Something for Sunday Morning
“Obedience is, in a way, the mother of all virtues.” St. Augustine
More issues
Saturday
My daughter Abbie is at the University of Michigan. She signed up for a woman's
studies class. After the first day--and ample exposure to the lesbian
instructor--she dropped the class. While sitting at dinner with brother Alex and
his friends, they were marveling that she even
Friday
BYCU
The ex-Commies are getting better taste in beer: "[T]he owner of Russia's
biggest brewer, said it will place an increasing emphasis on selling
higher-priced beers in the country to compensate for weakening volume there."
Link
[http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-09-
Thursday
Bullets
Cafe Hayek featured a quote by my man Chodorov earlier this week
[http://cafehayek.com/2012/09/quotation-of-the-day-395.html], and it's a god
one: "The final argument for free trade as a measure of preparedness is that it
tends to minimize the
Wednesday
From the Notebooks
The modern Russian mystic Nicholas Berdyaev taught that the "complete person" is
creative in the "ecstasy of the moment," which, Berdyaev said, is outside time.
At about the same time that Berdyaev wrote those words, a man of a different
intellectual persuasion observed
Tuesday
Bailout Podcast
Real good podcast over at Econtalk: Neil Barofsky, talking about his new book,
Bailout. [http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2012/09/barofsky_on_bai.html]
Barofsky was an insider to the whole TARP operation, working as "Special
Inspector General" in the Treasury. Barofsky is, from what
Monday
My garden, as of yesterday. I took the picture so I can remember next Spring
where I grew things this year. * * * * * * * Not a highly successful gardening
year. Grades for my efforts: Currants: A; Blackberries: A; Cherry/Grape
Tomatoes: A; Chard: A; Herbs: A-; Cucumbers: B; Spinach: B; Broccoli: B-;
Tomatoes:
Something for Sunday Morning
“The love of neighbor has its bounds in each man's love of himself.” St.
Augustine
Saturday
Weekend Rambler
I'm stunned: the MSM is actually reporting what a funk the economy is in . . .
and their man is president in an election year. That means one of two things:
(1) The economy isn't just in a funk. It's in full-on depression-
Friday
And if that doesn't put you in the mood to drink a few tonight, then check out
these five facts about beer
[http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/09/04/cheers-5-intoxicating-facts-about-beer/]
. Sample:
> Today, beer is the preferred beverage of men, according to