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Eric Scheske

Eric Scheske

Something for Sunday Morning

"Advent, like its cousin Lent, is a season for prayer and reformation of our hearts. Since it comes at winter time, fire is a fitting sign to help us celebrate Advent. If Christ is to come more fully into our lives this Christmas, if God is to become really

Saturday

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

Friday

BYCU What beers did you drink in your younger years? There's a good chance people aren't drinking them anymore [http://247wallst.com/2012/12/03/nine-beers-americans-no-longer-drink/#ixzz2EBQLZ7RG] . 9. Milwaukee's Best Light 8. Miller High Life Light 7. Amstel Light

Thursday

I've never been this busy at the office. There was an evening about three years ago, when I actually slept at the office, but that was basically a 72-hour rush. This bout has been going full bore since last Monday and it ain't letting up.

Wednesday

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

Funny Fallon

"A new survey found that “Sophia” and “Aiden” were the most popular baby names this year. The least popular baby name was Kim Jong Sandusky."

Tuesday

Random Joseph Epstein Quotes "In my youth one could go into a drugstore and confidently ask for a package of Luckies and nervously whisper one's request for condoms; now things are precisely reversed." In a Cardboard Belt! "The first condition of humor is its un-

Monday

Miscellany You ever tried rutabaga? I never had, until a TDE reader sent me some seeds to plant. I figured, "What the heck?" I planted them last August, then harvested a huge rutabaga a few weeks ago. Man, it might be the best-tasting vegetable I've

Something for Sunday Morning

"Advent is concerned with that very connection between memory and hope which is so necessary to man. Advent's intention is to awaken the most profound and basic emotional memory within us, namely, the memory of the God who became a child. This is a healing memory; it

Saturday

Recommended Podcast Every so often, I consider giving up TDE. It's been going for ten years now and things in my life have changed. I started the blog because I was an active writer (over 100 articles in two dozen different publications) and it had become the norm