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Eric Scheske

Curing Boys

What's so hard to understand? Girls good, boys bad: > "Modern American teachers are often taught in education school that fairly normal signs of 'male' behavior, like overflowing energy or aggressiveness, must be severely tamped down. ... > "It is very natural for boys to

That Counts as Sex?

We never knew. Eric Scheske is gonna be grabbing his wife's arm a lot for now on. It'll reduce the number of unexpected NFP births. > Fitzroy Barnaby said he had to swerve to avoid hitting the 14-year-old Des Plaines girl who walked in

Replacing Spouses

> It is the ultimate back seat driver. Motorists face having their cars fitted with a “spy” device that stops speeding. > The satellite-based system will monitor the speed limit and apply the brakes or cut out the accelerator if the driver tries to exceed it. A government-funded

More Vampires Coming

What's next? How-to-Make-Yourself a Priest for Dummies (it wouldn't be for anyone else)? > A French woman defied a threat of excommunication by the Roman Catholic Church and held a ceremony proclaiming herself a priest on Saturday. > In a small ceremony on

Infiltrating the Bedroom and Kitchen

Spain isn't just allowing gay marriage. It's also requiring men to do their share of the house work. > The vows that couples take in a civil marriage ceremony are to change. Not only will the spouses have to promise to be faithful, live together and

More than Fried Chicken and NASCAR

> Bobbing for pig feet, the mudpit belly-flop, the armpit serenade - they're all part of the Redneck Games [ http://redneckgames.tripod.com ], a series of good ole'ympic events for the ain't-so-athletic celebrating their 10th year in middle Georgia. > Started as

Dating in the 21st Century

Ridiculously well-read Mike Aquilina [http://www.mikeaquilina.com/books.html] has two teenage children, and he's a little nervous. To help prepare for the sex and dating questions, he read three books: Christian Courtship in an Oversexed World: A Guide for Catholics [http://www.amazon.com/exec/

Something for This Holiday

The pursuit of happiness. It doesn't mean getting as much action as possible? Link [http://www.opinionjournal.com/taste/?id=110006896]. Excerpts: > For anyone who went to church in the 18th century, the "pursuit of happiness" was a familiar phrase. American preachers had delivered sermons

Being Old Never Sounded So Good

Phil Brennan celebrates a birthday this week. He tells readers how old he is. Charming and thoughtful stuff. Link [http://www.etherzone.com/2005/bren062905.shtml]. Excerpts: > I'm old enough to remember that my paternal grandfather was born in 1850 and enrolled in Manhattan College a mere

Nine Nuns Officiated from the St. Lawrence River

> A Hokkaido couple has tied the knot here with dolphins acting as witnesses to the wedding ceremony. > Dolphins watched on as Hiroshi Ogaki and Miwa Yoshida became the first couple ever to exchange marriage vows at Hakkeijima Sea Paradise, a marine resort in Yokohama. . . > "We really