Eric Scheske

Abbreviated blogging today. My computer has been pulled, awaiting a replacement. I have computer access, but it's not as efficient as my regular computer. The new issue of Books & Culture arrived. The cover story: Mt. Athos [http://www.christianitytoday.com/bc/2007/002/4.16.html]. Very

The Greeks knew acoustics, too [http://www.nature.com/news/2007/070319/full/070319-16.html]. Pretty wild. Courtesy of LewRockwell [http://www.lewrockwell.com/]. Excerpt: > Its acoustics are extraordinary: a performer standing on the open-air stage can be heard in the back rows almost 60 metres away.

Susan Sontag once described a polymath as someone who is interested in everything and nothing else. I'm not a polymath, but I'm interested in all sorts of things. Occasionally, I even take an interest in art and architecture, so I found this opinion piece [http://www.

I'm looking for hip Catholic blogs. What do I mean by hip? Hard to say, but here are a few catch words: beatniks, jazz music, James Dean, Elvis, Dennis Hopper, Avant-garde, Pabst Blue Ribbon, White Castle. . . . unconventional. I realize the idea of "hip Catholic" is

I took my ten stomach staples and wife out to the drinking club late yesterday afternoon. Yup, that's me: too ill to work but well enough to drink. My Uncle Joe is in town. I used to see him anywhere from four to 100 times a year (I

Still tender, but getting stronger every day. My posting is still a bit weak, but I'm able to pound on the keys a little bit more. Baby Tess turns two today. I tried to hold her, but the staples in my gut started screaming, so I put her

> "Mr. Scheske, wake up. Wake up, Mr. Scheske." > "Wha, oh, ow, what the? Ouch. Oh, ow." > "A lot of pain?" > "Oh, yeah, oh. Ouch, ouch." > "The carbon dioxide gas they used to blow up your stomach

My gall bladder comes out shortly. A most abbreviated post this morning: Polar bear cub (one of the cutest animals I've ever seen, and I'm not a big fan of using the word "cute") will die unless humans take care of him. Animal rights

Prosperity theology continues: Detroit church buys multi-million dollar parsonage for its pastor [http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007703170416]. They also bought him a Cadillac Escapade. "God's empowerment is to make you have an abundant life," according to one of the church&