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Eric Scheske

The 68ers

Even a leftist at a Seattle alternative newspaper decries the Stalinist wannabes who have taken over Europe [http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=25924]: > How did Western Europe come to be ruled by monolithic ideologues? Short answer: the "'68ers," which is what Europeans call those

Brews You Can Use III

Another gem from The Modern Drunkard: The 86 Rules of Boozing [http://www.moderndrunkardmagazine.com/issues/01-02/01_02_booze_rules.htm]. Select excerpts: > 3. Whoever buys the shot gets the first chance to offer a toast. > 10. Do not make eye contact with the bartender if

Epiphany

THE FEAST OF THE EPIPHANY THE WISE MEN, by G.K. Chesterton STEP softly, under snow or rain, To find the place where men can pray; The way is all so very plain, That we may lose the way. Oh, we have learnt to peer and pore On tortured puzzles

Book of Daniel II

Even WaPo rakes it [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/05/AR2006010502423.html] . I might watch tonight for the same reason I watch Tony Orlando & Dawn re-runs: out of morbid fascination. > I cannot recall a series in which a greater number of characters

Brews You Can Use II

Beer cheese soup recipe [http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/food/sfl-fdask05r2jan05,0,2968806.story?coll=sfla-features-food#mmmmm] . Let me know how it turns out.

Christian Hip Hop

Stab a cop in the name of religion: > Hip-Hop Church has been electrifying Greater Hood on Thursday nights for the past year. Pastor Pogue himself was a fan of Blow some years back, when the musician helped rap emerge on the national scene. Since then, however, Pogue has

Brews You Can Use

I'm finding The Modern Drunkard a highly-entertaining book. Based on my initial pass, it appears to be a "best of" collection from the eponymous magazine. There is, for instance, this bit of wisdom from a collection called, "Etiquette for Inebriates": > Problem: Your

"Uniform" Means "No Uniforms"

The Florida Supreme Court knocked down vouchers yesterday. The ruling isn't based on First Amendment/religion grounds, but rather on a Florida state constitutional provision that requires the state government to provide "uniform" schooling. Problem is, the same type of language is found in many state

Too Wild Not to Mention

Rocket-powered bike [http://www.popsci.com/popsci/how20/f5dec714c2648010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html] . Zero to 60 in five seconds.

Book of Daniel

If you haven't caught any of the outrage over NBC's new Book of Daniel, click here [http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.asp?Page=/Culture/archive/200601/CUL20060104c.html] . Just more religious insults from NBC. I'm not surprised: post from last summer [https://thedailyeudemon.com/