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Eric Scheske

Wednesday

My children had a Christmas concert last night, and I need to get to the office early today (because I have to leave early for my son's out-of-town basketball game). I'm crunched on both ends: busy at work, busy with holiday/family functions. I was going

Tuesday

The Amero I've been hearing Amero rumors for over a year now, way back in the halcyon days of the Bush II White House. I always wrote them off as wild conspiracy-type stuff. And maybe they are, but The American Conservative blog has given the rumors a little

Monday

Gosh, Give Me a Break As people get older, they get more serious. That seems to be the general consensus. That was my opinion . . . until I got older. When I was younger, I would wring my hands over all sorts of things, but now I'm much more inclined

Something for Sunday Morning

"Blessed are we when we know how to bring peace to the afflicted, when we serve as instruments of unity of unity in our families, among our workmates and in all those we meet in the course of our daily lives. To put this vitally important commitment into practice,

Brews You Can Use

Tip This Season to be Jolly Looking for a unique idea for your Christmas gathering? Buy a couple of cases of different Christmas beers. You can find lists all over the Internet, like this one [http://beer.about.com/od/beerrecommendations/tp/10WinterBeers.htm], though with names like "Samichlaus&

Thursday

Twitter Heard on this podcast [http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2009/12/mcardle_on_debt.html]: 3/10s of Americans who earn more than $100,000 a year live paycheck-to-paycheck. For people who make less than $100,000, the majority live paycheck-to-paycheck. Grammar query: Should "paycheck-to-paycheck" be hyphenated?

Tuesday

What's Public is Private? "Sin isn't a private matter, especially when it comes to marriage." That's accurate, but it's not a sentiment you see much anymore, unless you hang out in these kind of literary circles [http://www.touchstonemag.com/

Kentucky Attorney

I need to find an attorney that is licensed in Kentucky. I'd prefer to work with the type who reads this blog. If you know of someone, please email me (link on the left). BTW: It's not pro bono, but it's such a small

Monday

A Monetary Primer . . . with Commentary Does the whole topic of fiat currency and the gold standard confuse you? Don't feel bad. I couldn't have explained the important differences or the history behind our current monetary policy 15 months ago. I've had to read a

Something for Sunday Morning

"The recovery of peace . . . is one of the best signs of love for those around us." Francis Fernandez