Eric Scheske

Dorothy Sayers would've been 113 today [http://rod-bennett.blogspot.com/2006/06/heroine-around-here.html].

Employment law presentation at the local community college this morning. Minor league baseball game outing with the family tonight. Voicemail light blinking, email arriving, regular mail coming shortly. Blogging will be light today. C.S. Lewis said a true Christian exhibits joy. That doesn't bode well for me

It's happening in public schools, and this blogger makes some interesting assertions [http://www.illiante.com/YesLetsDrugOurKids.aspx] that go to the root of the problems with public schools (to wit, they're part of a bureaucracy, and the bureaucratic mindset infiltrates): > Schools get extra funds

WaPo ran a feature story today about smart drugs [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/10/AR2006061001181.html?sub=AR] : pills that help a person think, work, retain, and stay awake. Excerpt: > These drugs represent only the first primitive, halting generation of cognitive enhancers. Memory

The empty vessel is ready to be filled by anything. . . When [the heart of man] is empty of worldly and fleshly desires, it is ready to receive the God of love. But when it is filled with love of this world, fleshly desires and sinful inclinations, then divine love cannot

. . . especially when she's gorgeous (smile): > Nicole Kidman's marriage to country singer Keith Urban this month will mark a new stage on her spiritual journey. > A close religious confidant to the actor - Sydney Jesuit priest Father Paul Coleman - has revealed that Kidman's wedding

Benedict 16 has the bird flu. He got bitten by a cardinal.

The 16-Day Chesterton celebration continues at Chesterton and Friends [http://chestertonandfriends.blogspot.com/2006/06/chestertonian-life-part-ii-in-practice.html] . Today's post by Nick Milne is delightful. Nick is possibly the best un-recognized writer I know. I also recommend his blog, A Gentle Fuss