Eric Scheske

According to the Associated Press, a man convicted in the nation's first felony case against illegal spamming was sentenced to nine years in prison. Jeremy Jaynes sent millions of spam e-mails, and his operations grossed up to $750,000 per month. We wonder if Jaynes was the

Eric Scheske recently picked up Flannery O'Connor's The Habit of Being again. A collection of her letters from 1948 until her death in 1964, it's a thick book, about 600 pages. Eric started reading it about three years ago and loves it, but something

One reader has questioned whether a bottle of wine and a can of beer (Eric's consumption last night) is excessive drinking. Not by our standards. A bottle of wine equals a six pack of beer, so Eric consumed seven beers over the course of three+ hours. He'

NYTimes LINK [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/08/business/08walmart.html?ei=5090&en=af8d95bdca37c318&ex=1270612800&adxnnl=1&partner=rssuserland&adxnnlx=1113062409-7qn6+jsp8BhyoLbnPBDgmQ] This is the first time we've ever gotten the feeling that something might be caught in the

Oh, the best laid plans! It's a glorious weekend here: Spring weather in the 60s and 70s, no clouds, small breeze. Eric left work early on Friday (4:00), came home and went for a walk with Mad Max in the jogging stroller. When he got back, he

The clever John Robson has written a good piece about JPII, the modern world's sex obsession, and its corresponding rejection of truth. There's no link yet, but it'll be on his site [http://www.thejohnrobson.com/] in a few days. Here's an

There's nothing wrong with it, of course, but we're amused that they're handing out Atkins diet food to the hungry in Appalachia. Link [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,152875,00.html].

The Wisconsin governor ordered flags flown at half-mast this week. The result? The separation-of-church-and-staters are upset: "The gesture 'appears like an endorsement of Roman Catholicism over other religious viewpoints,' said Annie Laurie Gaylor, co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation. LINK

Here's a great rant by Elinor Dashwood [http://mommentary.blogspot.com/]. Has it all: masculinity, a shot at popular weakness, religion. If a man had written it, he'd be accused of being insecure. > What's the deal with these men who talk about feelings?

On Tuesday, Kansas passed a constitional amendment against gay marriage. Yesterday, NYC says it must recognize gay marriages from other jurisdictions. Link [http://nydailynews.com/news/v-echo/story/297689p-254885c.html]