Eric Scheske

Thanks to everyone who wrote to me, notifying me of my typo (idiocy?) yesterday: The U.S. population has hit 300 million. I earlier wrote "3 million" (and did it three times). I am aware that the total population of the U.S. is greater than Chicago'

I like Wikipedia, but it makes me nervous. I welcome Citizendium [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/e62ce8a4-5d3e-11db-9d15-0000779e2340.html]: a competitor who vows to weed out the moles that make Wikipedia an intellectually-treacherous place.

A watch that lets you know when your wife is fertile [http://www.ovwatch.com/]. Anything to make NFP easier is appreciated. Lots of guys say it's easy. I say (i) they're delusional, or (ii) they've been married fewer than six years. It'

Anyone got a lead on good housing in SW Michigan? I asked my wife what she was going to get me for Boss' Day, and . . .

Oh man. This sounds nasty [http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=517586]: > Miller Brewing Co. is launching a new chocolate-flavored brand for the holiday season as the company seeks to capitalize on the growing thirst for craft and specialty beers. (This story couldn't wait

Here's the lead grabber: > Married couples, whose numbers have been declining for decades as a proportion of U.S. households, have finally slipped into a minority, according to an analysis of new census figures by The New York Times. > The American Community Survey, released this month

One of my most astute readers questions my post about President Grant: > Where did that piece about Grant come from??? Grant was born in 1822, was 41 in 1863 and, at that time, was commanding the Union forces besieging Vicksburg. Incidentally, his wife's name was Julia Dent.