Eric Scheske

Random thought: Perhaps the most invidious piece of furniture in the American mental room is the idea that the federal government is "our government." It's a bogus piece of furniture, of course. It has a semblance of truth: we elect the people that, in theory, control

I received this picture and note from a long-time TDE reader. I thought it worth passing along, in case you like pears and could use some free food: "These are Keiffer pears, behind our house. The variety is an old fashioned one, bred for keeping over winter I

H.I.F. Ten of the World's Weirdest Restaurants [http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/oct/15/ten-of-worlds-weird-restaurants?CMP=twt_gu] . Pretty twisted. You won't find me at any of them soon. Sample: "Magic Restroom Cafe, Los Angeles: The idea of

H.I.F. "Attachment to money is a sickness, Pope Francis says [http://www.ewtnnews.com/catholic-news/Vatican.php?id=8661]." That's okay. I have the cure. It's called "a wife."

Miscellaneous Rambling I loathe ESPN. I went out to dinner with my Mom and two of my kids Friday night. We went to a local "sports bar-type" restaurant that had televisions posted all over the place with the sound off. The main TV was playing ESPN2, which

H.I.F. I dislike online comments sections. They are pits of slime and nasty bile, not to mention of typos, misspellings, and, in general, a level of sub-illiteracy that almost makes you wish people had to pass a grammar test in order to get a license to drive

H.I.F. Something you don't hear much about: "Though famous for their ultramasculinity, gangsters were nonetheless instrumental in fostering and protecting the gay subculture during the hostile years of World War II and the 1950s."

Well, another day in pink land coming up. It's breasteses month. Friday night, our local high school varsity football team wore pink socks, which the school provided. It's frustrating ("Hey, let's follow the crowd and do what the NFL is doing!"), but

H.I.F. Kimmel The government shutdown officially ended. Should we be happy the government is back? I feel like my sister got back together with an abusive boyfriend or something. Anthony Wiener is back in the news. He said an interesting thing. He said if the Internet didn'

The Gay Press I realize this next comment isn't insightful ("Hey, Scheske, that's never stopped you before!"), but here goes: The gay press is absolutely relentless. I mean "press" in two senses: pressure and media. On Thursday, my son felt compelled to