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Eric Scheske

Talking Causes Blindness

> Prolonged use of mobile phones can lead to permanent eye damage including cataracts, scientists believe. > Medical researchers have found that microwave radiation of the type emitted by mobile phones causes eye tissue to "bubble" - a precursor to the formation of cataracts - and can also interfere with

Almost Like Competing for the Olympics?

> Hollywood actor-director Mel Gibson has been asked to recreate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in the streets of Sydney if the city is selected to host a major Catholic gathering in 2008, a newspaper reported Saturday. > Gibson's staging of the Stations of the Cross, a

Something Below Has Frozen Over

> [T]he Rolling Stones have hired a personal trainer and organised organic food for their upcoming tour. > Mick Jagger & Co have replaced the booze and drugs of their heyday with a healthy eating and exercise regime to keep them in shape. Link [http://www.thesun.co.uk/

Not Exactly a St. Joseph Emulator . . .

. . . but it's a great story: > A man made up a story about killing a hitchhiker and burying the body in the woods in an effort to persuade his wife to leave him, authorities said. Link [http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/tallahassee/news/local/12297664.htm].

Soldier's Funeral

From an e-mail that's making its way around the Internet. A tribute to small towns and one's roots. > What follows is a message from Vicki Pierce about her nephew James' funeral (he was serving our country in Iraq): > "I'm

On Airport Security Madness

Sixty-two-year-old Phyllis Dintenfass resisted the ridiculous airport security and now stands in danger of losing everything. The folks at Lew Rockwell come to her (and Martha Stewart's) defense. Link [http://www.lewrockwell.com/akers/akers11.html]. Excerpt: > Phyllis had the guts to do what

Powerful Stuff.

> David Jollands, 72, of Caythorpe, Lincolnshire, feared that the dreaded [ leylandii [http://www.tmac.clara.co.uk/urgring/faqleyld.htm]] trees [that his neighbor had planted], which can grow to 80ft (25m), would tower over his garden – so he used his own gardening expertise to retaliate. > He started

Good

He was still 200 yards from the house and we're no fans of the celebrity culture, but we can't weep for this fellow: > A photographer was shot in the leg with a pellet gun outside Britney Spears' home Saturday evening, authorities said. > It

Fascinating Undercover Work

A reporter for the Sunday Times infiltrated the Muslim group, Saviour Sect, and spent two months there as a recruit. Interesting stuff. Link [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1724541,00.html]. Excerpts: > The reporter witnessed one of the sect's leading figures, Sheikh Omar Brooks,

Where's the Fun in That?

What killjoys. This won't allow us to kill babies and it doesn't pit our fears against unborn babies, which is what abortion zealots want. > Scientists looking for easier and less-controversial alternatives to stem cells from human embryos said on Friday they found a potential