The No Internet Connection Eudemon
No Internet today (just got a connection five minutes ago). It's at least the
fifth time my Charter Communications connection has gone down this year. I hope
to blog later today, but it might not be until tomorrow.
Eric Scheske
Monday Mornin' Eudemon
Opening day 2007. The American League champs will host Toronto at 1:05 (EDT).
I'm looking forward to it. I'm hoping tickets are available during the season.
Trailers from low-budget movies in the 1970s [http://www.trailerclub70.com/].
Man, there's some funny stuff here.
Comments
Comments have been activated on all posts. It's very user-friendly: no log-in,
no drunken letters and numbers to key-in, no pre-approval. It'll ask for your
email and URL, but you can ignore that.
Something for Sunday Morning
"Total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation."
St. Augustine
Not-so-Blue Danube
Sad stuff [http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20070330/wl_csm/odanube]:
> When Johann Strauss gazed upon Europe's grandest waterway 140 years ago, it
inspired him to compose the Blue Danube Waltz, went on to become an unofficial
anthem of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
> Today, the river
Look Homeward, America
Caleb Stegall has written a great review of the book. I should have posted this
link
[http://www.godspy.com/issues/A-Call-To-Arms-Look-Homeward-America-Bill-Kauffman-by-Caleb-Stegall.cfm]
sooner. Excerpt:
> In Look Homeward, America, Bill Kauffman offers a detailed and often
idiosyncratic look at the “real split” underlying American society and
politics. To paraphrase
The Weekend Eudemon
Outdoor reading, Knights of Columbus fish fry, drinking club yesterday. Wife and
kids gone for the weekend, Final Four games, and more outdoor reading today.
It's a good weekend. Call me a nerd, but I was so excited about my free day that
I woke up at 3:
The New Computer Eudemon
I bought my first new computer in over three years. The Tech Guy installed it
yesterday. It's pretty nice: 19" flat screen monitor, soft-touch keyboard,
Windows Vista, most-current versions of all the standard software. I think I'm
one of the first persons in my town
Friday
Interesting post over at Ignatius Insight
[http://insightscoop.typepad.com/2004/2007/03/von_balthasar_a.html] about the
attempts of one man to bring new age-type practices under the roof of the
Catholic Church. Excerpt:
> Born in 1900 in Russia, Valentin Tomberg was for many years an enthusiastic
Sexualizing Girls
It's not a good thing. Article at The Register
[http://ncregister.com/site/article/2151] (subscription might be required).
Excerpt:
> The American Psychological Association's report concluded that sexualization was
damaging to all women, but particularly to younger girls who are still forming a
sense of