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Eric Scheske

Eric Scheske

Monday Moanin'

Brutal cold. The kind that makes you say "sumbitch" every ten steps, the last punctuated with a shriek and shiver just as you leave the sidewalk and enter the nave. Between my lingering (but only lingering) illness and the repeat waves of cold and/or snow and/or

Something for Sunday Morning

"When you look at the Crucifix, you understand how much Jesus loved you then. When you look at the Sacred Host you understand how much Jesus loves you now." Blessed Teresa of Calcutta

Saturday

Well, I don't officially blog on Saturdays, and I see no reason to make an exception today. The illness is more-or-less past, though I had to sleep upright again last night (coughing problems) and woke up with a pounding headache and don't feel quite

Brews You Can Use

Beer is good for you [http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/health&id=5943823]: > To make beer, you need hops, yeast and a cereal such as barley. It turns out each of these ingredients mixed together may pack a healthy punch. Hops contains a compound called

Another Eye-Opening Headline from AP

"Mo. gunman had past trouble with council [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080208/ap_on_re_us/missouri_shooting;_ylt=ApfktsipEyCQPe6raXYZJGWs0NUE] "

Still Sick

Newspaper reporting for the Alzheimer population: "Scotland Yard: Bhutto killed by suicide bomb blast." (From this morning's Associated Press reports.)

Limbo Eudemon

I'm feeling better, I think, maybe not. I give up. Hands-down the worst illness I've ever had, in terms of length and severity. I've had the flu, but have always fully recovered in 48 hours. This thing is now entering Day 5, and

Still Horizontal

Wow, this is nasty. I won't say much, for fear of turning this site into an exhibitionist-type pity party, but I've been diagnosed with "atypical bronchitis." I don't know what it means, so I ran some searches in Google and Yahoo.

On My Back Eudemon

Wow, I don't know what I have, but I feel absolutely horrible. I have a tearing sensation across my chest when I cough. Hurts somethin' fierce. Anyone have any idea what causes that? Today's post is abbreviated, in light of my reduced condition. __________ Lent rattles

No Eudemon

Not much this morning. Super Bowl last night, plus some sort of odd illness brewing: body aches, mild nausea, tearing feeling in my chest. Cold? Flu? Bronchitis? Strep Throat? Hypochandria? Beats me, but I slept in and have neither time nor motivation to blog. __________ Congratulations to the NY Giants. It&