Eric Scheske

She apparently didn't put a picture of herself on the site, though I couldn't confirm it: > A German woman has put her Ferrari up for sale on eBay and added herself as an extra feature. > The 26-year-old, who refers to herself only

The funny guys at Totus Pius visited NYC last week. I you, like me, enjoy NYC and the Popes Pius, check out this picture-laden post [http://totuspius.blogspot.com/2006/07/papal-visit-to-nyc-good-bad-and-ugly.html] .

A new way to get buried, in an environmentally-safe way. From this morning's WaPo: [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/01/AR2006070101215.html] > At Greensprings, where a plot costs $500 plus a $350 fee to dig the grave, bodies cannot be embalmed

I'm back. Seven days and seven nights at Houghton Lake, Michigan's largest inland lake. We rent a small cabin, putting nine people into about 800 square feet, no basement, patio, garage, or anything else that might add to the footage. Two bedrooms. The baby (Tess; 15

Voicemail has spread across the land. And with any new communication technology, comes etiquette. This site [http://www.uleth.ca/crdc/voicemail_etiquette.cfm] has a pretty good list of voicemail etiquette. Here are things I recommend: The key to understanding polite voicemail messages: Most voicemails have no rewind button,

"A few choice wines for summer, and where to find them." Courtesy of The Atlantic Monthly [http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200607/summer-wines]. Bonny Doon [http://www.bonnydoonvineyard.com/] (whatta gay name; perhaps this Brews You Can Use wasn't such a good idea) Sonoma County

From a section dealing with E.F. Schumacher in Robert Inchausti's Subversive Orthodoxy [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1587430878/thedailyeudem-20]: > In his 1957 talk "The Insufficiency of Liberalism," Schumacher argued that there were three stages of human development: first was primitive religiosity,

A few random thoughts during this week of light blogging: *We exist in time and space. Prayer involves communication with that which transcends both. No wonder it's difficult. *Prayer, existing outside time and space, resists both. It might be a good idea to create a space in your

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 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