Eric Scheske

On Christian Arrogance Nassim Taleb writes in the last part of Fooled by Randomness, "The epiphany I had in my career in randomness came when I understood that I was not intelligent enough, nor strong enough, to even try to fight my emotions. . . . I am incapable of training my

Randoms It's primary day here in Michigan. Has Romney irritated me enough to prompt me to pull that Santorum lever? I suspect it'll be a last-second decision. * * * * * * * Gardening Corner: 80 Odd Things You Can Compost [http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/02/26/80-items-

Monday Miscellany I stumbled across this glass at a flea market back in the early 1990s, after Arkansas had left the Southwest Conference. I bought it for 25 cents or something like that, thinking it might be a pretty cool collector's item some day (since it had Arkansas

The Panacea What are the three biggest problems confronting the United States today? There are lots of candidates, but I think most people, regardless of moral or political or religious persuasion, would put these three in the top 5: the economy, rogue nations and the atom bomb, terrorism. Fortunately, someone

Colons, Tebow, and Other Gosh, I hope so: "Colonoscopy Lowers Rate of Cancer Deaths, Study Finds [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/23/health/colonoscopy-prevents-cancer-deaths-study-finds.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss&src=igw] ." I'd hate to think