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Eric Scheske

Eric Scheske

Valentine's Day Meditation

Few are better thanÂ the one in John Zmirak and Denise Matychowiak'sÂ The Bad Catholic's Guide to Good Living [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0824523008/thedailyeudem-20]. Link [http://www.godspy.com/reviews/Contraception-Bulimia-and-Frankenfoods-St-Valentine-and-the-Catholic-Theology-of-

Valentine's Day . . . Chinese Style

> Growing numbers of Chinese couples are buying each other cosmetic surgery for Valentine's Day. > Clinics in Shanghai reported a boom in business in the run up to February 14, reports the Xinhua news agency. > Some pay for their partners to go under the knife while

You Want an Allergic Reaction with That?

Damn, there goes my Valentine's Day dinner plans: > Not long after disclosing that its french fries contain more trans fat than thought, McDonald's Corp. said Monday that wheat and dairy ingredients are used to flavor the popular menu item – an acknowledgment it had not previously

Hunting Accident

Is anyone else baffled by all this coverage of the Cheney hunting accident? For crying out loud, I've known people shot in hunting accidents. It's tragic, it's unfortunate . . . but it's an accident. I'm not a big fan of the neo-

My Valentine

I've gotten some grief for my Catholic Exchange column last week about not being "in love" with my wife, Marie,Â anymore. Link [http://www.catholicexchange.com/vm/index.asp?vm_id=1&art_id=31817]. In that column, I wrote, > There's

The Cowards

Pretty much everyone is piling onto the "Europe is in Big Trouble" bandwagon, and they're even acknowledging thatÂ the problem isÂ a lack ofÂ babies. The Washington Post has even piled on [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/13/AR2006021301569.html] , and

Glad I'm Not in Italy

> A woman prisoner has won a court case forcing her boyfriend to bring her nicer presents. > A court in Focsani, Romania, ordered Nicusor Constantin, 30, to put more effort into his choice of presents for girlfriend Sicuta Radulescu. > Radulescu, 36, is serving a four year sentence for

Brews You Can Use

Yeah, I know it's only Monday, but I could use a drink, and this is interesting: > A wine collector has paid $96,000 for the privilege of drinking some very old wine. It's a French Sauterne, vintage 1787 -- the most expensive bottle of white wine

Four Meme

Curt Jester [http://www.splendoroftruth.com/curtjester/archives/006468.php] tagged me almost two weeks ago. With my wife's broken foot and other issues, I haven't been to his site lately, though I typically visit there 4-5 times a week. Anyway: Four Jobs I'

Boys Education

And we thought we had it tough here, just dealing with the Title IX types:Â > A Russian teacher faces two years in jail after ordering her students to lick clean the floor of a classroom. > Irina Gorova has been suspended from her school in Zolotaya Dolina for