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"Today we get to choose a political party like cattle at the ChicagoÂ
stockyards get to choose a chute."
http://fabiusmaximus.wordpress.com/politics/
Eric Scheske
Monday
Lions and Economics
First Armando Galarraga gets screwed out of a perfect game
[http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/37479309/ns/sports-baseball/], and now the Lions
get screwed out of a victory
[http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Video-Controversial-rule-strips-Lions-of-first-?urn=nfl-
Something for Sunday Morning
“Meekness above all makes men masters of themselves.” St. Thomas Aquinas
Friday
Man, brutal week. I think the stress and pressure at the office is going to kill
me . . . because it's crippling my drinking time:
> Longitudinal studies have consistently shown that people who don't consume any
alcohol at all tend to die before people who do. At
Thursday
Book Review
Looking for a fun, if somewhat shotgun, financial history? Check out Jack
Cashill's [http://www.cashill.com/] Popes & Bankers: A Cultural History of
Credit and Debt, from Aristotle to AIG. I bought it on a whim at Barnes & Noble,
based solely on its cover
Wednesday
Lewis the Libertarian
Every so often, you see an article that makes you drool. That happened to me
last weekend with an article that I found at Lew Rockwell: C.S. Lewis the
Libertarian [http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2846]. As a
younger man, I read a
Tuesday
Porn
"Pornography wants you, it wants your husband or wife, it wants your son and
daughter, your grandchildren, and your in-laws. It doesn't share well, and it
doesn't leave easily. It is a cruel master, and seeks more slaves." From this
fine Salvo
Labor Day
Consistent with past practice, I won't be blogging today since Internet surfing
drops dramatically on the holidays, though I will take this opportunity to wish
the Hinge Man a happy birthday. The "Hinge Man" is my son, Michael, who turns 12
today and sits at the
Something for Sunday Morning
“Anger is a weed; hate is the tree.” St. Augustine
Resumes
Regular blogging resumes tomorrow.