Eric Scheske

Everyone's OK, but over the weekend off the coast of Florida, a Carnival Cruise ship almost hit two jet skiers. Today, the captain of the ship apologized and said, “I'll get them next time.” Conan

Miscellaneous Rambling I just heard about this new program: Exodus 90 [https://exodus90.com/]. The priests at "Catholic Stuff You Should Know" spoke well of it. I can't say I'm inclined to do it, but you can read about it here: "Brutal, demanding,

Miscellaneous Rambling Michigan! Three weeks ago, they weren't projected to make the Tournament. Yesterday, my alma mater wins the Big Ten tournament and nails down a 7 seed. I haven't been this stoked since the Diocese of Northampton took the first steps to open the Cause

I don't know much about it, but I'm impressed that McInnes traveled to Bethlehem and is now crusading to take it back from the Muslims. Quixotic and probably a bit self-promoting, but I like it: > It's Crusade O'clock in Bethlehem https:

> Drinking is the war against death. > — Modern_Drunkard (@Modern_Drunkard) January 27, 2013 [https://twitter.com/Modern_Drunkard/status/295399594244841472]

Feast Day of St. Gregory of Nyssa. My thoughts on the great man here [http://thedailyeudemon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Gregory-of-Nyssa.pdf].

As a former Lutheran who remains impressed by the number of high-quality people cranked out by my former church, I can't say I endorse this image but it's definitely interesting: It is supposedly "a statue of St. Ignatius of Loyola trampling on the heretic Martin

More Miscellaneous Rambling It's the feast day of St. Paul the Simple. I'd never heard of him, but with a name like that, I had to check him out. He was a 60-year-old who had been cuckolded, so he left her to live with St. Antony

Miscellaneous Rambling Happy birthday to my wife, Marie. I'd mention her age, but she looks about half her age. I don't want to disabuse anyone of that notion. Ah, heck, there's a name for my malady. From Reddit's "Today I Learned&

This reminds me: Al Kresta recently had a segment on the life of H.L. Mencken. I need to listen to it this afternoon while I get some beds ready for planting: > It is the dull man who is always sure, and the sure man who is always dull.