Eric Scheske

His harem rejoices: Officials believe North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has recovered enough from a stroke to brush his own teeth [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080913/ap_on_re_as/nkorea_kim_jong_il]. __________ Upon further reflection, new feature coming to TDE: From the Notebooks. Go here

> The new forecast models have Hurricane Ike going almost directly over College Station. So, please pray for our safety. Also, with the move northward (toward Houston) we will be seeing a large number of evacuees come into town. Evacuations are being ordered, some mandatory, and we could have more

Well, it's been a perfectly brutal week, the kind of week that calls out for a weekend bender. I planned on cracking open a few last night, but I still had a few work items to handle from home and I was simply too shot (I went to

Fifteen hours at the office yesterday (less twenty minutes for a personal errand). I'm pretty sure that's a new record for me, and I have to be back in the chair by 8:00 and have heavy-lifting appointments all afternoon. For today, just this picture

Kenya? Really? Gosh, I better vote for Obama: > A BBC poll published today will show that, despite the tightness of the race in the US, Obama is the overwhelming favourite in 22 countries. He is preferred to McCain by a four to one margin on average across the 22,

Time continues to be tighter than my fist around my wallet while walking in Detroit. Just this today, for the perverts in my audience "Action dolls have gone on sale of Sarah Palin who John McCain has chosen to be his Republican presidential running mate [http://www.ananova.com/

Youth football returns. Weekend blogging will be lighter than normal. Three things: 1. I saw Muhammed Ali's son catch a touchdown pass and a two-point conversion at the local high school football game last night. I was told Ali was probably in the visitor stands, but I-