The Weekend Eudemon
It's been a good weekend so far. I took my eldest son (12) to the doctor's
office for a physical yesterday at 4:15, and we had to wait only five minutes
for the doctor.
This is the same doctor's office that has kept
Eric Scheske
The Rise (and Fall?) of Blogging
The Financial Times has run one of the best, most-encompassing, articles about
blogging that I've ever seen
[http://news.ft.com/cms/s/384be1be-9eb1-11da-ba48-0000779e2340.html], though it
ends on a remarkably-pessimistic note. It's lengthy, but worth reading if
you&
Brews You Can Use V
The November 30, 1929 issue of the London Illustrated News featured a full page
article by G.K. Chesterton and a full page Guinness Beer ad. Pretty
sharp-looking. I'd re-produce it here, but I'm still having troubles with my new
blogging software and can&
Brews You Can Use IV
You can't rollerskate in a buffalo herd.
And you can't drink beer with a buffalo herd.
This man tried and lost [http://www.thedrunk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=996].
Brews You Can Use III
Another site dedicated to drink recipes [http://www.goodcocktails.com/].
Brews You Can Use II
Celebrating the 21st Amendment:
> On April 7, breweries all over America will raise a pint in celebration of the
day that beer once again became legally available at the end of prohibition
[http://www.realbeer.com/blog/?p=86].
I guess they call it "Brew Year's
Brews You Can Use
Few things are more disappointing than getting a skunky beer . . . especially if
you're in a car and don't have any more cold ones with you. This beer blogger
shares information on skunkiness
[http://beerblog.genx40.com/archives/2006/february/thoughtson]. I'm not sure how
Slouching Toward Caligula
I like gambling and I like sex, but I don't combine 'em:Â
> The moment Cindy Margolis joined the poker party we knew it's the start of
really sexing up online gambling. And not just through those strip poker sites
that teases you to
Technology at the Office
> Most U.S. workers say they feel rushed on the job, but they are getting less
accomplished than a decade ago, according to newly released research.
> Workers completed two-thirds of their work in an average day last year, down
from about three-quarters in a 1994 study,
We Don't Build Character Anymore
Nice piece at WSJ about sexual harassment in school
[http://www.opinionjournal.com/taste/?id=110008009]. We wonder if our youth will
grow up with any character, and then we coddle them and give into them and never
test them. And then we're shocked that the kids grow