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Eric Scheske

Is Something Wrong with the GAD?

The mere existence of a place like this belies the Great Grotesque American Dream (GAD) of fame and fortune: > [Laurie] Perlman . . . is founder and chief executive of Moonview Sanctuary, a new high-end clinic for the rich and, often, famous. It is a kind of psyche-spa for the

Priests Recruiting Priests

A new program encourages current priests to encourage youth to join the priesthood. I support it, but it's disturbing that the RCC in America has to establish a "program" to do what should be natural and what was once a commonly-accepted aspect of being a

Go ND, Grow the Grass!

I'm pulling for my alma mater today, even though the LA Times says they're "cheating" by growing the grass long. Link [http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-plaschke15oct15,0,1003751.column?coll=la-home-sports] . Excerpt: > At a pep rally on the

The Weekend Eudemon

Michigan in October. It's not Vermont or the Smokies, but it's still one of the prettiest places. The leaves change, the bugs disappear, and half-harvested corn fields look like battlefields, but in a good way. Thousands of spring-fed lakes cool down, making their surface

Confess that 1984 Movie

The Pope of Greenwich Village [http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0087932/] was one of the most gosh-awful films I've ever seen. I don't know how it came to be considered a contemporary pop classic. But I'm glad Mickey has found his religion: >

Music and Romance

Oh, the products a technological society fixated on sex can come up with! > Computer chips that store music could soon be built into a woman's breast implants. Link [http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1570835.html?menu=].

Another Repercussion Suit

A second lawsuit emerges in NY based on repercussions of sex with priest. Earlier this week, a man alleges that a priest's assault turned him gay [https://thedailyeudemon.com/2666/]. Now, a woman says a priest's assault made her mute. NY Post Link [http://www.nypost.

Again?

When the natural desire to procreate is stifled, it manifests itself in odd ways. From this morning's NY Post: A deranged Pennsylvania woman bashed her pregnant neighbor over the head with a baseball bat, drove her to a secluded area, and slashed her belly in a maniacal bid

Brews You Can Use III

Budweiser can't use its name in Portugal. No tears from me. I've never been a Budweiser fan. > Anheuser-Busch lost an appeal that would allow it to sell beer under the brand name Budweiser in Portugal, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in the

Material Girl Backlash?

Madonna talks about her parenting slant: > But as she nears 50, she has become a puritanical parent who is a disciplinarian with her children, nine-year-old Lola and Rocco, four. > Madonna, married to film director Guy Ritchie, says she has banned television and punishes her daughter'