Miscellaneous

“Wonder is the desire for knowledge.” St. Thomas Aquinas

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/sandp-considering-first-downgrade-of-us-credit-rating/2011/08/05/gIQAqKeIxI_print.html AA+ is still higher than any other borrower would get under similar circumstances. -- Mobile post

Hit 'em When They're Vulnerable A man goes into St. John and Bernard Parish to pray. A guy walks in, puts a gun to his back, and demands his money. The robber got away with $55. It happened at 2:00 in the afternoon. Link [http://articles.

Catholic Arts and Letters Weekly Someone forgot to tell Taki not to talk ill of the dead. He has choice (possibly deserved) words for Lucian Freud . . . more>> [http://takimag.com/article/freud_slips_into_the_void#axzz1Tp35mKD9] The Buggles to Jersey Shore: MTV turns 30 . . . more>>

“The person who is dedicated to Christ is equally earnest in small things as in great.” St. Jerome

When I got back from vacation, I realized the YouTube video I posted was indecent. Actually, the video wasn't bad, but the "still shot" displayed on the TDE page was, so I've deleted it. My apologies for anybody offended. In lieu, here's

"The Continental Dollar dropped to 1/16500th of a troy ounce of gold, or the price of gold "increased" to $16,500 Continental Dollars before the currency was terminated."

From the Notebooks From 2004 I suspect the act of reading may have become more difficult than the act of writing. Five (even two) years ago, I would've scoffed at the notion that reading is harder than writing. Now I'm not so sure. Why could that