Something for Sunday Morning
"He is poor, who, although he has much, desires more."
Minucius Felix
Eric Scheske
The Weekend Eudemon
Baseball and beer. A Tigers game? Nope, it was son Jack's team getting
shellacked in little league, then my wife and I christening our new outdoor
furniture with a few Oberon [http://www.bellsbeer.com/branddetail.asp?BrandID=7]
ales and music. I typically go to bed early,
Another Brews You Can Use
I reader sends this
[http://athanasiuscm.blogspot.com/2007/04/speaking-of-beer.html] along.
"Since as we have learned from your report, it sometimes happens because of the
scarcity of water, that infants of your lands are baptized in beer, we reply to
you in the tenor of
The Steaming Eudemon
Time for a little rant:
Alright, what school is this?
Me: "My son's stuff was stolen, along with belongings of two other students. The
thefts happened at the same time, during gym class."
Staff: "Yup, stuff around here is always getting stolen. We can'
The Friday Eudemon
My Pistons are hot
[http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=270510004&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines]
! Down 19, they came back to win. They're up 3-0. I suspect a dear friend and
Bulls fan will owe me $5 next week.
Not much ordinary blogging
The Thursday Eudemon
The Tigers' 8-game winning streak snapped last night, and I didn't win any
prizes at the golf scramble.
But I hit the ball well. A few years ago, I adopted a novel approach to golf: I
use the same club on every shot that is more
A Disturbing Eudemon
The June issue of The Atlantic came last weekend. I haven't had a chance to read
much of it, but I've mined a few interesting things, like a micro-article about
a new incest study [http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200706/primarysources/2]. The
study examined
No Posting Today
I don't often drag home from work at 9:30 p.m., but I did last night. No
blogging today. Here's something from my miscellaneous script bank for just such
occasions.
Unconventional Americans preaching detachment:
"In a society of scolds and strivers, Thoreau saw the
Monday Mornin' Miscellany
Animal rights activist frees caged birds. The birds, unable to deal with the
real world, die [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/6626841.stm]. If the
buffoon had merely read Chesterton, this wouldn't have happened.
Go here [http://www.profam.org/pub/fia/fia.2008.
Something for Sunday Morning
"Slander is worse than cannibalism."
St. John Chrysostom