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Eric Scheske

Eric Scheske

The Bizarro St. Joseph

> [A] businessman and father of three heads out for a day of fishing, never to return. > The police cannot find a body or solve the case, and eventually they file a death certificate. His business fails, his wife remarries, the kids grow up, his family moves on. >

How Novel!

So novel that it's newsworthy, at least in Georgia: > Depictions of well-known scenes from the holy book adorn the long corridors of Bethany Baptist Church, and several church members are responsible. > The colorful artworks - all painted on 30 inch by 40 inch canvases - serve as

Flat Earth Myth

Thomas Woods continues his sledgehammer blows against bigoted views of the Middle Ages. This time, he points out that people in the Middle Ages didn't think the earth was flat. Link [http://www.lewrockwell.com/woods/woods46.html]. Excerpts: > David Lindberg, who is among the most accomplished

We Think We're Gonna Hurl!

> The winner of a German beauty contest has confessed she used to be a man. > Judges at the Miss Marksmen Festival 2005 competition held in Hanover voted unanimously for 24-year-old Kira. > She was among nine leggy contestants at the traditional men's only shooting

We'd Rather Be Passed Out

Fascinating article on sleep paralysis. It's when a person wakes up and feels an evil presence, but he can't move; he is paralyzed and afraid. After a few minutes, the state passes. Link [http://sciencenews.org/articles/20050709/bob9.asp]. Excerpts: > Although widely acknowledged among

Lechers Need Love, Too

Q. Everyone's doing _______________ (insert favorite vice), so why deny it and cover it up? A. Because when we no longer treat it with shame, we begin to celebrate it. > Gallagher says her Secret Lover Collection of 24 cards is the first line exclusively for people having affairs,

Big Brother is Catching You

London's public cameras apparently played a role in cracking the London case. Link [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/07/13/ncctv13.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/07/13/ixportaltop.html] . Excerpt: > The critical breakthrough in the hunt for the London bombers

Odd Approach to Charity

We're not inclined to criticize any charitable effort, but this one is kind of odd: designing giant sculptures from canned goods, and then, at the end of the exhibit, donating the cans of food to soup kitchens. We're not sure we "get it," but

Could be Awkward Precedent

Historical knowledge or no food? Americans everywhere could starve: > Japanese customers must apologise for their country's wartime occupation of China before getting a seat at a restaurant in former Manchuria or find another place to eat, Japan's Kyodo news agency said on Tuesday. > No

Media Revolution Continues

CBS will launch a 24-hour on-line news network, complete with a blog. The whole shift in the dissemination of news and analysis is fascinating. CBS no doubt sees the changing landscape and will be one of the first of the big trees to get planted in it. >