PSA
We won't be blogging much today. Eric Scheske is on secret assignment to find
the Spice Girls' lost virginity. It's his most daunting assignment yet.
Eric Scheske
Europe's Biggest Problem
U.S. News & World Report's May 30, 2005 issue has a two-page spread about
Europe's Christian problem. It echoes (and cites) the observations in Weigel's
The Cube and the Cathedral, which we discussed last month. Link to U.S. News
article [http:
The New Talking Movies
A former Seinfeld writer writes an open letter to the couple who talked
throughout an entire movie, thus ruining the experience for everyone else. We're
not sure why we're bringing it up here, but it did bring tears of support to our
eyes. Link
[http://www.
The Ivy Crusade
Well, it's encouraging, but we would've thought Peter the Hermit's crusade
[http://historymedren.about.com/library/who/blwwhermit.htm] stood a better
chance.
> Now a few affluent evangelicals are directing their attention and money at some
of the tallest citadels of the secular
The Commies Are Beating Us at Our Best Game!
China is out-Americanizing us in mall building. NYT Link
[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/25/business/worldbusiness/25mall.html?hp].
Excerpts:
> The South China Mall - a jumble of Disneyland and Las Vegas, a shoppers' version
of paradise and hell all wrapped in one - will be nearly
What We Owe the Monks
Thomas Woods continues his series of articles at Lew Rockwell about the Catholic
Church's contributions to Western Civilization. Link
[http://www.lewrockwell.com/woods/woods43.html]. Excerpts:
> Although the Rule of St. Benedict (c. 529) was known for its moderation and its
aversion to exaggerated penances, we
Disney Gives the People What They Want
> Greenpeace and the Worldwide Fund for Nature asked Hong Kong Disneyland to take
shark fin soup off the menu after the theme park announced last week the
delicacy would be served at wedding banquets and other special events.
> Environmentalists say millions of sharks are killed each year for
Sex Good; Beer Bad
A high school senior class throws a theme party. The theme? Playboy Mansion.
Link.
It's all about sex; girls show up in skimpy clothes. But the important thing is,
all the attendees signed a waiver not to drink alcohol.
> One parent, whose son attended the party, told
Fat and Dull
> In a study published in the journal Eating Weight Disorders, Vol. 10, N.1,
researchers have outlined a possible link between severe obesity and attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) -- a mental condition that effects
hundreds of thousands of Canadians.
Link
[http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1116873115042_
Weekly Features Post
Issue XXVI
Hectic days around here. Ongoing health fights, family obligations; you name it,
we have it.
Eric was supposed to have gallbladder surgery today. He ran around the past
couple of days, trying to get his life in order so he could take two or three
days for the