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Eric Scheske

Monday

Sundry Mondry Drudge headlines from Sunday afternoon: "Lavish Obama vacation in time of economic turmoil raises eyebrows..." "BAKER: 'Leaves taxpayers with hefty bill'... "While president preaches sacrifice, his family frolics in Spain...". Overall, such headlines strike me as unseemly. The cost of the

Something for Sunday Morning

“Each person is like that which he loves.” St. Augustine

Brews You Can Use

Summer Beers A long-time TDE reader sends this along: "Summer beer: Many brewers aim for lighter, sunny flavor [http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100803/ART06/100809946] ." That's a great-looking picture, and the article is pretty good, if a lot of fluff. There&

. . . And then the fight started

Received in an Email One year, I decided to buy my mother-in-law a cemetery plot as a Christmas gift... The next year, I didn't buy her a gift. When she asked me why, I replied, "Well, you still haven't used the gift I bought you

Thursday

I hope to post later today, but for now, just more vacation pics from Presque Isle.

Mini-Movie Review

I worked until 6:50 last night, then walked two doors down to the movie theater (one of the perks of living in a small town). Marie and I saw Dinner for Schmucks. It was awful. Simply awful. Over-the-top characters. Flat humor. Moved slowly. There were a handful of parts

Wednesday

Migraines and incompetent medical providers have me way behind, so I'm breaking out the vacation photos. Kids at world's greatest mini-golf course in Alpena: At Presque Isle lighthouse on Lake Huron. The Great Lakes' tallest climbable lighthouse.

Monday

Autobiographical Corner I'm back from a nine-day vacation in Alpena: the hub of northeast Michigan. Northeast Michigan is entirely rural, so its "hub" ain't much, but it's a neat place. It's the same size as my hometown (about 12,000

Something for Sunday Morning

"Pain allows us to accompany Christ on the cross. Suffering and contradiction purify us. . . Let is not abandon the cross by grumbling and moaning, complaining or giving in to sadness." Francis Fernandez

Nine Days with Kuehnelt-Leddihn

Piety and Death "It is difficult to fear death if one is very pious." Alas, KL has made me take spiritual stock of myself again. I never used to fear death, and then I had children. I then came to fear death . . . for their sake. Of course. And