Annual Chesterton Conference
The Spring Blitz continues. I'd give details, but suffice to say: When someone
asks me if I want to do X or why I didn't attend Y Optional Event, I want to
strangle them. I still haven't taken my life, but a bullet to
Eric Scheske
Liability Tuesday
"What about the liability?" Those are the words of every disingenuous person who
doesn't want to do something but doesn't want to say why. Instead of saying, "I
don't want you using my property for a charity yard sale because it&
Monday Moanin'
I'm looking for information about glossolalia, the gift of tongues. My basic
understanding: It's not a gift from the Holy Spirit unless there is another
person there to interpret it, the "tongue" must be an actual language, and it's
often a dead
Something for Sunday Morning
"[T]here is nothing better for us than to do what God wants at any particular
moment."
Jean-Pierre de Caussade (Abandonment to Divine Providence)
The Saturday Eudemon
This kind of thing fascinates me: One of South America's few remaining
uncontacted indigenous tribes has been spotted and photographed on the border
between Brazil and Peru [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7426794.stm]. I
thought you'd have to go to New Guinea,
Brews You Can Use
I figured that was a good way to kick off the BYCU. I won't be doing much
driving this weekend, but some inebriated bike pedaling is a possibility. Drink
a few, ride bike to the baseball games. The only problem with that is, I can't
sneak
SofC
Am I really going to write another stream of consciousness post just eight days
after my first one? I think so. Things are brutal around here. I have eleven
days with baseball games out of twelve; every day except Sunday has a game. I
had a meeting last night that
Marriage Quotes
Soccer game, baseball game, Marie in Chicago with oldest daughter. I'm beat.
Quotes like these are made for days with no blogging time. Sorry if you've seen
them already:
"Getting married for sex is like buying a 747 for the free peanuts" - Jeff
The Eighth Day Eudemon
"An eighth and eternal day, consecrated by the Resurrection of Christ. . . there
we shall rest and see, see and love, love and praise." That's St. Augustine's
City of God. I found it in a forgotten treasure: The Eighth Day Books
[http://www.eighthdaybooks.com/
Porn Tax?
California considering a porn tax
[http://snafu-ed.blogspot.com/2008/05/california-considers-porn-tax-to-reduce.html]
? I found this story at an odd news RSS feed. But is it so odd? I wrote an op-ed
rough draft seven years ago, proposing a similar thing. I've cut-and-pasted it
below, and I'