Eric Scheske

Science is again reversing itself. This time: Sunshine may help prevent cancer, and perhaps we shouldn't be using all that sunscreen. Link [http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050521/D8A7MPFG0.html]. Opening paragraphs: > Scientists are excited about a vitamin again. But unlike fads that sizzled and fizzled, the

Data from 2003 shows that 60.9% of undergraduates are girls and 39.1% are boys (the latter percentage, by the way, is not automatically knowable from the former, not in today's world of transvestities, transgenders, and other translogical mutations). According to this article, > An examination of

We apologize for the light blogging. A variety of factors--family, illness, Star Wars, roving Mongol hoards in southwest Michigan--have made blogging difficult today. There'll be a few posts today; full-scale posting will resume tomorrow morning.

"However hard I try, I find it impossible to construct anything greater than these three words, 'Love one another'--only to the end, and without exceptions: then all is justified and life is illumined, whereas otherwise it is an abomination and a burden." Mother Maria of

Divorce if you want, but maybe, just maybe, there is something behind the Catholic position that a valid sacrament can't merely be broken and tossed away: > In scenes exhibiting a vivid range of feelings - acrimony, compassion, rekindled love, abiding friendship - sick and dying Americans are being cared

All right! This is perfect: Our culture treats pet animals like children. This woman treats pet animals like unborn babies: > Summoned to the woman's East Orange home by a neighbor complaining about a stench, city health inspectors found 48 cats inside the house -- 38 of them in

Goodness knows the poster girl for Walker Percy's culture of the naughty-nice, Britney Spears, is annoying, but could we give the girl a little peace and give the rest of the world a break from the pregnancy coverage? > Britney Spears' morning sickness is reaching new

We'd love to get the word "sin" back into everyday discourse. Whatta coup that would be: Bill Clinton sinned with Monica Lewinsky; Michael Jackson is accused of atrocious sinning; Stealing from a client's trust fund is a sin. We never held out much hope

> Sentinel chickens will be used throughout North Dakota as a warning system for West Nile virus, the state Health Department says. > The chickens act as bait for mosquitoes that may be carrying West Nile. > About 80 chickens will be placed at eight sites throughout the state, said

Described by one disgruntled liberal as "William F'in Buckley," Chris Rock has potential to be a big thorn in the left's side, and the potential has increased: > Chris Rock rocks. "Everybody Hates Chris," the comedian's UPN comedy has emerged