The Blogosphere and Wine
My latest at The Register. [http://ncregister.com/site/article/209/]
Eric Scheske
Blue Laws are Good?
Knock me over with a feather: There could be something good about those Biblical
injunctions to obey the Sabbath:
> Two economists examined the effect of repealing “blue laws”–regulations banning
certain retail activity on Sundays–on church attendance in the sixteen states
that have done away with such laws
Christ in Dreams
Over at Chesterton and Friends
[http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11415684&postID=116022189358112307], a
commentator posted links about Muslims converting to Christianity after Jesus
appeared to them in dreams
[http://www.amightywind.com/fastfood/dreams/040723muslimdreams.htm]. Maybe I'm
behind the curve, but this is
Something for Sunday Morning
> But in every matter it behooves us to mark well the end: for oftentimes God
gives men a gleam of happiness, and then plunges them into ruin.
Solon
(I wonder is this is how my wife will feel as she ends her weekend trip with the
women folk? I
Tigers
I don't cover much straight sports here, but I thought I'd share this note from
my brother after the Tigers took three straight from the Yankees:
> I checked a sports book before Game One and you had to bet $310 on the Yanks to
win
Parallel Societies
I'd seen this quote from the European Human Rights Court before, but it really
struck me when I read it yesterday (here
[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=52311]):
> The (German) Federal Constitutional Court stressed the general interest of
society to avoid the emergence
Manly Christians, Celebrate!
It's the anniversary of Lepanto
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lepanto_(1571)]. An important battle
whose importance has become even more apparent in the last couple of years.
Chesterton's poem [http://www.dur.ac.uk/martin.ward/gkc/books/lepanto.html].
More coverage [http:
Wyoming
Wyoming Catholic
[http://www.americanpapist.com/2006/10/new-college-to-keep-your-eyes-on.html], a
promising new Catholic university. Whatta neat opportunity for youngsters.
> "Because cell phones are enormously distracting and provide Internet access,
which is even more distracting, we are asking our students to take
The Weekend Eudemon
An abbreviated eudemon? Yup. Marie left for the weekend, leaving me with the
Seven, an open bottle of wine, and a loaded handgun. Alright, I'm lying about
the gun, but she is gone and the wine is there. I'm not drinking it, though. I
need all
Brews You Can Use IV
I'm not drinking at this joint: A horse has become a regular at a pub in the
north of England
[http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20061003-032826-8755r].