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Eric Scheske

Eric Scheske

300 Million

From The Atlantic Monthly: [http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200610/calendar] [http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200610/calendar] > At the current clip of one birth every eight seconds, a death every twelve, and an immigrant entering the country every thirty-one, the 300-millionth American should show up, one

All About B16 and the Muslims

The Benedict Blog might have the best coverage [http://www.popebenedictxvifanclub.com/blog/2006/09/pope-benedict-xvi-on-faith-reason-and.html] .

Something for Sunday Morning

"I have made a pact with my tongue; not to speak when my heart is disturbed." St. Francis de Sales

David Warren on the Muslim Rage

Warren is always good, and he's especially good today when writing today about the Pope's words earlier this week [http://archives.zinester.com/14807/106975.html]. Excerpt: > Here is the point Pope Benedict was making, also in the words of that learned Byzantine emperor, speaking

The Weekend Eudemon

The perfect buzz. I may have found it last night in a bottle of Yellow Tail Pinot Grigio [http://corkd.com/wine/view/2956]. I bought it on a lark. I knocked off work at 4:15 and decided to buy a bottle of Pinot from my client wine seller

The Pope's Sin

Well, I downloaded the Pope's statement that is causing all the excitement, and I've concluded that it must be the statement set forth in the blog post below that set off the Muslims. Only one page of the seven-page speech mentions Islam, and that one

Mad Muslims

Well, the news has broken all over the place: B16 made comments that offended Muslims. What were they? Here's a link to excerpts [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5348456.stm]. Although I don't know what got the Muslims going, perhaps it was this:

Brews You Can Use V

I hardly care for Anheuser-Busch, but I might try this: > Anheuser-Busch begins the second year of its seasonal beer series by bringing back Jack's Pumpkin Spice Ale. Previously only available on draught, this seasonal offering will now also be sold in bottles, beginning Wednesday. “Given

Brews You Can Use IV

If you want to send me a subscription, I'll give you my address [http://www.beers-of-the-world.com/magazine/] (email link on the left), though I think it has a strong British slant. Via A Good Beer Blog [http://beerblog.genx40.com/].

Brews You Can't Use III

The Random Beer Name Generator [http://www.strangebrew.ca/beername.php?Mode=Generate]. It might be the most inane beer thing I've seen in years, so I had to mention it.