger-Kings-Pizza-Burger-Debuts-4779]
. Sounds good, but
Something for Sunday Morning
“The human will can be protected from sin only when the reason is preserved from
ignorance and error.” St. Thomas Aquinas
Brews You Can Use
Returnables: 1960s Style
A TDE reader sends this along: Straub Brewery [http://www.straubbeer.com/] still
uses returnable bottles. I thought to myself, "Most breweries use returnable
bottles because various states impose a bottle deposit. In Michigan, each bottle
requires a ten-cent deposit." But here's what