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Eric Scheske

Eric Scheske

Something for Sunday Morning

> The truth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the more you try to avoid suffering the more you suffer because smaller and more insignificant things begin to torture you in proportion to your fear of being hurt. Thomas Merton

Circa 1981?

A woman bought a bunch of family photos at an estate sale and put them on the web. Pretty funny stuff, but no matter what, it looks like this family enjoyed each others' company, and that's worth a lot. Link [http://swapatorium.blogspot.com/2005/08/looking-

Terrorist Land Contracts

> By many interpretations, Koranic law forbids the payment or receipt of interest on the theory it creates a culture of debt slavery, which begets other evils. > But when Soliaman and Metzger moved to Canton earlier this year, they found a new way to finance their house that didn&

Children, Play Nice

> The latest dispute between the two political parties began in April when St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch Co. wrote a $5,000 check intended for the South Carolina Republican Party. > Instead, the envelope was addressed to the state Democratic Party, which promptly deposited the money. > Katja Zastrow,

Go Get 'em, Noles!

> Florida State University doesn't plan to change its "Seminoles" nickname. > The NCAA decided today to ban schools using Native American names and symbols from hosting championship events. But Florida State President T-K Wetherell says he'll sue the NCAA for its - quote

The Earliest Pod Cast Fans

> [I]n the course of 30 years [the Grateful Dead] managed to become the highest-grossing live band in the history of rock. > Yet in all of their years, they had only one hit ”“ 1987's “Touch of Grey,” which made it to number 9 on Billboard&

Yuck

Yet another reason to shut down the porn industry: > Papers in New York and London have reported that Tyson is considering a move into the X-rated movie business. > Tyson said that representatives for porn star Jenna Jameson have approached him about starring in an adult film, according

The Medium is the Message

To a man with a hammer, the whole world is a nail. To a man with a camera phone, everything is a photo-op: > A man filmed himself jumping to his death on his mobile video phone and beamed the live images to his horrified girlfriend, an inquest heard.

Epstein on Hollywood

America's best essayist is Joseph Epstein. We have a collection of books by Epstein, most of which are collections of his essays. When we find an Epstein essay on-line, especially a new one, we're ecstatic, especially if it's in an area that interests

Threefer

Perhaps it's shameful on our part, but we're going to (try to) start a blog meme, one of those chain-blog messages that bloggers pass among each other. It's simple: 1. Name your three biggest non-reference books (excluding the Bible and text books)