Eric Scheske
Wednesday
No blogging time today. Just two quick political things:
(1) The most liberal/conservative members of Congress
[http://www.usnews.com/blogs/peter-roff/2010/02/26/the-most-conservative-and-most-liberal-members-of-congress.html]
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(2) The disconcerting politics of Generation Y (30-under): "Two-thirds of
Tuesday
Tuesday Twitter
Rich City, Poor City. Portolio dot com has a neat breakdown of the richest and
poorest cities in America
[http://www.portfolio.com/business-news/us-uncovered/2010/02/22/top-american-wealth-centers-clustered-in-california/]
. In Newport Beach, CA, more than a quarter of its households
Monday
The Lawful Stalker
Census takers will be arriving shortly, and they'll be asking a lot of invasive
questions. With that in mind, watch this nifty little video
[http://www.thepostmanscorner.net/da/movies9116.html]. Caveat: The commentator
is correct about the plain wording of the constitution, but I
Something for Sunday Morning
"The greatest obstacles to the soul's trying to follow Christ and to help others
have their origin in a disordered love of self. At times this leads us to
overestimate our strength. At other times, it brings discouragement and
despondency as a result of our own weaknesses
Brews You Can Use
America's Drunkest Cities
I was in Fresno last year. I didn't appreciate that I was amidst drunken
greatness: "Fresno was near the top in every measure of dangerous drinking,
including the body count caused by booze-fueled car crashes (Fatality Analysis
Reporting System), the number
Health Care Primer
I really don't have time to craft a decent post this morning, but in light of
the Health Care Debate Palooza that's schedule, combined with a remarkable level
of ignorance on the topic, I'm compelled to provide this primer (a discussion I
heard while
Thursday
I'm still dragging.
For now, here's something different:
Sent by a TDE reader and also found here [http://mediaelites.com/?p=12464].
Wednesday
"Strep Wednesday." Just a slight case, but I've been feeling lousy. Penicillin
kicking in shortly, I hope. For today, just this: Gadgets That Will Save You
Money
[http://shopping.yahoo.com/articles/yshoppingarticles/342/gadgets-that-will-save-you-money/]
. I normally click on these sites
Tuesday
College Excesses
I read this article over at U.S. News & World Report: Bigger Tuition Bills and
Student Loans Coming in 2011
[http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/paying-for-college/2010/02/18/bigger-tuition-bills-and-student-loans-coming-in-2011.html]
. It's the same