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Eric Scheske

Eric Scheske

Text Messaging

WaPo runs a piece this morning about the popularity of text messaging [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/28/AR2005122801430.html] . Excerpts: > A text message sent via mobile phone is usually confined to 160 characters or less and takes several seconds to send. To accommodate

Parents Matter, Exhibit 1,245,990

> Teens who have a secure relationship with their parents show faster development of coping skills than their peers with insecure parental ties, a new study shows [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10616716].

Tell that to the EU

> Man is the masterpiece of God's creation, and when a chld is conceived, "God already sees the future of that still-unformed embryo," Pope Benedict XVI said at his public audience on December 28. > God recognizes a human being even when the unborn child

Wafer Snacks

For an extra $10 a bag, an Anglican gay bishop will try to consecrate them for you: > Unconsecrated communion wafers are growing in popularity as a snack food throughout Quebec, alongside potato chips and popcorn on supermarket shelves. Link [http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20051227-010551-

Cutting One's Phone Bills

A novel way of establishing one's patriarchal authority: > Marlon Brando Gill may have taken AT&T's "reach out and touch someone" slogan too far, according to officials. Police have charged the Missouri man with felony assault, suspecting that Gill crammed a cell

Good for the Duchy of Muscovy

> The Moscow Patriarchate has suspended relations with the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Sweden after it decided to establish an official ceremony to bless homosexual couples, the Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday. Link [http://www.mosnews.com/news/2005/12/27/churchgayban.shtml].

Hug Technique

For the hugging types in my audience: How to give a hug [http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1326555]. Related: When it is acceptable for a man to hug another man [https://thedailyeudemon.com/1108/] (see last paragraph).

Mother Teresa Bun Stolen

> When Bob Bernstein arrived at his coffeehouse to assess the scene of an early Christmas morning break-in, the one thing he noticed missing was the cinnamon bun that bears a striking likeness to Mother Teresa. > Bernstein said he believes that the culprit is someone angry over the

EU Decadence Marches On

First, they tell Poland that its stance on homosexuality will hinder its inclusion in the EU. Now, they're posturing to make abortion an international human right [http://www.brusselsjournal.com/node/596]. > A European Union advisory panel has issued a statement saying that medical professionals are not

Cheaper by the Dozen II

I took my little family of seven children to see Cheaper by the Dozen II last night. I'd give it a 6 (1-10 scale). I gave the first one an 8. Too much of the humor is cornballish, which appealed to my children, but then it used