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Eric Scheske

PSA

Blogging will be light. I'll be away for a few days, drinking and eating and drinking. Assuming I can still fit through the door jam of my study, regular blogging will resume when the effects of the alcohol wears off. In the meantime, I'll try to

Namesake Feast Day

It's Maximilian Kolbe's [http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintm01.htm] feast day today. My son Maximilian is named after him. Let's hope for a nice day, full of blessings from above.

We Got (and Give) Beat

I found this in this month's issue of The Atlantic Monthly (subscriber link [http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200609/primarysources]). It's highly interesting because it comes out at the same time as this story about music and sexual activity [https://thedailyeudemon.com/4909/]. The study mentioned

Something for Sunday Morning

"A lofty soul bears contempt, insult, or slander easily enough. The only is risk is that it may transmute them into pride." Henri de Lubac

The Weekend Eudemon

Nice evening yesterday: Detroit Lions exhibition opener, kids playing outside, three beers drank while watching the 7 so Marie could get some housework done. I wanted to go to the drinking club, but too many domestic responsibilities held me down. Besides, I was able to go to a friend'

411

A reliable reader sends this along: > Phone companies are charging us $1.00 or more for 411 information calls. > When you need to use the 411/information option, simply dial 1-800-FREE-411 or 1 800 373 3411. There's no charge. So save a few bucks and buy

Brews You Can Use III. Sans Saki Edition

Japan is a beer-gone-wild country. Number 6 consumer in the world, in fact. Link [http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/4108195.html].

Brews You Can Use II

This man has drank 7,777 different beers [http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Aug-07-Mon-2006/living/8859228.html] . That's the stuff of movies, man. It makes my eyes get watery. > On July 7, at seven seconds after 7:07 p.m., Nowatzki quaffed his 7,777th

Brews You Can Use

> Americans are drinking alcohol more often, and beer is back on top as the beverage of choice, according to a new Gallup Poll. [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/08/01/health/webmd/main1857447.shtml] This is good news. I like wine, but I wasn't comfortable with

Leno on Paris

> Paris Hilton is now claiming she will remain celibate for 365 days. Oh, not in a row”¦over the course of her lifetime.