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All sorts of good stuff out there today, but I'm pressed for time. A bullet approach: If you didn't last night's The Office (the only TV show I watch, though I've seen it only five times), download it from iPod for $1.

When's the last time I did a Wednesday Eudemon? It's been awhile. Long-in-the-tooth readers might remember that this blog used be called "The Wednesday Eudemon." That's because I only posted on Wednesdays. That changed about 20 months ago, and so did the

Two interesting posts from my daily blog travels: Jimmy Akin argues that Newman should be a doctor of the Church, assuming a few hurdles can be jumped [http://jimmyakin.typepad.com/defensor_fidei/2006/10/the_next_doctor.html]. I like it. I just started reading from Erich Przywara'

I've been wearing a pedometer for about two months now. My record for steps in a day: 25,100. My ten-year-old wore my wife's pedometer today. He didn't put it on until 10:00 (he got up around 7:45). He ended the day

The MSM is back to its old self. They advertised 7:30 as the World Series start time tonight, and it didn't start until 8:26. Significantly, they started it later on Sunday night than on Saturday night. They're doing everything they can to make sure

"It is impossible to immerse oneself wholly and calmly in contemplation of God, to meditate on His Law, and to ascend to Him with all one's soul in fervent prayer while remaining amidst the incessant noise of conflicting passions in the world." Seraphim of Sarov

> George Michael praised marijuana and apparently smoked a joint during a recently taped television interview, prompting criticism from anti-drug campaigners Friday. . . . > "This stuff keeps me sane and happy," Michael, 43, told the program. Link [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,222957,00.html]. I don&

I just received Michael Polanyi, The Art of Knowing [http://www.isi.org/books/bookdetail.aspx?id=26604cb2-dd79-4c2b-ab6d-8dff38213bdc] in the mail today. Bitterly ironic in light of my post earlier today, but I'm looking forward to it. As of page ten, it reads well. I tried to read

For those who missed it, the end of the world is near. The media widely publicized that the World Series would start at 8:05 tonight, and it did. I'm still in shock.