Spidered Out
No blogging this morning. I went to see Spider-Man 3 last night.
I'd give it a five.
I'm not bummed I went, but it's too long (the same thing happened with SM2;
there was an urge to scream, "Move it along!"
Eric Scheske
Recreational Blogs
I'm looking for "recreational blogs" for my Register column. Please let me know
if you or anybody else writes regularly or frequently about recreational
pursuits: travel, reading, gambling, beer, sports, gardening, whatever. I'm
flexible. Post them below or send me an email (link on
The Maimed Eudemon
Anybody else having troubles with the Internet today and yesterday? All sorts of
pages refuse to load and my connection keeps going down, at least at home, where
I use Mozilla's Firefox. Everyone I know says Firefox is the greatest, but I'm
beginning to think it&
Monday Moanin'
A potentially-brutal week awaits me, the type of week that requires a heavy bout
of Monday morning drinking. A few quick things before my pain starts.
Get me on that jury, and that girl will walk away wealthy
[http://www.suntimes.com/news/education/383097,CST-NWS-broke13.article]
Something for Sunday Morning
"He is poor, who, although he has much, desires more."
Minucius Felix
The Weekend Eudemon
Baseball and beer. A Tigers game? Nope, it was son Jack's team getting
shellacked in little league, then my wife and I christening our new outdoor
furniture with a few Oberon [http://www.bellsbeer.com/branddetail.asp?BrandID=7]
ales and music. I typically go to bed early,
Another Brews You Can Use
I reader sends this
[http://athanasiuscm.blogspot.com/2007/04/speaking-of-beer.html] along.
"Since as we have learned from your report, it sometimes happens because of the
scarcity of water, that infants of your lands are baptized in beer, we reply to
you in the tenor of
The Steaming Eudemon
Time for a little rant:
Alright, what school is this?
Me: "My son's stuff was stolen, along with belongings of two other students. The
thefts happened at the same time, during gym class."
Staff: "Yup, stuff around here is always getting stolen. We can'
The Friday Eudemon
My Pistons are hot
[http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=270510004&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines]
! Down 19, they came back to win. They're up 3-0. I suspect a dear friend and
Bulls fan will owe me $5 next week.
Not much ordinary blogging
The Thursday Eudemon
The Tigers' 8-game winning streak snapped last night, and I didn't win any
prizes at the golf scramble.
But I hit the ball well. A few years ago, I adopted a novel approach to golf: I
use the same club on every shot that is more