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Eric Scheske

Just Kidding!

> Two masked robbers tried to hold up a cashless credit union bank at gunpoint in California. > They burst into the 'bank' at Benicia with weapons drawn and shouted at employees to hand over the money, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. . . . > The robbers apparently had no

The Weekend Eudemon

Things are movin' kind of slow this morning after St. Patrick's Day. It was a good evening, but I didn't really celebrate St. Patrick's Day. The W is owned by Irish, and they have a big celebration, but it's not really

Data on Bigger Families

From The Atlantic Monthly. I'm not sure what this says about my family of seven children, but it's interesting: > [Researchers in Israel] found that the presence of a third child (or more than three children) had little effect on the long-term educational attainment, adult

Brews You Can Use III

Beer basics [http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/et_hd_st_patricks_day/article/0,1972,FOOD_9844_4491043,00.html] . Good solid information for the 15-year-old.

Brews You Can Use II

I'd have a heart attack of joy: > A woman in Norway was startled this past weekend when she drew water to wash dishes and beer came out of the taps. . . . > It turned out that a worker in a bar two floors below had mixed up the

Brews You Can Use: St. Patrick's Day Edition

My St. Patrick's Day present to you. I scoured the Internet and found stuff dealing with beer and St. Patrick's Day (I did it while watching the Tournament, so relatively painless). Enjoy the luck of the Irish. Ten great Irish pubs in the United States [http:

GKC on Gaels

Perhaps my favorite GK Chesterton verse: “For the Great Gaels of Ireland Are the men that God made mad, For all their wars are merry And all their songs are sad.”

Manly Men

I've been meaning to mention this all week, but haven't gotten the chance: a Boston Globe article about Harvey Mansfield's new book, Manliness. I haven't read the book, but I've read a little of Mansfield's stuff. I suspect

The Flying Inn

Martin Gardner has written an essay for The New Criterion about G.K. Chesterton's The Flying Inn [http://www.newcriterion.com/archives/24/03/naughtscrescents-gardner/]. You must be a subscriber to the magazine to read the whole thing (and, alas, I'm not), but I'

Wikipedia

Readers of this blog know I like Wikipedia, though I don't entirely trust it. Is it trustworthy? I think so, and so do some researchers. From The Atlantic Monthly: > [Wikipedia] is not much worse than the online version of the legendary Encyclopedia Britannica, according to a study