Eric Scheske

BYCU I'm a fan of neither space exploration nor whisky, but some of you might find this story interesting: The Final Frontier For Whisky [http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2013/02/13/the-final-frontier-for-whisky/] . A whisky manufacturer is sending a bottle of clear liquor

Nasty IRS Trick It's not too often that my blawg and TDE overlap, but they did yesterday. Readers, especially clergy, might find this article interesting: IRS Attacking Churches [http://sturgislawfirm.com/2013/02/20/irs-attacking-charitable-deductions/]. My (perhaps lame) attempt at humor aside, the important thing

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

Bullets We're such a wealthy country. We should give it away: "DHS reported how relatively few immigrants are being turned away on the grounds that they are likely to become a "public charge" -- or individuals who depend on welfare programs -- despite a 100-year-old

Twitter I'm being increasingly drawn into the Twitter world. I've encouraged my children to open Twitter accounts for the simple reason that the 140-symbol limit forces economy of words. If you're composing a tweet, you're forced to think, "Okay, what&

BYCU Man, I find this really hard to believe: "Researchers at Granada University in Spain have found that beer can help the body rehydrate better after a workout than water or Gatorade." Link [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/feb/10/scientists-suggest-beer-after-workout/] . I used

BYCU: Special Edition Looking for a unique Valentine's Day gift for that special lush? Here are ten recommended chocolate beers [http://business-news.thestreet.com/sturgisjournal/story/10-chocolate-beers-youll-love-for-valentines-day/11837328] . The whole idea of chocolate beer strikes me as appetizing as ketchup