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Eric Scheske

Wednesday Top Ten

During my term as editor of Gilbert Magazine, a wise man passed this along to me: You're not a writer if 10. You don't really believe that good writing is re-writing. 9. You've never spent over fifteen minutes trying find one single best

Feast Day of St. John the Baptist

St. John the Baptist is "the only saint whose day of birth is celebrated; we celebrate the birth of John and that of Christ." St. Augustine, quote in Francis Fernandez's In Conversation with God

Tuesday Top Ten

Top Ten List: You might have a book obsession if: 10. You'll never be able to finish all the books you've started. 9. You're kinda surprised there's not a medical term to describe a disordered erotic attraction to books. 8. You don&

Monday Moanin'

Chicago is under siege. By blackbirds [http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-bird-attack_21jun21,0,753222.story] . "Nesting season is in full swing for the red-winged blackbird, making the males extremely aggressive. Walk or bike too close to one's nest and expect to hear

Something for Sunday Morning

"Give me thy grace, good Lord, to set the world at naught . . . to have my mind well united to you; to not depend on the changing opinion of others . . . so that I may think joyfully of God and tenderly implore his help." St. Thomas More (whose Memorial it

Saturday

An atheist defends religion as a bulwark of freedom [http://www.lewrockwell.com/block/block103.html]. The article is a little awkward to read and it doesn't break new ground, but it's refreshing to see an atheist making the arguments. Excerpt: > [W]hich institutions did

Brews You Can Use

Summer time is here and so is the beer. I look forward to hoisting a host these next couple of days. The weather forecast is sunny and so are my expectations. Of course, saying such a thing is a good way to get rain, but that's okay. There&

Thursday Miscellany

Blog notes: *The talented and erudite Nick Milne has started a new blog: The Daily Kraken [http://nickmilne.wordpress.com/]. His former blog, A Gentle Fuss, was always worth visiting. I suspect this one will be even better. (Note: Krakens are legendary sea monsters [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraken]

The Wednesday

Maybe I should resort to kidnapping: An Italian man has been charged with kidnapping after he forced his ex-girlfriend into his home to do the ironing [http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=PluckPersona&U=cce7c5f9d55442c7b8aeafa5e07cafe5&plckController=PersonaBlog&plckScript=personaScript&plckElementId=personaDest&

Jeb Scores?

Newsflash: Bush considering Catholicism? [http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/bush_catholic/2008/06/16/104851.html?s=al&promo_code=6460-1] > President Bush may follow in the footsteps of his brother Jeb and convert to Catholicism, several European papers are reporting. > In the wake of the