The Wednesday Eudemon
"Sandwich days." That's what I call this time of year because my day is
"sandwiched" by obligations. I have to get the kids to school at 7:30 a.m. then
be some place in the late afternoon, leaving no time for anything except
Topic
Current Affairs
A collection of 499 issues
Tuesdays with the Eudemon
Actually, I should call this post "Tuesdays with the Anti-Eudemon." Not a lot of
fun stuff out there today.
Great piece over at City Journal about "creeping sharia."
[http://www.city-journal.org/2008/18_2_cultural_jihadists.html] Excerpt:
> [T]he Ayatollah Khomeini&
Tuesday Trifles
And all this time I thought I was merely showcasing a measure of libidocoria
[http://deacbench.blogspot.com/2008/04/showoffs-who-have-three-kids.html]:
> When Elana Sigall, a 43-year-old attorney in Brooklyn, was pregnant with her
third, people came up to her constantly, she said,
Some Saturday Stuff
Finally! 62 and sunny, a slight breeze. The first thoroughly-nice day of the
year. It's almost perfect for me. My perfect day is 70 and partly sunny.
I have to meet with clients at 11:30, but other than that, I'll be outside
enjoying it.
Thursday
I don't buy or lease new cars, so I couldn't participate in the Ford boycott.
Procter and Gamble? I couldn't keep track of their products adequately to be an
effective boycotter. Wal-Mart? Hard to avoid with a large family. But this one?
They&
Also Known As Day
Religious Discrimination in the Work Force Act. Also called, "Why I'll Probably
End Up Voting for the Republicans in November, Even Though I Don't Really Want
To": Ted "Moral Crusader" Kennedy is pushing for legislation that prohibits
discrimination against gays in the
Detroit
Here's a blog worth visiting if you're from Michigan: Detroitblog
[http://www.detroitblog.org/]. It's neat, but it's hard to explain why it's
neat. It celebrates a broken city, and it doesn't hide the decay. In fact, it
Tuesday Trifles
Why do men cheat? Here are the Top Five reasons
[http://health.yahoo.com/experts/menlovesex/88222/your-mans-infidelity-triggers/]
. I like number three:
> I'm not saying it's right, and I'm not saying it's fair, but some men can feel
Are You Pro-Life? Yes, I'm For Everything That's Good.
"Pro-life" means you're against murder. Can we keep that simple premise in mind?
I started thinking about this yesterday when I stumbled across this post at Vox
Nova [http://vox-nova.com/2008/03/10/vetoes-of-evil/] that basically says water
boarding and sticking
Tuesday Trifles
I haven't ran anything about William F. Buckley's death, mostly because many
others were doing so far better than I could. For some reason, though, I
particularly liked John Zmirak's tribute at Taki's Top Drawer
[http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/the_