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Eric Scheske

Isn't That Uncomfortable?

> Hundreds of naked cyclists rode past Big Ben and the U.S. Embassy in London on Saturday to protest the West's dependence on gas-guzzling cars – and to push for more use of bicycles. > The organizers of World Naked Bike Ride 2005 said protests were expected

Children's Day

Everyone has heard of Mother's Day and Father's Day, but did you know that there's a Children's Day? It's tomorrow. Whatta great idea! Eric Scheske and his wife are going to celebrate it in grand style. We're going

They're Having a Baal in Wyoming

"A bronze calf was dedicated Thursday to former Gov. and U.S. Sen. Clifford Hansen for his contributions to Wyoming and the farm and ranch industry." Link [http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/06/10/build/wyoming/75-hansen-calf.inc] . (Yes,

Ten Good Books

Two years ago, Human Events similarly compiled a list of ten books every student should read in college. 1. The Bible 2. The Federalist Papers 3. Democracy in America 4. The Divine Comedy 5. The Republic 6. The Politics 7. Nicomachaean Ethics 8. City of God 9. Confessions 10. Reflections

Ten Bad Books

Human Events asked conservative scholars to compile a list of the most harmful books of the past 200 years. Here are the results: 1. The Communist Manifesto 2. Mein Kampf 3. Quotations from Chairman Mao 4. The Kinsey Report 5. Democracy and Education 6. Das Kapital 7. The Feminine Mystique

PSA

Blogging will be light today. It's graduation open house and baseball season. Plus, it's splendid Jack's ninth birthday, which we plan on celebrating at St. Anne's Chapel (an hour drive from here).

Killer Pope?

Tech Central Station has a smart article about the wild allegations that JPII is a mass murderer for his stance on condoms in Africa. Link [http://www.techcentralstation.com/061005D.html]. Excerpts: > Nicholas Kristof, of the New York Times, says that the Vatican's rejection of condoms has

Indulging the Child

Mr. and Mrs. Scheske seem to encounter two types of parents: those who neglect their children and those who over-indulge them. We're guessing this mother falls into the latter category: > A woman allowed her 11-year-old son to drive the family's minivan to

Best TV Dads

TiVo polled its audience and came up with this list of the Top 25 TV Dads 1. Cliff Huxtable – The Cosby Show 2. Sheriff Andy Taylor – The Andy Griffith Show 3. Pa Ingalls – Little House on the Prairie 4. Howard Cunningham – Happy Days 5. Ward Cleaver – Leave it to Beaver

We're Dyin' Over Here

One of the funnier things we've read in awhile: > A German zoo has been accused of exploitation after it unveiled plans to put grass-skirted black men in mud huts . . . > The zoo, in the southern German city of Augsburg, is promoting the plan in a glossy