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Eric Scheske

Eric Scheske

Friday

BYCU The headline from this article [http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/12/no_author/reject-teetolitarianism/] appears to be the misleading: "Regular but moderate consumption of alcohol makes you healthier and happier than total abstinence." I'm happy to see such a study, of course, but the

Interesting

H.I.F. 7 Foods and Herbs to Fight the Common Cold: Vitamin C, Kiwi, Apple Cider Vinegar, Ginger, Echinacea, Oregano Oil, Zinc. Link [http://naturalsociety.com/7-foods-herbs-fight-common-cold/]. It's hard to say, but I think I've had success with zinc and

Merry Christmas

A Christmas Carol by G.K. Chesterton The Christ-child lay on Mary's lap, His hair was like a light. (O weary, weary were the world, But here is all aright.) The Christ-child lay on Mary's breast, His hair was like a star. (O stern

Something for Christmas Eve Morning

"We consider Christmas as the encounter, the great encounter, the historical encounter, the decisive encounter, between God and mankind. He who has faith knows this truly; let him rejoice." Pope Paul VI “There were only two classes of men who heard the cry that night: Shepherds and Wise

Mencken Monday

Miscellaneous Rambling Professor Charles Rice used to comment during jurisprudence class that a person didn't need long hair and sandals to be a radical. A person just needed to be a good Catholic. I've long sympathized with that observation. It was brought to mind when I

GKC Short

Background: When I was the editor of Gilbert Magazine [http://www.chesterton.org/explore-the-acs/gilbertmagazine/], I was responsible for the "Tremendous Trifles" column. It was occasionally hard to find a sufficient amount of interesting GKC material to fill the page, so John Peterson sent me a

Saturday

A Random Passage Kind of interesting: "The anarchist sensibility made its first appearance amongst the Taoists of ancient China." Peter Marshall, Demanding the Impossible: A History of Anarchism. I've spent a fair amount of time studying the other major religions, especially those of the Far East:

Interesting

H.I.F. I'm feeling pretty good about my assessment of Pope Francis' Exhortation. Here's what I wrote earlier this month after Rush Limbaugh said the Exhortation was "Marxism": > I'm pretty sure Rush is way off base to call him

Friday

BYCU Sean Dailey took over my role as editor at Gilbert Magazine about ten years ago. I got to know him a bit during the transition and during a GKC conference. He's a good guy, passionate for the faith, for GKC, for fantasy football . . . and for drinking. The

Interesting

H.I.F. "George Zimmerman, who reportedly is $2.5 million in debt, primarily because of legal fees, has turned to painting for catharsis and now financial gain. His first painting is being auctioned off on eBay and in just a few days the price went from 99 cents