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Eric Scheske

Misc. 11.18.05

Aaaargh! My town's theater didn't bring in Walk the Line! (Durn that Harry Potter.) The next nearest theater is 30 miles away. Decisions will have to be made. What's up with MyYahoo? It's running slower than molasses in December and a few

Smoke and Gambling

Gamblers like to smoke? Who woulda thunk: Atlantic City casinos warned yesterday that a smoking ban could spell economic doom for them. [http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/57696.htm]

Can't Call Someone a Jewish Fag

> A gay Jewish man's discrimination lawsuit against the Salvation Army can keep marching on, a Manhattan judge has ruled. > In a decision made public yesterday, state Supreme Court Justice Richard Braun denied the Christian charitable organization's bid to throw out Zachary Logan's

Brews You Can Use III

> Archeologists in southern Peru have uncovered a brewery dating to about 1000 A.D., and, in a new research paper, conclude that it was staffed by "elite brew mistresses" probably selected for their "beauty or nobility."' Link [http://www.realbeer.com/news/articles/news-

Fleiss Comes Back

Well, if this blog thing doesn't work out, at least I'll have options: > Former "Hollywood Madam" Heidi Fleiss is looking for a few good men. > Fleiss has decided to return to the world's oldest profession – and says this time she&

Sci-Fi Politics: Politics in a Future World?

Michael Kinsley at WaPo mentions some uncomfortable political facts about abortion [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/17/AR2005111701452.html] : > The last thing in the world that Republican strategists want is repeal of Roe . If abortion becomes a legislative issue again, all those pro-choice

Brews You Can Use II

Starting next Thursday, properly-licensed British pubs can stay open 24 hours a day [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4441328.stm].

Brews You Can Use

Thousands of drink recipes [http://www.bartrend.com/].

Sports Gone Wild, Episode 1,490,333

> Looking back now, it should have been obvious that something was amiss about the adult football team that Texas Christian School fielded three weeks ago in Austin. > Not to mention the tattoos. > "Some of the guys had tattoos and full beards and looked like they were

The New Child Abuse

> "If you deny a 14-year-old girl her mobile phone and MSN (Internet chat) access, it borders on child abuse," Elisabeth Staksrud told financial daily Dagens NÃ¦ringsliv. Link [http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1158710.ece]. Scandinavians are great fun. They avoid having children, and