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Eric Scheske

Brews You Can Use

Spoetzl is Texas' oldest independent brewery and producer of Shiner beers, named for the town where the brewery began in 1909. It has come out with "Shiner 96," the first of the company's annual series of commemorative beers that will lead up to the brewery&

A Little More Potter Debate

I found the entire row over the Harry Potter books tiresome (endorsement of black magic, great children's tale, etc.). But I found this commentary interesting: > Rowling's disregard for the virtues of obedience, truth telling, and self-restraint cultivated in traditional children's literature show

Nursing Home Heavyweight Champion

> Hollywood sources confirmed last night that Sylvester Stallone has agreed to star in the sixth instalment of the Rocky saga. > Filming starts in Los Angeles in December and Stallone, who will turn 60 next year, is also lined up to direct. Link [http://www.thisislondon.com/films/articles/

When the Bush Comes Around

Readers may recall that I'm a fan of Johnny Cash's "When the Man Comes Around" ( link [https://thedailyeudemon.com/2259/]). I was amused to see Thomas Woods note [http://blog.lewrockwell.com/lewrw/archives/009075.html] that some right-wing zealots said the song

Parents of Gay Catholics

I'm thinkin' there's a good chance these folks encouraged the sexual orientation. Homosexuality is a disorder that needs to be combatted and fought, albeit with love and understanding. If it's encouraged or accepted like a parent accepts, say, his child's red

Those Crazy Dutch!

> The Netherlands is likely to become the first country in Europe to ban the burka, under government proposals that would bring in some of the toughest curbs on Muslim clothing in the world [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13509-1823334_1,00.html]. I don't

Little Island Folk

I don't know if this is an effort by dogmatic Darwinists to find a missing link, but it's highly interesting. Either way, I've always maintained that little can have souls, hence the concerns about dwarf tossing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_tossing]: >

1031 Exchange

> The Vatican is hoping to regain control of the Room of the Last Supper in Jerusalem, one of the most sacred sites in Christianity. > It will, in exchange, hand over to the Jewish community the historic synagogue at Toledo in Spain, at present a Catholic church. Link [http:

Sweet Sixteen

Makes my paltry seven seem like nuthin: > Michelle Duggar just delivered her 16th child, and she's already thinking about doing it again. Johannah Faith Duggar was born at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday and weighed 7 pounds, 6.5 ounces. . . > Jim Bob Duggar, 40, said he

Good for Mr. Holmes

Just because your daughter's a celebrity doesn't mean you have to stop being a father: > Katie Holmes's dad is said to be “very upset” because his unmarried daughter is pregnant with Cruise's child. And, what's more, the devoutly Catholic