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Eric Scheske

Eric Scheske

Brazilian Singer Cancelled

The Catholic Church continues to stand up for itself: > A Brazilian singer who promoted the use of condoms in an anti-AIDS campaign has been dropped from the lineup of next month's Christmas concert at the Vatican, organizers said Friday. . . . > The popular singer participated in a

Crying Statue

Could renew interest in Randall Sullivan's excellent book, The Miracle Detective [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0871139162/thedailyeudem-20]. > Carrying rosary beads and cameras, the faithful have been coming in a steady stream to a church on the outskirts of Sacramento for a glimpse of

No Soup for You!

> Waiter-stiffing skinflints across New York are getting payback for all their measly 10 percent – or less – tips, thanks to a Web site that lets members of the restaurant industry name names and out bad tippers.

Who Needs Parental Help When You Have the State?

The new spate of privacy laws apparently are preventing parents from helping their teenage children with addiction, depression, and other problems. Excerpt: > Whether the legal snare was embedded in the Personal Health Information Protection Act or the Child and Family Services Act or the Mental Health Act, the essence

Throwing Dry Pine Needles on a Fire

As if we didn't already have plenty of Christmas wars going on already [http://today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?type=domesticNews&storyID=2005-11-25T225326Z_01_KRA582362_RTRUKOC_0_US-LIFE-TREE.xml] : > Boston set off a furor this week when it officially renamed a

100 Books

NYT has released its 100 Notable Books of 2005 [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/04/books/review/notable-books2005.html?pagewanted=1] . The most notable thing about it is that the list isn't very notable, though there are a few exceptions. Each book in the list is

Just Eat It!

Another instance of snobs getting a hold of something pleasant and butchering it beyond recognition: > Like coffee before it, chocolate is going complex and upscale. This holiday season, look for Tasmanian honey wrapped in dark chocolate from Godiva and custom-made boxes tied with double-faced satin ribbon at

Something for Sunday Morning

"For while all things were in quiet silence and the night was in the midst of her course, thy almighty word leapt down from heaven from thy royal throne." Book of Wisdom. > [This] passage, brimming with the mystery of the Incarnation, is wonderfully expressive of the infinite

Aliens Coming

I've largely been out of the loop the past 48 hours, so forgive me if this is old news: > A former Canadian Minister of Defence and Deputy Prime Minister under Pierre Trudeau has joined forces with three Non-governmental organizations to ask the Parliament of Canada to

Misc. 11.26.05

Is anyone else floored by the dripping narcissism of that August Busch IV commercial for Budweiser? I'm back home. Whew! Whirlwind two days. Should be good training for Christmas. Regular blogging will resume tomorrow morning. I drove the entire length of Detroit's Eight Mile Road this