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Eric Scheske

Misc. Leno

Did you hear about this? Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams may be suspended for an entire year after he failed the drug test again. This is part of the NFL's strict 300 strikes and you're out program. The word from Fox News is that Prince

Trying to Find Something New

I've been reading so much about Muslims in Europe, it's getting hard to find something new. The New York Sun this morning has a great piece about the problem [http://www.nysun.com/pf.php?id=28013&access=219449]. Part of it is is well-

$100K Brokeback Shirts

> Tom Gregory just spent more than $100,000 on two used cowboy shirts. And he couldn't be happier. > The shirts are the ones worn by the ill-fated lovers, played by Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal, in Oscar front-runner "Brokeback Mountain." > The

Death is Always the Answer

Some day, this woman will be considered a pioneer, and all the good people who deserve God's creation can stand around, toasting her memory, thanking her for getting rid of those who don't deserve it: > A health official in the Netherlands has called for a

Fifties Site

I enjoy those narrow niche blogs, like this one: Plan59 [http://www.plan59.com/main.htm],Â a bunch of pictures and ads from the 1950s. Pretty cool.

Powerball Winners

I'm still battling this cold, bronchitis, junior plague, or whatever it is, so I went home at lunch to eat and take a nap. While eating, I flipped on Fox News and caught about 15 minutes of the press conference with $365 million Powerball [http://www.powerball.com/

Commie Catholics

Catholicism is rising in Vietnam, according to the Christian Science Monitor [http://csmonitor.com/2006/0222/p06s01-woap.html]. It was heavily Catholic under the French, but didn't fare well after the Communist takeover. Relations between the Church and the Party, though, have thawed a bit, according to

Brokeback Parodies

I watched a few of them. They're pretty funny, but not great. I'd give 'em a 6. Link to Brokeback Parodies [http://blogs.newsobserver.com/unclecrizzle/index.php?title=i_wish_i_knew_how_to_quit_these&more=1&c=1&tb=

Rastafarians, Rejoice!

> In a victory for religious freedom, the Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the Bush administration's claim that it can bar a small congregation in New Mexico from using a hallucinogenic tea during its rituals. > Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., speaking for a unanimous court, said

I'm Gonna Live Forever!

I keep telling my wife that the pressure of providing for eight dependents is killing me. Turns out, it might be making into Methuselah [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methuselah]:Â Â > Men who live alone, without a spouse or children, very often die young. The life-shortening effects