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Eric Scheske

BYCU

What do you do when you're swamped at the office and not getting enough sleep? Go to a party and drink a lot of beer. That's what I did last night, and I'm feeling it this morning. No hangover, but groggy. On the plus

Sleepless in Michigan

I get along without sleep about as well as a paraplegic gets along without a wheelchair. But I'm going on my third day without eight hours sleep, and it doesn't show signs of stopping. I've always been envious of those people that can get

No Eudemon

Not much blogging today. I took my five younger children to South Bend for a minor league baseball game, and I have to be in the County seat by 8:15. I think I'll need to visit this site: How much of your favorite caffeine drink you can

Hooker Tuesday

Zmirak posted at Taki yesterday [http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/there_is_no_u_in_winner/]. As always, highly entertaining. Perhaps the most interesting excerpt: > Blues legend John Lee Hooker, whom I tracked down in Mississippi and quizzed by phone about what inspired his early hit, “Boom, Boom,

Vianney Monday

It's the memorial of St. John Vianney. Because I'm pressed for time this morning, I present an excerpt from a work I abandoned awhile back. It's a bit (just a wee bit!) more serious than normal TDE fare, but it'll have to

Something for Sunday Morning

"Love makes all things easy." Dorothy Day

Harlem

For the past couple of years, I have kept a volume of Daniel Boorstin [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_J._Boorstin]'s trilogy, The Americans, at my side. When you sit back and consider the amount of details and facts he puts in, seemingly effortlessly (which, of course,

Brews You Can Use

I've been a hypocrite: Writing about Brews You Can Use and not drinking any brews. I have a stomach ailment known as candygutitis. At times, it causes me to react severely (read: examine my toilet's insides repeatedly) after drinking. The problem had pretty much gone away

Thursday's Fix

Internet addiction is growing. The main types of Internet addiction are cybersex, online affairs, online gambling, online gaming, compulsive surfing and even eBay addiction. An article by Dr. Jerald J. Block in the March issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry stated that “Internet addiction appears to be a common

The Wednesday Eudemon

Oh ho: The paternalistic white man [http://www.lacity.org/council.htm] returneth: The Los Angeles City Council has approved a one-year moratorium on new fast-food restaurants in a low-income area of the city [http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080729/D927OLQ02.html]. Maybe that LA quake [http: