Return Eudemon I took one last vacation/long weekend with Marie and The Seven last week. We went to my parents' cottage on Lake Huron. I got back yesterday. I'll try to return to regular blogging Tuesday, but in case I can't, I've programmed a
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The Wednesday Eudemon Flannery Conservative Catholics can't get enough of Flannery O'Connor. At First Things this week: Review/essay of Brad Gooch's Flannery: A Life of Flannery O'Connor. [http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2009/08/flannery-without-the-faith] Nicely done. Excerpt: > Gooch traces O'Connor&
Tuesday Patchwork Questioning Abe? I've been following this guy [http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/SouthernAvenger/archives/2009/08/22/the-nyts-on-lincoln-giving-license-to-rape] off-and-on for a few months now. A southern boy who writes for, among others, the Greek Taki. I pretty much agree with everything he writes. Because I'm not a
Thursday 'Bout Freakin' Time, Warren In case you missed it yesterday, Warren Buffett finally jumped off cheerleader mode [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/19/opinion/19buffett.html?_r=1&ref=opinion] . He even let the great secret behind fiat money [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_money]
Tuesday Twitter Twitter 3 Lousy Reasons to Consider an Antidepressant Medication [http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/brain-and-behavior/2009/08/06/3-lousy-reasons-to-consider-an-antidepressant-medication.html] . (1) You're a Detroit Lions fan. (2) You've ran out of beer and the grocery stores are closed. (3) Your wife put on a lot
Monday Moanin' GKC Corner I'm often startled to see how many G.K. Chesterton people I see on the web. This last weekend, I was reading Touchstone [http://www.touchstonemag.com/], and I saw one of its contributors, Lydia McGrew, blogs at "What's Wrong with the World
BYCU Craft Trekkies I've undeniably benefited from the whole "micro-brew/craft brew" phenomenon. Most of my favorite beers are craft beers, and I love the resulting assortment now available everywhere, even at ordinary grocery stores. But the whole thing still has a "nerd" feel to
Thursday Hodgepodge Joke A University of Michigan grad and a Michigan State grad were sitting in the barbershop. They were both just getting finished with their shaves when the barbers reached for some after-shave to slap on their faces. The MSU grad shouted, "Hey, don't put that stuff on
Dr. K and Neologisms Encore for Dr. K Pat Buchanan asks hard questions about the euthanasia undercurrents of Obama Health Care [http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/08/04/time_to_go_grampa_97751.html] . From the conclusion: > In the early 20th century, with the influence of Social Darwinism, the utilitarian concept that