Eric Scheske

Miscellaneous Rambling Welcome to June. The honeymoon with warm weather nears its end. The hell of summer heat is nigh. Sorry to be such a downer, but I detest heat. You'd think I'd be more concerned about global warming. Great piece: 15 Freewheelin' Facts About

Miscellaneous Rambling I hope everyone had a good holiday weekend. Marie and the kids were gone. I spent my time "putting my garden in" (a phrase I've long disliked for some reason) and cleaning out the areas of the house and garage I had usurped for

> Why aren't Trump's critics trying to rein in the powers of the office he seeks? Excellent piece by @conor64 [https://twitter.com/conor64] https://t.co/v2UjSqUY2u > — Jack Hunter (@jackhunter74) May 24, 2016 [https://twitter.com/jackhunter74/status/735083219079462912]

Headline of the day. That must be one strong and skilled kid: Gorilla killed after 4-year-old falls into zoo enclosure [http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2016/05/28/police-child-taken-hospital-after-falling-into-gorilla-pen/85095094/] . > Postal workers are voting on whether to strike.

Whew. I'm further behind at the office than I thought. It took about three tall vodka tonics (accented with the most excellent Fee Brothers bitters) to get through my pile of stuff . . . and that was just basically cataloging and prioritizing things. I'll head back Monday to

BYCU If I were asked to nominate a nontraditional day as The Drinking Day of the Year, today might get my nod. The Friday before Memorial Day has a ton to recommend it. It is, of course, the start of a three-day weekend, which is always nice. But it&

The farmers drove their tractors to breakfast this morning:

Wow. I gotta think seriously about going to this. It's at my alma mater, only 50 minutes from my driveway: Front Porch Republic Annual Conference [http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2016/05/fpr-annual-conference-october-8-university-notre-dame/] . > This year we'll be at The

Miscellaneous Rambling Gardening season is obviously in full swing. I have grown from seeds all the tomatoes I'll need. I should have extra for my neighbor. My sweet pepper sprouting, as always, has been far less successful, but I think I have about a dozen seedlings that will

Miscellaneous Rambling Those pictures yesterday perfectly capture a project I've long thought (fantasized) about: building a local outdoor shrine. An actual "shrine," of course, requires designation by the bishop, but it'd be a shrine in intent, if not official approval. I always thought such