Eric Scheske

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

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&

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

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.