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Eric Scheske

Swine Magazine

> It's true: Jane Magazine is running a full-on multi-media campaign to help their newest editorial flower, the above-mentioned 29-year old Sarah, lose her virginity by her 30th birthday. Link [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eat-the-press/2006/08/22/girl-youll-be-a-woman-s_e_27779.html] . From what I can tell (keeping

He's Cruisin'

Rocketed off Oprah's couch, out the window: > Viacom Inc. chairman Sumner Redstone [announced] today that his Paramount Pictures is terminating its 14-year relationship with Tom “Crazy” Cruise's production company because the actor's controversial and erratic off-screen behavior hurt the theatrical grosses of "

Misc. Leno

From last Friday's show: > As I'm sure you've heard by now, the airlines are saying no more hair gels, shampoo, makeup or hair sprays will be allowed in your carry-on bag. Who's attacking us? Drag queens? > They also said that

Party School

Princeton has released its annual review of the best party schools [http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/P/PARTY_SCHOOLS?SITE=7219&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2006-08-21-18-51-02] . Texas is number one. When I get the complete list, I'll post it. It's a

Love Boat Trivia

From Mark Steyn's Aaron Spelling obituary in the September Atlantic (subscriber link [http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200609/aaron-spelling]): > “Get rid of the little guy,” advised an NBC exec after the Fantasy Island pilot. Eventually Spelling did, but only after HervÃ© Villechaize demanded as much per episode

Barnes on Media

The most-recent issue of Imprimis has a good account by Fred Barnes of mainstream media bias. Link [http://www.hillsdale.edu/imprimis/]. Excerpts: > President Bush is similarly treated as someone who is obsessive about his religion. And what does he do? Well, he reads a devotional every day; he

Joan

The Pope's reference to Joan of Arc yesterday [http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=45996] reminded me: My eldest son recently acquired a copy of Mark Twain's biography of Joan of Arc. I'm ashamed to admit it, but I know nothing about

Great Quotes

Fr. Joe serves up an assortment of great quotes [http://fatherjoe.wordpress.com/2006/08/21/humorous-quotes/], many of which I've never seen before.

Another Sighting

This PR stunt is getting older than marrying Elizabeth Taylor [http://www.biogs.com/famous/taylorliz.html]: > Some have seen her in toast, in trees, even potato chips. Now one suburban St. Louis man says the Virgin Mary is in his refrigerator. > Last week, John Milonas was grilling

Pope Against Hard Work?

No, he's not against hard work. But he is against filling our lives with non-stop activity, something I've been guilty of for the past two months. Quoting St. Bernard Clairvaux: > "We have to guard ourselves, the saint observed, from the dangers of excessive activity,