48
I guess 48 people have now died of bad/mixed heroin in Detroit
[http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060530/NEWS06/605300322].
It's obviously a kind of genocide. I guess we can expect a visit from Al
Sharpton or Jesse Jackson soon.
Eric Scheske
Day 3
It's Day 3 of the Chesterton and Friends 16-Day G.K. Chesterton celebration. The
reception around the web has been remarkable. Over 400 people came yesterday,
and 300 on Memorial Day.
Today's topic: The Chesterton-Shaw Debates
[http://chestertonandfriends.blogspot.com/]. I kept it brief.
Prince of a Guy
> AMERICAN IDOL judge SIMON COWELL has turned his famous barbed comments on PRINCE
after being appalled by the pop superstar's surprise performance at the show's
finale last week. The PURPLE RAIN hitmaker took to the stage at the Kodak
Theatre for a quick run through
Conning Smart People
Clever, though not terribly-novel, article at Paul's Tips this morning
[http://www.paulstips.com/brainbox/pt/home.nsf/link/30052006-The-easiest-way-to-fool-smart-people]
:
> Most smart people have a hidden weakness and it's this ”“ they're absolute
suckers for anything
Only in the Netherlands . . .
. . . and in California (don't forget about NAMBLA [http://216.220.97.17/],
which started there, if memory serves correctly):
> Dutch pedophiles were launching a political party to push for a cut in the legal
age for sexual relations from 16 to 12 and the legalisation of child
Blog Watch
Some of you are probably aware that I regularly maintain the National Catholic
Register's Blog Watch page [http://www.ncregister.com/blogs.php]. As part of my
"watching," I scan through about 60 blogs every day, but I'm looking for a
little more variety
Tuesday Moaning Eudemon
Tough wake up today. I didn't drink yesterday, but the three-day weekend has me
feeling groggy. I planned to finish my post for Day 2 of the Chesterton
Celebration at Chesterton and Friends
[http://chestertonandfriends.blogspot.com/] last night, but instead, I took
Michael (Boy #3) and
Klever Kurtz
Stanley Kurtz has written a clever (and thorough) article about gay marriage
[http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MTU4NDEzNTY5ODNmOWU4M2Y1MGIwMTcyODdjZGQxOTk]
. We're all tired of hearing about it, but the debate is probably just heating
up. Excerpt:
> The traditional family is losing its monopoly, as new forms of living, like
Special Chesterton Notice
G.K. Chesterton was born today, on May 29, and died on June 14. The Chesterton
and Friends blog [http://chestertonandfriends.blogspot.com/] will be featuring a
"literary calendar" of sorts during those days, using the sixteen-day window to
do some interesting posting about his life and
The Prayer Tithe
It's been a good Memorial Day weekend so far. One of the best things: time to
engage in idle reading. I've been able to go through books, some old and some
new, and casually mull over passages. The mulling was broken up with demands and
questions