Eric Scheske

BYCU Well, those Nuun hydration tablets seem to be doing the trick. I'm feeling almost normal. Of course, it might be the temperate weather we've been having, but regardless, I'll take it. I think I'm even going to fire up the gin

> I appreciate ever more those ancient and medieval stories of priests and monks, upon learning that they were to be made bishops, fleeing to the woods or deserts. They understood what would be expected of them. How did getting a bishopric ever become a goal for so many clerics?

Rambling Shew. I'm working on little sleep this morning. A few years ago, I started having troubles falling back to sleep in the middle of the night. I found that attentive "holy listening" would quickly do the trick: I'd turn on Benedict Groeschel or

More Miscellaneous Rambling M-Cubed: My Man Morlino! You gotta check out his letter to the faithful [http://www.madisoncatholicherald.org/bishopsletters/7730-letter-scandal.html]. It's not the "pray for the victims" tripe other bishops who are stuck in the "business as usual"

Miscellaneous Rambling A few more worthwhile pieces regarding the priest/bishop abuses. First: A lengthy open letter by Ralph Martin [http://www.renewalministries.net/wordpress/dear-troubled-catholics-a-letter-from-ralph-martin-about-the-current-crisis/] . He pretty much says directly what I think needs to be said: The

"According to a new study, roughly 20 percent of millennial parents have changed or seriously considered changing their baby's name based on what internet domain names were available at the time. "Don't make the same mistake my parents made," said Pornhub Collins."

Brews You Can Use Anniversary day today. I haven't been able to drink much, due to my dehydration (or whatever is ailing me these past two months). As a corollary, I haven't had much desire to things I normally do while drinking, like hanging out on

Miscellaneous Rambling Why should the Catholic clergy have all the fun: "One of China's highest-ranking Buddhist monks quit as the head of the country's Buddhist association on Wednesday after facing a government investigation over accusations of sexual misconduct [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-

Hump Day Wednesday, Sorry for the Pun Another priest abuse scandal. Possibly the biggest. I've read only two articles about it so I'm hardly an expert, but this caught my eye: the only victim I saw quoted was 13 when the abuse occurred. For TDE readers

More Miscellaneous Rambling A friend sent an email of college football quotes. Among them: "I don't expect to win enough games to be put on NCAA probation. I just want to win enough to warrant an investigation." Bob Devaney. Devaney coached those legendary national championship teams