Brews You Can Use
A real lady's man, there. Men will say just about anything to get a beer. Let's
see, there's also "I'll give you a thousand bucks if you get me a beer," and
"I'll stop making fun of
Eric Scheske
A Catholic Blog?
How Catholic is this blog? I asked myself that question yesterday morning. My
wife called me to say that she thought the Sirius Radio appearance on the
Catholic Channel went well. We chatted for awhile and then I blurted out, "Dang
it! I forgot to plug The Daily Eudemon.
Stimulus Question
So, the stimulus package is now law. Create lots of money and lots of debt and
create prosperity. But one question:
If that's the way to prosperity, why aren't all countries wealthy? Even the
poorest countries have access to a printing press.
From the Notebooks
I took my wife to see "Taken" last night (recommended, but not great), and I
have the Sirius interview in just a little while, so blogging time is at a
premium. For today, just this FtN:
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A certain procedure works well, then I get anxious about it. It
Tuesday Miscellany
How much more understanding do we need?
> A suburban Buffalo man who founded a cable TV station to promote better
understanding of Muslims in the U.S. has been arrested on charges he beheaded
his wife. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29189095/]
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Sirius Radio Subscribers: I'll
Something for Sunday Morning
“Inordinate fear is included in every sin; the miser fears the loss of money,
the intemperate man the loss of pleasure.”
St. Thomas Aquinas
Brews You Can Use
Finally, some change I can believe in: "The Beer Institute and the Brewers
Association today applauded members of the United States House of
Representatives for the introduction of H.R. 836 the Brewers Excise and
Economic
Relief (BEER) Act, which effectively returns the federal beer excise tax back
to
Abbreviated Eudemon
I covered a special town meeting last night for the law firm. The topic: A
proposed casino on the south side of town. Last night was public comment night.
About 25 people stood up and voiced their opinion: some for, some against, some
with questions. All in all, a good
Wednesday Miscellany
Gorgeous day yesterday: 62, sunny, breezy. Hardly February weather, but a nice
piece of compensation for an absolutely wretched November-January stretch. I did
most of my favorite warm weather things: read on the front porch, talked with my
kids on the front porch, shot baskets with my kids, went for
From the Notebooks: Feature Essay
Stepping Out with the President
Back in 2007, the secularists were giddy over the possibility that three of the
big-name Republicans contemplating a presidency run have questionable pasts:
John McCain (affair, divorce), Newt Gingrich (affair, divorce, affair, divorce),
and Rudy Giuliani (divorce, affair, divorce). One writer refers to them as