Eric Scheske

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

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

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

The Pew people have released a report on blogging. It's the first mainline report I've seen on the topic [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyID=2006-07-19T054114Z_01_N18122033_RTRIDST_0_TECH-MEDIA-BLOGS-SURVEY-DC.XML] . Interesting stuff,

If you're interested in exercise, check out this story: A new machine lets you stand on it for fifteen minutes and vibrate your way to muscular slim [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=396365&in_page_id=1773] . Too

A reader asks about demands that the Israeli response not be disproportionate: > Disproportionate to what? To the kidnapping of two soldiers? To the firing of rockets toward civilian targets in Israel? Do they really have such a misunderstanding of what Israel is responding to? Israel is not answering just

St. John of Damascus was one of the first. Great post at Biblicalia [http://www.bombaxo.com/blog/?p=210], along with a substantial excerpt from John Damascene's writings. H/t: Fathers of the Church [http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/].

I would've thought it was impossible: A think piece about Paris Hilton [http://women.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,18030-2261083,00.html]. That's kind of like a think piece about a rock. But this writer almost pulls it off. The article doesn't merit

> [CBS] plans to announce today that it will place laser imprints of its trademark eye insignia, as well as logos for some of its shows, on eggs – 35 million of them in September and October. CBS's copywriters are referring to the medium as “egg-vertising,” hinting at