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Eric Scheske
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
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
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
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
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
The Quick-Hitting Eudemon
Significant (Nestorian) Christian presence in China by 700 AD? Interesting
stuff
in the current issue of Touchstone
[http://touchstonemag.com:80/archives/article.php?id=20-03-030-f].
Hats off to these renegades: Just as speakeasies arose in the 1920s,
smoke-easies are beginning to crop up in this
Riding the Hell Express
Man steals statue of Virgin Mary from cemetery, paints it to look like a clown,
and poses with it for Myspace page
[http://wcco.com/local/local_story_085221321.html].
Stories like these always remind me of Eddie Murphy's routine about Mehmet Ali
Agca riding the Hell Express: