Margin Problem
I'm told the right-hand margin problem has been fixed. If anyone is still
experiencing problems, please let me know (email or comment box).
Eric Scheske
From the Notebooks
Catholics like to tell this story:
A student goes to a respected, elderly, professor and says he doesn't like any
of the religious alternatives he's seen, so he's thinking about starting his own
religion. He asks the professor how to go about it.
The
Tuesday Miscellany
Isn't that special: Among weekly Mass attendees, Obama took 49% of the vote
(McCain took 50%). Among those who do not attend weekly, Obama prevailed 58% to
40% [http://mirrorofjustice.blogs.com/mirrorofjustice/].
And one of the first items on his agenda: expand embryonic stem cell funding
[http:
Feature Essay
Catholics in a Strange Land
Living the Tolerance Dream
Want to feel grateful? Read about the experience of nineteenth-century American
Catholics.
Consider this ten-year period: In 1834, Samuel F.B. Morse, of Morse Code fame,
published his Catholic-hating Foreign Conspiracy against the Liberties of the
United States. A New England
Something for Sunday Morning
"Joy is not something we can order up. Joy is the fruit of love."
P.A. Reggio
No Blogging Saturday
"President-elect Barack Obama said Friday it was a high priority to work on
policies to help the stricken US auto industry adjust to the economic crisis."
[http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=081107200048.pozqkcp1&show_article=1]
Ah yes, and a federal infusion of cash into
Brews You Can Use
A reader sends along this nifty little story: Top 5 Beer Tours
[http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/travel/stories/2008/11/02/STEP02.ART_ART_11-02-08_F1_6BBNJ86.html?sid=101]
. Excerpt: "Newport Storm brewery, in Middletown, R.I., near Newport, might be
in the smallest state, but
Sale
Well, I've finally done it. I've assembled a host of back issues of Touchstone
and Gilbert Magazine for disposal. I hate to do it, but my study (which is
large) is running out of storage space. Something had to go.
Still, I hate to throw away
From the Notebooks
You ever a commit a horrible crime in your nocturnal dreams? Something severe,
like murder?
It happens to me frequently. Funny thing is, the dream doesn't center on
commission, but rather on the after-effects: the complete disconnect between
what the crime means for my life. The wholly-fictional crime
Acceptance Speech
Text [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20081105/pl_ynews/ynews_pl137?full].
Remarkably gracious, which has been his style all along. I've admired it the
entire election. I've never encountered a politician that I like/dislike so
much. The way he speaks, the way he