I'm Wincing
A "provocative" movie about St. Theresa Avila
[http://www.lolafilms.com/ingles/pelicula_rodaje_detalle.asp?id=393].
Eric Scheske
Monday Morning Eudemon
This is the weekend I became the techno-addict. Two things happened:
1. I got a large-screen TV hooked up downstairs. A product of my parents's
hand-me-down benevolence, the picture is good but not great, and it won't accept
a high definition signal.
The Swedish Deal
Great commentary at Spero about the reality of Sweden's welfare state and
economy
[http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?idcategory=34&idSub=158&idArticle=5664]
. Excerpt:
> A closer examination, however, reveals that the famous "Swedish Model" does not
work very well. This
Something for Sunday Morning
"The state of marriage is one that requires more virtue and constancy than any
other; it is a perpetual exercise of mortification
[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10578b.htm]."
St. Francis de Sales
Lewis' Overview of Modern Islam
Imprimis [http://www.hillsdale.edu/imprimis/] has run a good piece by Bernard
Lewis about Islam (does Lewis write about anything else?). The guts of the piece
is a fairly common overview of the modern Muslim world, but it's worth reading
if you're a little sketchy
TV Nation
> The average American household has more TVs in it than people, new research has
indicated.
> A study by Nielsen Media Research has revealed that in the typical US home there
are 2.73 television sets and 2.55 people.
> It was also revealed that TV viewing in
The Weekend Eudemon
A drizzly morning: 5:45, with little time to write. I have to take Jack to his
rocket football game . . . in a town an hour away, and he must be there by 7:30.
The game doesn't start until 8:30, but he has to be there an
More Pet Children
The New York Times says Genoa is dying for lack of children
[http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/22/world/europe/22genoa.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin]
. This quote recalls a frequent theme of this blog:
> In the Fiumara Mall, the rare mother pushing a
Brews You Can Use III
All you wanted to know about Belgian Beer
[http://www.cleveland.com/wine/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/living/1158654896210351.xml&coll=2]
. Excerpt:
> Trappist/Abbey:
> Abbeys are the name for a variety of strong, flavorful ales brewed by
monasteries or by commission at commercial breweries. Trappist beers
Brews You Can Use II
Now that's art!