Something for Sunday Morning
"Many may not find giving up food and drink and a soft bed too difficult . . .
But bearing an insult, a wrong, or hurtful words . . . this is something to be
borne not by many but by few."
St. John Chrysostom
Eric Scheske
Online Civility 101
Some of you may have noticed the unpleasantness in one of the comments
[https://thedailyeudemon.com/?p=6118#comments] earlier this week. It dawned on
me that maybe the person simply lacks online social skills. In fact, based on
the amount of uncivility I see online, I suspect a lot
Brews You Can Use
Happy Independence Day!
I've never had that American beer, but I remember drinking a lot of this crap:
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A hardy thanks to a TDE reader that mailed a big bottle of Andechser Weissbeer
that she brought home with her from Germany. A most-righteous act of kindness. I
Thursday
Cute story:
I realize that's a bit more ribald than normal TDE fare, but it cracked me up.
Plus, I'm low on posting time this morning.
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A clever defense of professional wrestling
[http://southernavenger.ccpblogs.com/2008/06/29/sa-radio-interview-with-author-of-ring-
The Wednesday Eudemon
Received in an email:
A LITTLE PERSPECTIVE
· Pythagorean theorem: 24 words
· The Lord's prayer: 66 words
· Archimedes' Principle: 67 words
· The 10 Commandments: 179 words
· The Gettysburg address: 286 words
· The Declaration of Independence: 1300 words
· The US Government regulations
Tuesday Miscellany
People will buy anything. I'm going to start selling my arm pit hairs: A
Chinese
man who set up an online business selling dead mosquitoes says he's received
10,000 orders in just two days. Nin sells his mosquito corpses for six yuan -
less than half
Monday Moanin'
I want to revisit the birding issue. Looking back at my post, it was too harsh.
Someone once told me, "Don't question another person's hobbies." It's good
advice. Birding is no more inane than any other hobby. Heck, it's arguably
Something for Sunday Morning
No quote this morning. Rather, a question:
How can a person follow the saints and accept each moment--each situation, each
job--peacefully, without becoming a rag doll of circumstances?
Friday
If you haven't figured it out, I'm on vacation this week. It's my family's
annual trip to Houghton Lake with my wife's family: 40 in-laws for seven days. I
actually enjoy it (click here for article that marked my
Thursday Top Ten
You might be lethargic if:
10. Kneeling and standing during church cause you to break a sweat.
9. You break a sweat taking a shower.
8. You have nightmares about losing your TV remote.
7. You've tried to scam a handicap license plate.
6. You think Internet surfing