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Eric Scheske

Youth League Coaches

As my kids hit sports with a full stride, I'm noticing a problem that is as old as little league itself: coaches who favor their own children. In the past, it seems the problem existed, but it was more of an unintentional thing: the coach either didn'

The Big 5

The feature article in the current issue of Touchstone is worth checking out [http://www.touchstonemag.com/archives/article.php?id=19-06-040-f]. My time is still limited this week, so I can't comment much, but give it a click: > There may be political explanations for the attractiveness

42% by Pius

According to this blog [http://totuspius.blogspot.com/2006/06/pii-responsible-for-42-of-church.html], Popes named Pius declared 42% of the Church Doctors. St. Athanasius (296-373)- Declared Doctor in 1568 by St. Pius V St. Hilary of Poitiers (315-367)- 1851 by Bl. Pius IX St. Gregory of Nasianzus (325-389)-

Cash Lyrics

Since I quoted from his autobiography, I thought I'd reproduce a few of JR's better lyrics. From one of my favorite late (1978) Cash songs, "Without Love": > Without love I am half human without love I'm all machine Without love there&

Cash Auto

My wife bought me Johnny Cash's autobiography as a Father's Day present. I've been flipping through it. I was hoping for more information about his first wife, Vivian, but she supposedly asked Johnny to keep her out of his public life, and he honored

PSA

Blogging will be light this week. I'll be enjoying beer, books, beer, my family, and beer. I'll plan on hitting the computer once or twice, but for the most part, this blog will be taking it easy for a few days.

Beer Doesn't Equal Illicit Activity

> The hordes of beer-swilling men who have descended on Germany for the World Cup are proving a disappointment for the host nation's sex workers, preferring to party in public rather than spend time with prostitutes [http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyid=2006-06-23T182703Z_

Something for Sunday Morning

> A novice under a temptation which seemed to her insurmountable said: 'This time I cannot rise above it--it is impossible.' Therese replied, 'Why do you try to rise above it? Pass beneath it quite simply. It is very well for great souls to soar high above

Big Dress

This kind of self-obsessiveness transcends the greatest of bridezillas [http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1888938.html?menu=news.quirkies]. This groom is in for a painful existence: > A bride's dress was so big it got stuck in the church door. > Carly O'Brien&

The Weekend Eudemon

Finally, an evening a drinking. I'm taking some days off work, so I busted my back for the past four days, trying to get my desk cleared. It worked. I came into the office Friday morning, went to Mass, knocked out a few small projects, took a leisurely