Leno
I voted for Bush twice, but Leno slayed me with this one: "Mexican President
Vicente Fox announced that they have discovered oil under the Gulf of Mexico. In
a related story, President Bush accused Mexico of having weapons of mass
destruction."
Eric Scheske
Judas Redux
> The Gospel of Judas - said to be one of the greatest archaeological discoveries
of modern times - is about to be published amid explosive controversy, Britain's
The Mail on Sunday newspaper revealed yesterday.
> Scholars have translated 26 pages of a crumbling ancient text that purports to
tell
That's Not Just a Typo
Headline at HuffPo:
"Naval Academey Sex Cases Rarely Go To Court..."
And your headline writers rarely take lessons in spelling.
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.”