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Eric Scheske

Agca to be Freed

> A court has approved the release from prison the man who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981, saying he completed his sentence for crimes he committed in Turkey, the semiofficial Anatolia news agency reported Sunday. > Mehmet Ali Agca was extradited to Turkey in 2000 after serving almost

Couric's Salary

From Andy Rooney: > [T]hey're talking about giving Katie Couric $20 million. I say take that $20 million you could buy 40 reporters, 40 new reporters. You could give them each $250,000. I mean, there are hundreds of reporters who would jump at getting $250,000.

Another Phenomenon from Our Mass Middle Upper Class

> Mailboxes costing as much as $350 and granite posts that can cost $400 are sprouting up around Boston's western suburbs. Link [http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/01/08/the_latest_stamp_of_distinction_high_end_mailboxes/] .

Crime Doesn't Pay

> Two people suspected of counterfeiting money spent at least a week relieving themselves in plastic shopping bags, because the plumbing stopped working in their apartment when they flushed wads of suspected fake cash down the toilet, authorities said. [http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CASH_CLOGGED_TOILET?SITE=

Increasing Brand Loyalty or Intolerance?

Wheaton fires a professor of medieval philosophy because he became Catholic. Catholics are trying to hire more Catholic professors. Is this a renewal of hostilities that have thawed over the past 20 years, or just intitutions being loyal to their religious roots? I'm thinking the latter, and I

The Bloody History of Communism

Click here [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8249035553873309392&q=beagle] to see a video about the atrocity that was Communism, from its Marxist/Darwinian theoretical beginnings through Castro (the intro implies the video will discuss Castro). I've just started watching it, and it looks pretty good.

Cliche Hater

Long-time readers of this blog have no doubt noticed my dislike of cliches. My dislike is a little extreme, but basically it comes down to this: chiches are often substitutes for (and obstacles to) genuine clear thinking and inventive writing. The New Book of Lists [http://www.amazon.com/

Skin Library

I'm not sure I'm fond of my library after all: > Brown University's library boasts an unusual anatomy book. Tanned and polished to a smooth golden brown, its cover looks and feels no different from any other fine leather. > But here's

Something for Sunday Morning

Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, by St. Gregory Nazianzen: > "Christ is bathed in light; let us also be bathed in light. Christ is baptised; let us also go down with him, and rise with him. > John is baptising when Jesus draws near. Perhaps he comes

By the Way

Consider picking up the January 15th issue of Our Sunday Visitor. The cover story is a fascinating, insightful, clever, and well-written account of the last things. The article's author is insufferably arrogant, but other than that . . .