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Eric Scheske

Eric Scheske

Why I Don't Jog

> A jogger who took a wrong turn during a lunch-time run in Florida ended up stuck in a swamp for four days. > Volunteers searching for Eddie Meadows, 62, eventually found him 'stuck like glue' in a bog, reports The Times. > Mr Meadows calmly asked

Unknown Animal Found

The writer of this piece doesn't write the english goodly, but if this isn't a hoax or a joke that I'm missing, it's interesting: > This creature was found by Russian soldiers on Sakhalin shoreline. Sakhalin area is situated near to Japan,

Blind Driver

A clear case of discrimination against the disabled [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/09/05/nblind05.xml]: > A police officer described yesterday how he pulled over a motorist who was veering across the road and found that he had no eyes. > Omed

Two Interesting Posts

Ran across a few minutes ago: > The Texas State Fair has topped itself in creating the ne plus ultra of cardiac-arrest cuisine. This year, fairgoers will be treated to something that surely qualifies as manna from Homer Simpson Heaven. Are you ready for this? > Fried Coke. Crunchy

Nun in Nicaragua

I'll have to search the Catholic blogosphere for information about this [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=2006-09-06T004605Z_01_N05386978_RTRIDST_0_OUKOE-UK-LIFE-NICARAGUA.XML] : > A former novice who gave up training to be a nun to

Michael

The hinge--the child in the middle, number four--turns 8 today. He's in second grade, more handsome than the day is long, smaller than most six-year-olds, more aloof than a desert monk, more anti-girl than the fiercest misogynist, more naturally affectionate than a puppy,

God and Girl at a Catholic College

A young writer recounts a recent graduation ceremony at a Catholic university (which she doesn't identify--don't bother following the links because they don't disclose the school's identity, either, unless I missed something). Nothing too earth shattering, given the wreck that is

Over at CE

My weekly column is up at Catholic Exchange [http://www.catholicexchange.com/vm/index.asp?vm_id=1&art_id=34331]. Excerpt: > It seems that nothing good has ever come from worrying, writing about, or theorizing about “man.” Granted, we need to consider rights and dignity and laws

Narcissism in Hollywood? Say It Ain't So.

First the story about Lennon, now this [http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/09/05/prnw.20060905.LATU045.html]. Is this old news day? > Celebrities have more narcissistic personality traits than the general population, and people with narcissistic tendencies seem to be attracted to the entertainment industry rather than

Lennon and Uncle Sam

> John Lennon's perceived "threat" to the U.S. government is the highlight of a new film that documents his transformation from pop idol to political activist and offers a fresh look at this former Beatle's career. Link [http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?