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Eric Scheske

Monday

Laughable Congress Saturday morning, I read about the heroic efforts to avoid a partial federal government shut-down. The parties had agreed to a $40 billion budget cut. I thought to myself, "That doesn't sound like much," but I didn't have time to look

Something for Sunday Morning

"Guilt is a reality, an objective force; it has caused destruction that must be repaired. For this reason, forgiveness must be more than a matter of ignoring, of merely trying to forget." Benedict XVI

Regular Blogging Returns On Saturday

Got home from NYC late last night.

From the Notebooks: Short Story

Troubles in the Banshee Union “The hours are too long and the work isn't satisfying,” said Kelli, head steward of the Female Union. She had been appointed to work out a new contract with management. There was widespread discontent among the women who worked in the Warning Department

From the Notebooks: Short Story

Wild Darrell and the Haunted House: A Dialogue "They say the nobleman William Darrell took the baby from the midwife and threw it into the fireplace. He held the newborn down with his boot until it was burned to death." "Why would he do such a thing?

Joke

Joke. A man is at a cocktail party. An angel appears and reveals to the crowd that the man had recently risked his life to save a little girl. The angel announced to the man in front of everybody: "You may choose one: Greatest wisdom, greatest wealth, or greatest

On Walking

And on Writing I'm a big believer in walking, both strolling and fast walking. The paleo-guy [http://www.arthurdevany.com/] doesn't like fast walking because he thinks cave men either strolled or sprinted. But no matter. I like walking at all different speeds, especially at

Something for Sunday Morning

"Suffering out of love of God is better than working miracles." St. John of the Cross

BYCU, Kind of

A client stopped by my office last week. In the course of our conversation, he mentioned that he has a medical marijuana card (Michigan passed a medical marijuana law in 2008). He's in his sixties. He said he doesn't smoke the stuff, but it allows him

Thursday

Jones and Food Rolling Stone magazine lights up Alex Jones [http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/talk-radios-alex-jones-the-most-paranoid-man-in-america-20110302?print=true] . Kinda. It starts off swinging hard. Toward the beginning of the piece: "The Gates Foundation? 'Obviously a eugenics operation.