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Eric Scheske

The Review I've Been Waiting For

Always reliable Decent Films Dot Com posted its reveiw of TDVC yesterday [http://decentfilms.com/sections/reviews/davincicode.html]. Excerpt: > In terms of early Christian history, [TDVC's version] is not uncomparable to Holocaust denial, to claiming that it was really the Jews who were oppressing the Nazis

Something for Sunday Morning

Dealing with ennui: > It is, however, a very great thing indeed to be able to live without either divine or human comforting and for the honor of God willingly to endure this exile of heart. Thomas a'Kempis

The Weekend Eudemon

Michigan Week 2006 [http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17447_18630---,00.html]. Yes, there is such a thing, and my home town is the kick-off city: parade, carnival, arts and crafts booths. And visitors, a funeral, a baseball game, and office work. And as I type this, 14-month-old

The Spider Eudemon

Goodness! There's a lot of good stuff on the Internet today. I wish I had time to blog about it, but the best I can do is to offer this plate of today's web offerings. Enjoy! Great assortment of icons [http://www.eighthdayicons.com/] by an

Brews You Can Use II

> The Chicago Tribune reports that the long-rumored deal between Goose Island Beer Co. and brewing giant Anheuser-Busch may close within the next month [http://www.realbeer.com/news/articles/news-002924.php]. This is newsworthy, but not because of the merger, but because A-B is going for taste. Who woulda

Brews You Can Use

Nine reasons to drink beer [http://www.realbeer.com/blog/?p=154]: - Reduces the risk of heart disease - Helps keep blood pressure down and reduce the risk of stroke - Benefits the immune system meaning healthy adults are less prone to get infections - Has anti-inflammatory effects which

TDVC Day is Here!

And as you've heard, the reviews aren't real good. Rotten Tomatoes has a great set of review blurbs [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/da_vinci_code/]. A few of my favorites: > "You know a movie's a dud when even its self-flagellating albino

Jill the Ripper

Too busy today to offer much commentary, but this little piece shouldn't pass un-posted: Was Jack the Ripper a Woman [http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/article485887.ece]? The theory rests on DNA and no motive is offered. I found this interesting, though: > The chief

Posters from Hell

USSR, 1917-1991. Pretty neat. If you click on them, they have brief explanations (in English). I prefer older Russian posters like this one:

Go, Black Jack, Go!

> The city council in Black Jack, Mo., has rejected a measure allowing unmarried couples with multiple children to live together. The mayor said those who fall into that category could soon face eviction. [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/05/17/national/main1625059.shtml] I find this fascinating. Where