Miscellaneous

Top Bishops If you missed it last week (it was flying around the Catholic blogosphere), there is now a American Catholic Hall of Fame. I'm not clear on when the Hall started, but they inducted their first bishops earlier this month [http://www.thegregorian.org/blog/hall-of-

QE3 v. Wine Stocks surged yesterday on news that Bernanke was ready to unleash Quantitative Easing Part 3 (parts 4, 5, and 28 are presumably also on the runway). But at least one indicator says stocks are ready to plunge anyway [http://www.zerohedge.com/news/fine-wine-rolls-over-

"Foster those noble thoughts, those incipient holy desires . . . A single spark can start a conflagration." Escriva

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What a good year it's been. Plenty to be thankful for, little to be upset about. Here's the plate of quotes I like to present every year on this day: “Gratitude is a fruit of great cultivation; you do not find it among gross people.” Samuel

Time to Melt? Thoughts triggered by this piece: Wall Street Analysts Everywhere Are In Agreement: THE WORLD IS ENDING [http://www.businessinsider.com/apocalyptic-analyst-notes-2011-11]. After the sharp drop in stocks Friday afternoon, the bears were out in force this weekend. I suspect things will be fine,

A TDE reader sends this along: Paul I had given up on Ron Paul, but I'm beginning to hear more about him. Most recently: "A new Bloomberg poll of likely caucus participants shows a four-way tie in Iowa, with Rep. Ron Paul joining Mitt Romney, Newt