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Eric Scheske

Historical Miniature

On pretty Eva Braun [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,176-2097514,00.html]. Excerpt: > Eva twice tried to kill herself: in November 1932, she shot herself in the throat, but missed the jugular. Then, in 1935, she tried again, this time with sleeping pills. Her reason, both

Warning to Caligulas

I see people combining the two all the time, and it has always struck me as an abuse. Not a nasty abuse, just a small one: > # Study results show that drinking alcohol and Red BullÂ® together significantly reduces the perception of headache, weakness, dry mouth and impairment of motor

Wi-Fi the World

I like Wi-Fi, but I can't say I'm enamored with the idea of turning every public place in America into a hot spot. The act of turning every public place in America into a cell phone zone has been annoying enough. Anyway, this article [http:

1984?

A remote Alaskan village has installed 80 surveillance cameras on its street. People are a little freaked out [http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-secure28mar28,0,3284078.story?coll=la-home-headlines] : > "You better smile. You're on camera," says Roberts, 64, a

Serving up the F Word

> Are we living in an Age of Profanity [http://apnews.myway.com/article/20060329/D8GKU61G0.html]? > Nearly three-quarters of Americans questioned last week - 74 percent - said they encounter profanity in public frequently or occasionally, according to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll. Two-thirds said they think people

Helping Terrorists Feel Good About Themselves

Of course, if we're aggressive, there'll be no one left to enjoy the environment: > A new type of explosive may make blowing things up a little more environmentally friendly, according to a new study. > US researchers say they have developed "green" chemicals

Bibliomaniacs

The Washington Post ran a piece recently that speaks to me [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/22/AR2006032200557.html?nav%3Dmost_emailed&sub=AR] : > Books, it turns out, inflame a particular kind of passion. They inform, they amuse, they provoke. They keep us

Teaching Children About Work

I thought I had read every children's story on the planet, but I missed this one: > One of my favorite books when I was a child was Richard Scarry's What Do People Do All Day. It is a collection of short stories about everyday life

Lookin' for Pain

ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is looking for pain: cancer sufferers, hate crime victims, families with terminal children. The uglier the better. Here's the disturbing summary [http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0327062extreme1.html]. The TV show finds a suffering family and then re-makes their house

Give Adults the Money

The clever and brilliant (the two don't always go together) Charles Murray throws down a paradoxical challenge to America: use its flood of money to end the welfare state by giving money to Americans. His new book (In Our Hands: A Plan to Replace the Welfare State) comes