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Eric Scheske

Deep Impact Lawsuit

> Russian astrologist Marina Bai has filed suit in a Moscow asking for 8.7 billion rubles (311 million U.S. dollars) because, she claims, the NASA Deep Impact mission damaged her business by altering her ability to provide accurate horoscopes, harmed her "system of spiritual values," and

Flushing at MSU

And if you're on an athletic scholarship, it'll count as three credits: > Following the completion of a $64-million renovation, hundreds of volunteers plan to help make sure Michigan State's football stadium has what it takes to make it through game day. >

Not Sure How We Missed This

First pets, now dolls: > As Japan produces fewer children and more retirees, toymakers are designing new dolls designed not for the young but for the lonely and elderly–companions which can sleep next to them and offer caring words they may never hear otherwise. > Talking toys have become

Cruisin' to the Defense

Charley Reese at Lew Rockwell comes to Tom Cruise's defense. We don't care for Cruise, but most of Reese's points have merit. Link [http://www.lewrockwell.com/reese/reese206.html]. Excerpt: > [P]sychiatry is a pseudo-science, just like so-called social science,

Anglicans Slaughtering Goats

> In South Africa, so the Church Times article by Michael Bleby explains, some Christians like to involve their ancestors in worship, and, the argument goes, since blood is symbolic of life, Christian worshippers can come into communion with their ancestors through the fresh blood of a goat. . . > "

One Comic Book Series + Sex

The director of the new X-Men movie is inventing his own character to, what else?, add a large dose of sex. Link [http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2005-07-04/#celeb7]. Excerpt: > Brett Ratner is spicing up the new X-Men 3 movie with the addition of

Korean Wife Beaters

Mildly interesting article in The Korea Times about troubled marriages between Korean men and Filipina women. Basically, it appears that Korean men tend to abuse the wives. Link [http://search.hankooki.com/times/times_view.php?terms=Korean+wives+code%3A+kt&path=hankooki3%2Ftimes%2Flpage%2Fspecial%2F200507%2Fkt2005070320064567650.

Misleading/Fraudulent Ads? No!

We posted a story last week about a woman who sold advertising on her forehead for $10,000.00. One source claims it's a fraud: > Deseretnews reports that Golden Palace bought forehead space on a woman for $10,000. We've seen forehead ads before, in

Stupid and Pregnant?

This reminds us of that H2 (horrible yet humorous) joke: Q. What do you call a woman with a brain? A. Pregnant with a son. Needless to say (hopefully), Eric Scheske holds women, especially his long-suffering and saintly wife, in considerably higher regard. Which is why we found this

Odd Consumer News

Illuminated shower heads. Neat looking. Not sure why anyone would need one or even have a reasonable comfort desire for it, but that's not the point of buying things these days. Link [http://www.interbath.com/ondine/els100.html]. > A gorgeous downpour illuminated by the colors of