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Eric Scheske

Eric Scheske

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 . . .

Movie Page

By the way, if you're not aware of it, use IMDb [http://www.imdb.com/] to get information about movies. I have found it reliable, and its organizers have a great knack for culling the best quotes from films.

Celling the Family Short

> The round-the-clock availability that cell phones and pagers have brought to people's lives may be taking a toll on family life, a new study suggests. > The study, which followed more than 1,300 adults over 2 years, found that those who consistently used a