Brews You Can Use
All you wanted to ponder about pumpkin beer.
[http://www.thebrewsite.com/2006/09/18/pumpkin_beer_ruminations.php]
And [http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/72].
Eric Scheske
PSA
I was at the county fair last night (working as a volunteer mostly, but also
spending some time with my oldest three children). I'm dragging today, so
blogging will drag, too.
In the meantime, I offer this gem from recent reading:
> Alexander Pope [http://en.wikipedia.org/
Big Knickers
Charlotte Church says she loves wearing big knickers.
[http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2002141.html?menu=news.quirkies]
Based on her recent conduct, how much longer until the story says, "Charlotte
Church says she loves taking off big knickers"? When Catholics fall away, they
fall away
Sibley is Back
Fr. Bryce Sibley, one of the most popular Catholic bloggers before his cyber
demise, is back. This time, with a movie-review blog
[http://cinemacultura.blogspot.com/], though he is apparently doing it
anonymously.
Also odd: He is allowing comments. I was under the impression that flamers from
the left
Anti-Typecasting
> Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn may wind up portraying legendary physicist Albert
Einstein for a joint U.S.-Italian TV film production.
[http://upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060919-072707-7105r]
Let the jokes begin!
What's next? Paris Hilton as St. Therese?
Simple Solution to Water Threats
But can PETA protests be far away?
[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,214347,00.html]
[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,214347,00.html]
> San Francisco, New York, Washington and other big cities are using bluegills –
also known as sunfish or bream – as a sort of
First Viagra, Now This
It's actually a sad thing, but the joke upside is immense:
> Chinese doctors say they successfully transplanted a penis on a man who lost
his
own in an accident, but had to remove it two weeks later because of
psychological problems experienced by the man and his
Marriage Encounter
Here's one of the most ironic puzzles of my adult life: Marriage Encounter
Weekends [http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=95058]. Never has
anything sounded so repugnant to me, yet widely endorsed by many people I
respect. Why does it sound repugnant?
*If my wife and
Talented Kids
Great piece in the current issue of The Atlantic Monthly about overzealous
(a/k/a "helicopter," "nauseating," "obnoxious") parents
[http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200610/tsing-loh]. It's an essay/review of four
books that take a look at parents who wreck
MySpace
The current issue of U.S. News & World Report has a pretty good cover story
about Myspace.com, the teenage social networking website that has more than 100
million profiles
[http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/060910/18myspace.htm] (remember, the
population of the U.S. is only