French Victories
A friend sends this along:
> Do this before it gets changed by someone at Google.
> 1. Go to www.google.com [http://www.google.com/]
> 2. Type in: "French military victories" with the quotes.
> 3. Hit "I'm Feeling Lucky" instead
Eric Scheske
The Weekend Eudemon
Wowsy and woosy. The stomach flu tore through my family, starting Thursday
night, in the following order: Jack (10), Michael (7), Meg (4), Marie (can't
mention age or she'll throttle me), Me (same concerns), Abbie (11). Alex (12)
and Tess (8 months) have so far escaped.
SantaCon
Look at the bright side: Only the good can be defiled. These mutants prove the
good of Santa Claus, I guess:
> In 1994, the San Francisco chapter of the Cacophony Society staged the world's
very first SantaCon. Influenced by the surrealist movement, Discordianism, and
other subversive art
Porn Tax
> Italians would have to pay a 20 percent tax on pornography according to a
budget
amendment that cleared a first legislative hurdle, news reports said Thursday
[http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/12/08/D8EC6T4O4.html].
I think a porn tax is a good idea. Unfortunately, based on research
Polka Wars
You ever read a story and learn about a hot news item that you didn't even know
existed? I scan through at least three different newspapers a day, but I didn't
know there was a Grammy for polka, much less a stirring battle within Polkadom.
Heck,
Lewis Cover Story
U.S. News and World Report's cover story this week is about C.S. Lewis
[http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/051212/12lewis.htm]. Written by
Walker Percy biographer Jay Tolson, it's pretty good, from what I've read so
far. (I'm
SNL
NYT this morning runs a story about guest hosts on Saturday Night Live.
[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/09/arts/television/09bald.html?8hpib]It's a neat
piece, even if it does feature Alec Baldwin. A few highlights:
When Baldwin hosts this Saturday, he will be tied
Christmas is Back
Great news for the good news season: According to the LA Times this morning
[http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-christmas9dec09,0,4039464.story?coll=la-home-headlines]
, Lowe's, Target, Walgreens, Macy's, and others have made efforts to bring the
word "Christmas&
Brews You Can Use
A Christmas gift for the man who drinks everything: Alcoholica Esoterica
[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0143035975/thedailyeudem-20]. From the
Amazon book page:
> Did you know...
> ”¢ that the word bar is short for barrier? Yes, that's right–to keep the
customers from getting
Outsourcing Gaming
Too lazy to be lazy. I'm (nearly) speechless:
> One of China's newest factories operates here in the basement of an old
warehouse. Posters of World of Warcraft and Magic Land hang above a corps of
young people glued to their computer screens, pounding away at