Eric Scheske

The media is having fun with this one: > Kobe Bryant is still paying for his one-night stand. > The L.A. Lakers star shelled out $50,000 this week for a recommitment ceremony with his wife, Vanessa, who stood by him after he was accused of raping a

Disturbing story from 1975 over at The Japery. Link [http://japery.newpantagruel.com/2005/04/23/shock_therapy.php]. It is our editorial policy to give TDE readers enough information so they don't need to click to get the gist of a story. But in this instance, we

On Obedience Jesus set the tone for obedience when he prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me; yet, not as I will, but as you will.” “My Father, if it is not possible that this cup pass without my

Well, when you figure dogs have replaced children in Europe, this law makes a lot of sense. Link [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=VVQ3HG4MHPY0WCRBAELCFEY?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=8268361] . Excerpt: > Dog owners in Turin will be fined up to 500 euros ($650) if they don't

When we repress a proper relationship with the dead, there are all sorts of unforunate eruptions, like spiritualistic practices. Is this another such eruption? Link. [http://www.roadrun.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=35821] Excerpt: > Jimi Hendrix's younger brother, Leon Hendrix, says he

This has a smack of scientific goop, but it rings true to us: > The distractions of constant emails, text and phone messages are a greater threat to IQ and concentration than taking cannabis, according to a survey of befuddled volunteers. Link. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,

Maybe the Gainesville Public Library has a Planned Parenthood department. Link. [http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050421/LOCAL/204210361/1078/news] > When Shirley White-Satcher's 12-year-old son sat down Sunday night to watch what she thought was a Disney movie checked

We didn't realize it, but 2005 is the quatrimillennial (quarter millennium) of Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language. His wasn't the first dictionary, though. The first was Robert Cawdray's A Table Alphabeticall, compiled, as he described it, for "ladies ... or

Population projections from the U.S. Census Bureau show that the eight fastest growing states are "red states" and that blue states are shrinking fast. This, no doubt, will have an adverse effect on blue states' political clout, especially in New England. LINK. [http://www.boston.com/

Draft Day 2005. The biggest non-event event of the year. It's our understanding that ESPN will dedicate over twelve hours to people talking on phones. Don't get us wrong. We like football and we enjoy the draft, but to watch it on TV for prolonged