1:00 a.m.
"If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, "thank you," that would
suffice." Meister Eckhart
Eric Scheske
Thanksgiving Day 12:00
"It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to
obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his
protection and favor." George Washington
Odd (and Timely) Consumer News
In time for Walk the Line:
> Johnny Cash's tour bus is up for sale on auction site eBay.
> The singer, who died in September 2003, apparently used the vehicle while on
tour in the 1980s. . . .
> The current highest bid is $35,000 (£20,500)
That's Comforting
This is more chilling than the November air:
> A Chicago pediatrician was sentenced to 5 years in prison Tuesday for buying at
least 600 images and videos of child pornography, many from a Web site based in
Russia, that included images of children as young as 4.
Link
[http:
Misc. 11.23.05
I watched Christmas with the Kranks last night. Criminy. One of the most
gosh-awful movies ever crafted. It wasn't as bad as Van Helsing (that one may be
the worst "blockbuster" of all time), but it was awful.
New York Times Headine line this morning:
Book Notice
Get Religion recommends Rednecks & Bluenecks: The Politics of Country Music
[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1595580174/thedailyeudem-20]. Link
[http://www.getreligion.org/]. Sounds good. I'm gonna ask Marie to get it for me
for Christmas.
Thanksgiving Day
Starting at 12:00 a.m. (EST), every hour I will post a short quote or passage
dealing with Thanksgiving Day. Some posts will be directly "on point," others
only indirectly so.
Hey, Check Out the Morality Clause
> The New York Civil Liberties Union has filed a federal discrimination complaint
against a Catholic school, charging that it unjustly fired an unmarried teacher
for being pregnant.
Link [http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-11-22-pregnant-teacher_x.htm].
The teacher, of course, says she's
Light Show
It's flying across the Internet: An amazing Christmas light display
[http://www.break.com/articles/houselights.html]. It might be fake. Snopes is
investigating as I type.
Commie Concubines
Fascinating development in the Middle Kingdom: Men are taking mistresses
[http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fi-mistress22nov22,0,6002074.story?coll=la-home-headlines]
.
> China's economic boom has led to a revival of the 2-millennium-old tradition of
"golden canaries," so