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Eric Scheske

Focus on the Need for Focus

"All of my time and attention are spoken for—several times over. Please do not ask for them." I took my advice [https://thedailyeudemon.com/54960/] and decided to finish Cal Newport’s Deep Work [https://amzn.to/3pzv8Ki], which I had started twice but abandoned because it’

State of the Booze Nation Upon Emerging from the Lockdown

I assume folks noticed my blog was attacked by a thing called a “PHP change.” It changed every apostrophe and quote mark into a series of four symbols . . . everywhere. The site has been a trainwreck. I.T. Max is working on it, but there’s only so much he can

Little Caesars to Change Slogan to Hot-N-Ready-At-Some-Indeterminate-Point-in-the-Future

The Detroit Times September 19, 2021 DETROIT: Pizza giant Little Caesars has announced a change to its trademarked slogan "Hot-N-Ready" to reflect the current economic milieu of labor shortages and supply chain interruptions. "It has become apparent," said a Little Caesars representative, that we rarely have

This Little Publication is Still in Business

The magazine is an absolute work of art. It’s absurd, funny, noir, colorful . . . But it’s first and foremost a work of art. It’s the kind of thing I wish I could turn this blog into: a ridiculous little product that is done so well, people would have

Why Do Dudes in Vegas Look Like That?

Exploring the Vegas Bod When you think “Vegas body,” you probably think “sultry,” “skanky,” “sensual,” or “slinky”: what the showgirl looks like off-hours, like when a high school friend and I went to the Windsor Ballet 35 years ago and I swore that that woman walking in the mall the

House of Elrond: “Lindir is Out”

“We have no room in our house for such invidious statements” The Eriador Eccentric Fourth Age 221 RIVENDELL. A random exchange with the legendary Bilbo Baggins has cost Lindir his position in the House of Elrond. At issue is a half-joking exchange between the hobbit and the elf on October

Newest Candidate in Minas Tirith City Council Election Stirring Debate

Anfalas Times Fourth Age 165 MINAS TIRITH. Saul Khand's entry into the City Council race against incumbent Jack Imrahil has a lot of people excited. “I think it's great that a black man is finally breaking the white patriarchy in Gondor,” says supporter Lucy Fell. Others

California Nut Jobs

California "is a renowned haven for faddists, individualists and nuts of every kind. . . There's always some screwball out here who's got some new cult or ism working and a band of happy unrealistic acolytes around him who are now convinced that they've discovered

High Time Preference and Class

I remember my Dad telling me that time preference is the best measure of class. Class isn't based on race, nationality, religion, or money. The single-best determining factor of class is the ability to forego short-term pleasure for the sake of long-term gain. He told me that a

Pressure Mounts on Tolkien Estate to Finish Legolas-Gimli Tale

LGBTQI+: “It's time to make explicit what everyone has always known” Januay 25, 2023 PORTLAND. The greatest love story of Middle Earth has been repressed long enough. So assert members of the LGBTQI+ Tolkien community who believe the love affair between Legolas the Elf and Gimli the Dwarf