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Eric Scheske

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H.I.F. Probably Tantric Buddhists. They take that "emptiness" thing to extremes: "Two Cambodian Buddhist monks have been arrested in the popular tourist city of Siem Reap for smoking crystal methamphetamine along with two women in their pagoda. The room of Pich David, 36, who has

Monday

Miscellaneous Rambling My Michigan Wolverines might be reaching the nadir of its storied 135-year football history. I'm expecting the bottom to fall out this year. I'm predicting they'll go 5-7. After all, "in two games against Power 5 opponents this season

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> Islamists slaughter Christians and the first thought of a Catholic bishop is to protect Muslims from Islamophobia? http://t.co/fxUG1u4T3r > — Crisis Magazine (@CrisisMag) September 17, 2014 [https://twitter.com/CrisisMag/status/512221947829444608]

Sunday

> "Patience is the companion of wisdom.” ~ #StAugustine [https://twitter.com/hashtag/StAugustine?src=hash] > — St. Augustine (@AugustineUP) June 25, 2014 [https://twitter.com/AugustineUP/status/481826717535727620]

Saturday

A Random Passage "The government I live under has been my enemy all my active life. When it has not been engaged in silencing me it has been engaged in robbing me. So far as I can recall I have never had any contact with it that was not

Meyers

Royal Caribbean's cruises will soon be adding robotic bartenders that can shake drinks, cut limes, and precisely measure alcohol. While Carnival Cruises announced they will soon be adding plumbing.

Friday

Possibly one of the most bizarre drinking snippets I've seen in awhile: "Pair that up with a gin martini flavored with borage flowers after Solemn Vespers on Sunday afternoon and you're set!" Link [http://wdtprs.com/blog/2014/08/aroma-therapy-catholic-style/]. Borage

Conan

Last week Nike suspended Ray Rice's contract and today they suspended Adrian Peterson's contract. So now Nike is down to Oscar Pistorius and Kim Jong Un.

Fallon

Hillary Clinton's supporters are calling on her to be more herself, after some of her recent appearances seemed to be too scripted. Hillary said, "I don't know where you guys get this stuff. Shrug and shake head."

Thursday

Ruminations on the Fall of Rome Belloc wrote, “The Catholic Church was the only subsidiary organism that had risen within the general body of the Roman Empire.” Belloc's idea that the Catholic Church was an organism that grew out of the organism of the Empire is important. Combine