Eric Scheske

Chalk one up for the land of fruits and nuts [http://extras.insidebayarea.com/blogs/beerblog/2006/06/city-beer-store-opens-in-sf.html] : > Ever wandered through a store with a great beer selection, see an unusual beer and wonder if you'd like it or not.

News story in praise of homebrewing [http://www.azstarnet.com/dailystar/allheadlines/133399.php]: > Beware the Father's Day gift that becomes an obsession. Since the 1970s when home brewing was legalized during the Carter Administration, a popular present has been the beer-brewing kit. > Retailing now

I'm a week late with this, but it merits mentioning. If the feds limited themselves to such proclamations, the country would be a better place: The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a resolution commending America's craft brewers for their contributions to the nation'

A working beer bottle organ [http://oddmusic.com/gallery/om06300.html]. Maybe the tone gets lighter as you drain the bottles (actually, no: the bottles are filled with mineral oil, which I found a little disappointing, almost sacrilegious). Thanks, Curt Jester [http://www.splendoroftruth.com/curtjester/archives/006860.php]. <

Wikipedia's entry of drinking games [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Drinking_games]. Most are probably practices in over-indulgence--I might have drank myself into a coma in college if I had access to this website. I played Pass-Out [http://www.prankplace.com/dh_passout.htm]

Sorry for the light blogging. Here's a little make-up: Pictures from 174 ghost towns around the United States [http://www.ghosttowngallery.com/]. Pretty neat. Oldest saloon in Nevada:

If life is about happiness (and it is, both now and in eternity), this poll [http://pewresearch.org/social/pack.php?PackID=1] speaks volume to the state of American life. From The Atlantic Monthly [http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200607/primarysources]: > Today, as in 1972, roughly 50 percent

The 16-Day Chesterton Celebration ends today. Nick Milne saved his best for last: The Death of the Man Who Lived [http://chestertonandfriends.blogspot.com/2006/06/death-of-man-who-lived.html]. Great prose; great pictures; great links for further reading. Excerpt: > There are many stories about these

Why? Can't we just harvest more embryos? > Leading doctors will today call for more parents to be allowed to store their babies' stem cells on the NHS. > Cells taken from the blood of the umbilical cord can be used to treat conditions such as childhood