Eric Scheske

Once in awhile, Lew Rockwell runs a great piece. This is one of them: A Modest Proposal To Abolish Universities [http://www.lewrockwell.com/reed/reed103.html]. I had a lot of great excerpts to choose from, but went with this one: > See, first you learn that you have

> The man without God is a laughable opponent in the battle against evil. He sends bugle boys to fight trained warriors. Positive thinking, coping skills, and group therapy flail away comically against a smirking Legion. Anonymous

I planned to blog a little this evening, but no luck. I surfed and surfed, but found little. Crocheted g-strings [http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1921837.html?menu=news.quirkies] (warning: Site not suitable for novices in The Custody of the Eyes class), a swinger's convention

Well, I'm back from the three days of debauchery. I rolled in a little while ago, after a 2.5 hour drive from Mt. Pleasant and the Soaring Eagle Casino, where I lost $50 and got to bed at 11:30, which is about two hours past my

Today, I leave for my nephew's bachelor party. It's been a debauched couple of days, but I've kept my drinking within reasonable limits, and I'll probably be the only guy at the casino with a backpack of books with me, in case

> In an effort to curb charity that is having unintended consequences, the City Council has made it illegal to give food to homeless people in city parks. > Residents complained that the large numbers of homeless gathering in the parks make it impossible for others to use them, said

As I mentioned yesterday, I'm golfing today. It's probably the only time I'll play this year. I played in a charity scramble two months ago, and I'll probably do another one this Fall, but regular golf--struggling or riding with my shots alone--is

The 30th Annual Scheske Open starts tonight. It's a family 9-hole golf outing: four brothers, Dad, uncle, two nephews. My Dad will shoot in the low 100s, I'll shoot in the low 50s (barring a blow-up), and the others will shoot anywhere from 35 to 60.

Mickey Spillane died. I read quite a few of his books back in my early twenties: I, the Jury; Kiss Me Deadly, and a few others. I really enjoyed them, but they are filled with violence and lust. Which is partially why I enjoyed them, of course. But I also

As long as we're talking about exercise without motion, I thought I'd mention these Jetson-like skates that allow a person to walk in virtual worlds without loco-motion: > A pair of motorised roller skates that cancel out a person's steps could let users naturally