Eric Scheske

More elephant attacks took place last week [http://www.newkerala.com/news3.php?action=fullnews&id=16154] (I must've missed it b/c I was on vacation): > Herds of wild elephants are running amok in Assam, damaging vast swathes of crops and also mud and thatch

Link [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/5130460.stm]. Excerpt: > Some argue that the key to the bikini's re-found popularity is the ageing baby boomers who signed up to the fitness-obsessed culture. Kathy Peiss, a professor of women's history at

People of the Book has a nice summary of a Catholic classic [http://peopleofthebook.us/2006/07/06/the-miracle-of-empty-hands/]. Excerpt: > The drama of the book is the story of how this man becomes a mighty instrument of God's love and mercy. He does

A court ruled this way? Far out. If more courts were as modest in their rulings, an amendment to the Constitution wouldn't be necessary: > New York's highest court ruled Thursday that gay marriage is not allowed under state law. > The Court of Appeals in

Afraid of aliens tapping into your brain, but don't like the looks of the ordinary aluminum foil hats? Try this site. [http://www.ericisgreat.com/tinfoilhats/index.html]

Sophia Loren, 71, will pose nude for a racy calendar [http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060705/en_afp/italylorennude;_ylt=AnQxVqvZTyS.IX5Cxm6kHWCs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3ODdxdHBhBHNlYwM5NjQ-] . Don't laugh. I'll bet she looks great. They could exhume Marilyn Monroe and make her look good. The women you see

Music to my ears: > “Enough now with this turning the other cheek! It's our duty to protect ourselves.” Thus spoke Monsignor Velasio De Paolis, secretary of the Vatican's supreme court, referring to Muslims. Explaining his apparent rejection of Jesus' admonition to his followers to

Perhaps the funniest song title I've ever seen [http://www.bogusrecords.com/bullmoose.html]. My apologies for the off-color humor, but it cracked me up.

> Star Hollywood actor-activists including Sean Penn and Susan Sarandon and anti-war campaigners led by bereaved mother Cindy Sheehan plan to launch a hunger strike, demanding the immediate return of US troops from Iraq. When I saw this, I thought, "How in the world are these indulged