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Eric Scheske

Salvaging the Day

Leave it to Gaddafi to provide me with one decent post today [http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1992419.html?menu=news.quirkies], just minutes before I leave for my fourth and last lengthy meeting of the day: > Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi claims Coca Cola is African and

PSA

Blogging will be light. I'm tied up in meetings all day. It doesn't happen often, but when it does, any activity besides survival is impractical. Hopefully, I'll break loose later this morning for a spell.

Oldie but Goodie

These types of studies have been around for years, but they crack me up every time: > Motivational speakers may tell you to believe in yourself, but if you want to do well in school, you may be better off taking a more pessimistic attitude toward your own abilities. In

Politicians Mowing the Lawn

The new issue of The Atlantic Monthly came yesterday. It looks alright, perhaps a little sub-par compared to most issues. It has some good stuff, though, like this funny re-run of P.J. O'Rourke's views on politicians [http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200610/150-politics/8]. Excerpt:

More About Ecological Psychology

The whole idea of ecological psychology got me wondering about a lot of things. Can it explain better why a bar makes a person feel more like drinking (or why I drool when I walk up to a bar--or is that a simple Pavlovian thing)? What does it say about

A Perfect Bite of Knowledge

From the current issue of Books & Culture [http://www.christianitytoday.com/books/]: > Our surroundings call forth certain behavior. We tend to act like students when we step in a classroom, and we tend to act like shoppers at the mall. This is . . . the logic of 'ecological psychology&

Something for Sunday Morning

> Wipe out your imaginings by often saying to yourself, 'Now it is in my power to let no badness be in this soul, nor desire nor any perturbation at all . . . > It is your duty to order your life well in every single act. Marcus Aurelius (alright, so

Paradise Dropped on My Lap

It's 3:55 (EDT), and here's the scene: I'm on the family room couch. The room is basically clean and not getting messed up. From the living room, there's piano music: not kids practicing, but the likes of David Syme [http://www.

I Had an Inkling

Lew Rockwell is a Roman Catholic [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llewellyn_Rockwell], at least according to Wikipedia. I always wondered about it, but never tried to find the answer. I like the guy and his libertarian yet moral streak. Though his site's apology for the Mafia and

Nauseating is Right

I can't really set this one up any better than the blogger (established writer Ross Douthat) has done. Just check it out [http://www.theamericanscene.com/2006/09/nausea-so-profound-occasionally-i-like.php] . And bring something to vomit in. Summary: Female writer and mother who takes a month off each year