Eric Scheske

Last fall, I dumped about fifty pounds of vermicompost on my asparagus bed. The crowns that are producing are kicking out some pretty fat spears, like this one. I don't know if it's the vermicompost or just the brand of asparagus, but they're also

"TIL during a 1957 Phillies game, Richie Ashburn hit a fan with a foul ball, breaking her nose. When play resumed he hit her again with another foul ball as she was being taken out on a stretcher."

Do you know about farming "checkoff" programs? Slate provides a good explanation [http://www.slate.com/articles/life/food/2015/05/organic_checkoff_proposal_why_farmers_oppose_the_organic_trade_association.html?wpsrc=fol_tw] : "These are in essence taxes that farmers pay to a national fund,

I'll drink a few tonight to this song. Rest in peace, Blues Boy. B.B. King in photos [http://mashable.com/2015/05/15/blues-musician-bb-king-career-photos/?utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_

I live on the Indiana border. Our high school cross-country team often runs to Indiana as part of their practices, and I occasionally ride my Schwinn down there. When I sleep in the living room at night, I can hear the traffic from the 80-90 Toll Road, which

* A 94-year-old man is graduating from West Virginia University after studying at the school on and off for 75 years – though I'm guessing mostly off. * He's graduating from college at the age of 94. Just imagine how awkward it's going to be

* Kim Jong Un – it's really Catch-22 with him. If you close your eyes, you get shot for nodding off. If you open them, you get shot for laughing at his haircut.

* Even the White House is weighing in on the deflate-gate scandal. Yesterday they encouraged Tom Brady to “be mindful of the way he serves as a role model.” And then President Obama stubbed out his cigarette and went golfing at noon on a weekday. * The White House encouraged Tom

We took our annual Mother's Day trip to Warren Dunes State Park last Sunday. We saw a total of seven other people while we were there, even though it's one of the most popular tourist attractions in Michigan. That's what 63 degrees and rain