Eric Scheske

H.I.F. Speaking of gardens: I just want to keep my nose buried in mine: Male student named Connecticut school's prom queen [http://news.msn.com/us/male-student-named-connecticut-schools-prom-queen#tscptme] .

Thinking about starting an online local newspaper? You may want to check out this essay by Bill Kauffman about The Batavian [http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-hyperlocal-beat/]. Excerpt: > Five years of 12-hour-a-day and seven-day-a-week workloads later, Owens has embedded The Batavian

H.I.F. This has a strong ring of truth to is, at least to me: "The truth is, processed foods contain carefully orchestrated flavors and other sensory factors designed to be as addictive as possible. This is in stark contrast to whole foods, the taste and consistency of

A handful of great passages from Joseph Epstein's new book of essays . . . and I'm only about 15% of the way through it: "[I]n the matter of literary criticism, as Mencken once remarked, it is only justice that hurts." "[I]f the same

A Random Passage "Anyone who believes that advertisers control consumers need only be told a few names: Tucker, Henry J., Ford, Edsel, Mercury Park Lane, Studebaker, Wagonaire, Lincoln Blackwood, AMC Marlin, Buick Reatta, and Eagle Premier. These were among many automobiles that were marketed strenuously by their manufacturers but

In anticipation of the coming football season, I thought I'd post this picture that really cracked me up a few days ago. (If you don't follow the NFL, my apologies . . . and good for you, btw).

The rest of my backyard container garden went in Thursday evening. This is a partial picture of the finished deal.

A group of scientists have started attaching sensors to sharks to help predict hurricane intensity. They're hoping the information they gather will save enough lives to offset the number of lives lost attaching sensors to sharks.