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Eric Scheske

Inventors of Golf

Now the Commies are stepping in sensitive areas: > A Chinese researcher is challenging Scotland's proud claim to be the home golf. > The Chinese were teeing off in 945AD, 500 years before the first Scot swung a club, Professor Ling Hong ling, of Lanzhou University, claims. Link

Augustine

Augustine's enduring legacy [http://www.aei.org/publications/filter.all,pubID.23661/pub_detail.asp]. Dave Pearson calls this lecture "the best thing I've read online this month [http://suicideofthewest.com/?p=41]."

Leno on Many Things

The man was on fire last night: > Some good news – doctors say that Ariel Sharon is emerging from his coma and can move his hand. The first thing he did was give Pat Robertson the finger. > The Supreme Court confirmation hearings are under way for Judge Sam Alito.

Gumbleton

That explains a lot about this heretic (excuse my rhetoric, but the man is a troubling bishop): > Breaking ranks with his peers, a Roman Catholic bishop called yesterday for state legislatures to temporarily remove the time limits that have prevented many victims of sex abuse from suing the church.

80 Acres of Hell

An acquaintance sends this along: > The History Channel will premiere "Eighty Acres of Hell", the story of the Union's Camp Douglas, where 6,000 Confederate troops perished on Sunday, January 15th at 10pm EST. > "To the Victor, Belongs the Silence." Hidden until

Petition Spot

Takin' it to the streets paper electronic medium. Petition Spot [http://www.petitionspot.com/], a website to help you get your petitions rolling.

Worst Dressed

Mr. Blackwell has released his annual list of worst dressed women [http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,18120,00.html?rsslatest]. I don't follow such things and I don't know much about Mr. Blackwell, but any guy who puts Britney's maternity clothing

Lighten Up, Ski Team

I wasn't going to cover it, but the Bode Miller thing is ridiculous. Here's a summary of his words about drinking and skiing: > "Talk about a hard challenge right there," Miller said. "If you ever tried to ski when you're

Two Reminders

Two things I haven't mentioned in awhile: 1. If you want to know what this blog is about, check out the TDE Lens on the left. It may not look like much, but I put a lot of effort into that sucker, so check it out if you&

American Conservative

> With Republicans embroiled in an influence-peddling scandal that could threaten their control of Congress, the biggest pressure for reform is coming from lawmakers who charge that the party's woes have come from abandoning its core conservative principles. Link [http://news.ft.com/cms/s/cf26b6b2-820b-