The Return Eudemon
Whew, whatta trip last week. We had a great time and I'm thrilled that I finally
got to see some of California, but I'm glad to be back. We left at 4:30 a.m.
Tuesday and flew into San Francisco in the morning. We drove
Eric Scheske
Something for Sunday Morning
"No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks."
St. Ambrose
Returned Home
Marie and I returned home from California at 4:30 this morning. We're dragging.
Regular blogging will resume Monday. Thanks for your indulgence during this slow
blogging period.
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Brews You Can Use
Drinkopedia [http://www.drinkopia.com/]. Over 12,000 drink recipes.
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The news is dreadful: According to the Census, since 2006 we have been living
in
a republic where, for the first time in the history of the republic, Americans
drink more bottled water than we drank beer.
[http://www.frontporchrepublic.
From the Notebooks
November 2003
When I used to see large families (say, families with five or more children),
the idea always creeped into my mind that one or more of the children are, for
lack of a better term, expendable.
That's not quite the right term, but let me illustrate
Elvis Wednesday
Another pre-programmed post:
One of the best Elvis voice performances. He really nails it at the end (I could
use a little less arm waving, but it's still good stuff):
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Words whose meanings contradict one another:
ӢBILL ("monetary note" and "statement of debt"
From the Notebooks. Brownson
Quotes by and about Orestes Brownson (1803-1874):
"Orestes Augustus Brownson is the Catholic thinker par excellence of the United
States. There are no rivals." R.A. Herrera, Orestes Brownon: Sign of
Contradiction, p. xviii.
"Brownson believed he had ben put in a corner, defending his right
(Untitled)
Of course, that cow can never get skinny since it can create its own fat, but
still funny.
From the Notebooks: May 2003
Thoughts during a wine-induced euphoria. A bit too sunny, but decent points.
The weather wasn't good (warm, but rainy), so I didn't want to golf. I didn't
feel like hanging out at the Elks. But I didn't necessarily feel like reclusing