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Eric Scheske

Dried and Ready for Sale

"A little old lady used to sail it to church on Sundays": > Unscrupulous dealers have been selling automobiles flooded in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita as far away as California, the state's insurance commissioner said on Thursday. > John Garamendi warned that some dealers and salvage

Niall of the Nine Hostages

I'm always drawn to bits of history that I've never even heard about. This one rings a bell, barely [http://shep.wordpress.com/2006/01/18/the-true-father-of-ireland]: > Research by geneticists at Trinity College Dublin reveals that one in 12 Irishmen are

Sexual Harassment

Susan Ager at the Detroit Free Press laments that sexual harassment is still the norm at college campuses [http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060129/FEATURES01/601290365/1122] , just as it was thirty years ago when she attended college. > [A] survey released this week, by the

Something for Sunday Morning

> Give me persons in love: they know what I mean. Give me those who yearn; give me those who are hungry; give me those far away in this desert, who are thirsty and sigh for the spring of the eternal country. Give me those kinds of people; they know

Taliban Coming to Dinner

David Pearson at "Suicide of the West" observes Western ease while Islam keeps marching forward [http://suicideofthewest.com/?p=71]: > In the Chicago suburb of Bridgeville, Ill., the fundamentalist leadership of a local mosque is wildly popular [http://www.opinionjournal.com/taste/?id=110007880]. One of the

Existentialist Quitting

Don't think about it. Just quit: > Putting a lot of thought and planning into quitting smoking may not be the best route to success, a new study finds. > In fact, British researchers found that those smokers who spontaneously quit were much more likely to not resume

I Didn't Know Yale was in France

> It took a decade of student lobbying, but Yale University appears poised to break with tradition and supply soap for dormitory bathrooms on one of the oldest campuses in America [http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2006/01/27/a_milestone_at_yale_soap_in_dorm_bathrooms/

Wolf Crosses Over?

They say feminist Naomi Wolf is now a Christian [http://www.sundayherald.com/53663]. Could be. I'm neither convinced nor skeptical. I'm just waiting to see: > Today, Wolf seems sharp and incisive . This is no Valley Girl on some psychobabble trip. But when one of

Violating Don't Ask, Don't Tell?

What about the fundamental human right to let it all hang out? > Army officials are investigating allegations that members of the celebrated 82nd Airborne Division appear on a gay pornography Web site, a spokeswoman said Friday. > Authorities at Fort Bragg have begun an inquiry into whether the paratroopers&

Historical Miniature

I don't know a lot about Christopher Marlowe, but I know enough to know that this summary of Marlowe in NYT is one-sided [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/29/books/review/29feingold.html?_r=1] (it is not at all clear, for instance, that Marlowe was