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Eric Scheske

Eric Scheske

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

Leno Holiday Humor

> Remember when you used to tie the tree to the top of your car and drive home? Now our SUV's are so big, the trees fit inside. The new Cadillac Escalade actually has a Christmas tree holder on the dash. > That is a big controversy this

Marriage is Healthy

> People in committed relationships are happier than people who aren't, and married people may be the happiest of all. > A new study shows people who are married report the highest levels of well-being, regardless of whether they are happily married or not. > "Even