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Eric Scheske

Wednesday

Which Stage is Hardest? I want to start this month of essays with encouraging words for young parents. When my children were little (pre-school), things were hectic. The kids were constantly under-foot and took up huge amounts of time. That was bad enough, but worse, whenever I got exasperated, I

Funny Fallon

There's a new dating site aimed at matching up women who like to travel with men willing to pay for their trips. It's part of a new dating trend called prostitution.

Tuesday

Autobiographical Corner Welcome to May. The Scheske Family's Hell Month. Every May is a whirlwind that makes every activity except the most fleeting impossible. Serious reading, writing, and prayer? Phsaw. It doesn't happen during May. We have baseball and soccer and sacraments and end-of-school-year activities. I&

Monday

Student Loans The student debt problem is getting more and more press . . . and more attention in Congress [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303978104577364120264435092.html?mod=WSJ_GoogleNews&mod=igoogle_wsj_gadgv1] . The whole debate infuriates me. The federal government created this mess by throwing a ton of money at

Something for Sunday Morning

"[D]o not make yourself unhappy about your imperfections, but always have the courage to rise above them." St. Francis de Sales

Saturday

Roman History Finding myself firmly ensconced in middle age, there's one small thing I regret: I never sat down and focused on one thing for a prolonged period. Sure, I kept my life focused on the big things: getting my professional degree, doing my job well, raising a

Friday

BYCU The Street says my Tigers charge more for beer than any other major league stadium [http://www.thestreet.com/story/11507257/11/10-most-expensive-beers-in-baseball.html] . "Know that $214 million contract the Tigers gave slugger Prince Fielder? Well, fans are paying for it with a $2.75 hike in the

Thursday

Random Quotes "The opposite of intellect is dullness or slowness, but the opposite of wisdom is foolishness, which is far more dangerous." Thomas Sowell "One of the surprising privileges of intellectuals is that they are free to be scandalously asinine without harming their reputation." Eric Hoffer

Wednesday

Death and Drinking Stuff Can local regulation lead to suicide? Possibly. Click here for a disturbing description of the harassment that Andrew Wordes of Roswell, Georgia, endured [http://lfb.org/today/death-by-regulation/]. I would love to read the other side of the story, but if this piece is remotely balanced,

Tuesday

Bullets For years, Nimrod meant "mighty hunter." But then Looney Tunes used it to refer to a dumb person in an Elmer Fudd episode of Bugs Bunny. Since then, nimrod means stupid. Link [http://www.dailywritingtips.com/accidental-shifts-in-meaning/]. * * * * * * * Can you trust or believe any mainstream economists? Sure, a