The Daily Eudemon (Page 546)

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Something for Sunday Morning

"Only humility seeks happiness and strength in God. One of the reasons the proud go after praise so avidly, and have an exalted opinion of themselves and resent anything that can bring them down in their own estimation or in the eyes of others, is the lack of inner

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“Ludwig: Before this rally in gold is over, would you venture to guess how high it can go? Schiff: I like to quote it in terms of the Dow, because you just don't know how much inflation there's going to be. So my target is for

Friday

Starbeers You want a buzz with your coffee? A Starbucks coffee shop in Seattle is test-marketing craft beer and local wines [http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/starbucks-beer/]. My first thought: The apocalypse is upon us, but upon reflection and further reading, it makes perfect sense. The energized crowd often wants

Thursday

Rapt For months, I've been meaning to blog about this excellent book: Rapt, Attention and the Focused Life, by Winifred Gallagher. It's full of common-sensical insight, which means, "Observations that most of us probably knew about, but needed someone to point out." Best

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“Some men can learn almost indefinitely; their capacity goes on increasing until their bodies begin to wear out. Others stop in childhood, even in infancy. They reach, say, the mental age of ten or twelve, and then they develop no more. Physically, they become men, and sprout beards, political delusions,

The Evening Eudemon

“While unemployment for college grads is 15% according to Bloomberg, we know for a fact that the overall rate of unemployment, per economist John Williams of Shadow Stats, is actually at around 22%.” Link [http://www.lewrockwell.com/slavo/slavo15.1.html].

Monday

Monday Miscellany That's why I blog: Couples married for an average of 40 years know less about one another's food, movie and kitchen-design preferences than do partners who have been married or in committed relationships for a year or two, a new study finds. . . . Older

TEE

“With his prodigious talent, parents who loved him to bits, and a piano teacher named Marietta Clinkscales, Duke Ellington could only succeed”

Something for Sunday Morning

"Do not imagine that love to be true must be extraordinary." Mother Teresa

Friday

Brews You Can Use Maybe I'll become a renaissance man. An expert in everything: philosophy, theology, history, art, beer, finance, copulatory technique, dewey decimal system, chemistry, TV, electronics, fashion, web-page design. Even cooking. Heck, especially cooking, now that I've found the magic ingredient: beer. Beers