Eric Scheske

Mencken rarely fails to crack me up, even when I don't agree with him. Here he is, writing about human rights: "A dog is a standing proof that most so-called human rights, at bottom, are worth nothing. A dog is proverbially devoid of any such rights, and

And, I might add, the less loudly you need to say it. > The more you know the less you need to say. ~ Jim Rohn http://t.co/jhEFoiSlHl > — Zen Moments (@Zen_Moments) January 31, 2015 [https://twitter.com/Zen_Moments/status/561587775951355907]

Scientists have discovered that a 5,000-year-old mummy is covered with at least 60 tattoos. Scientists are calling him the earliest known member of the NBA.

This is a neat article, but the tavern names are a bit disappointing: > Medieval Tavern Names http://t.co/Vjh1Afr5Tk pic.twitter.com/ToNOzR4kOM [http://t.co/ToNOzR4kOM] > — Medievalists.net (@Medievalists) January 31, 2015 [https://twitter.com/Medievalists/status/561646506747654144] Moderns are coming up with more creative names,

Harper Lee announced today that she will release a sequel to "To Kill a Mockingbird,” which was published in 1960. Apparently she releases a new book every time the measles comes back. I think the sequel to "To Kill a Mockingbird” might be a little gimmicky though, because

Chesterton Short(s) When Max Beerbohm took over for Shaw as the drama critic for the English Saturday Review, Shaw introduced him with the following, "The younger generation is knocking at the door, and as I open it there steps sprightly in the incomparable Max." "The incomparable

A few recent favorite tweets: > Your Concentration Training Program: 11 Exercises That Will Strengthen Your Attention (http://t.co/bQ5UPV2xmY) > — The Daily Eudemon (@TheDailyEudemon) February 1, 2015 [https://twitter.com/TheDailyEudemon/status/561708314028175360] > Want To Hinder Hair Loss? Nine Natural Remedies. http://t.co/SoOFb7GtOI > — The

Miscellaneous Rambling More Obamacare troubles [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/01/us/politics/white-house-seeks-to-limit-health-laws-tax-troubles.html?_r=0] . Marie got us registered for Obamacare again this year. Unbelievably difficult and the system is riddled with incompetence. I've actually concluded that the people who put this monstrosity into place

I think this writer at Forbes is right: "[B]ecause busyness has become a status symbol–a sign that you are in demand and thus important–it's easy to default to the word “busy” to describe your life. When we tell people that we are busy, in