Eric Scheske

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The Walker

I found this well piece by Paul Johnson in the current issue of Forbes. Walking Our Way Out of Recession [http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2009/0921/opinions-paul-johnson-current-events.html] . I especially liked this excerpt: > Walking is not, however, an unproductive activity. Thomas Mann, the great German novelist, used to

GKC and Booker T. Sightings, Sundry

Booker T. Washington was an Uncle Tom? Not according to a new biography out of Harvard University Press. [http://www.firstprinciplesjournal.com/articles.aspx?article=1308&theme=home&loc=b] One of the ACORN antagonists is a Chesterton fan, according to the NYT [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/

From the Notebooks

Some Belloc All from The Path to Rome: “[I]f there is difficulty it is in the whole launching of a thing, in the first ten pages of a book, or the first half-hour of listening to a sermon, or the first mile of a walk.” “I will tell you

From the Notebooks

I distinguish between "wrongheaded progressive thinking" and merely "progressive thinking." For all men should be progressives: wanting to improve man's lot, physically and morally and spiritually. Such aspirations are good. Progressive thinking becomes wrongheaded when it (i) disproportionately emphasizes one or two of the

Happy Labor Day

Web traffic drops drastically on holidays, so the motivation to write drops as well. I wish everyone a happy Labor Day. If you feel like doing some more surfing, here's a decent (though at points lame) link: 20 Things You Can Get Free [http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/

Something for Sunday Morning

The "sneer" is "the most inhuman of human faults." George MacDonald

Bon Fire on the Beach

Last night on Lake Huron (Sunday evening) -- Experimental mobile post

Waves and Bird

Big waves and a Great Blue Heron greeted me Saturday morning. -- Experimental mobile post

On the Beach

-- Experimental mobile post

Just One Quick Thing

We drove over five hours yesterday, then we had an out-of-town cross-country meet for daughter Abbie, plus I had to pop into the office, plus we had tons of laundry, plus plus plus . . . so regular blogging won't resume until Wednesday. If you were hoping for something with more