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Eric Scheske

Danica and Car Racing

I had great fun last Spring when Danica Patrick performed well at Indy. I have long maintained that car racing isn't a "sport," in the athletic sense, but my car-racing friends (I have too many) strongly disagree with me. I even tried a logic test

Kmiec on Miers

Doug Kmiec taught me Constitutional and Real Property Law while at Notre Dame. He attended the Mass when I entered the Catholic Church (inadvertently; he was there anyway, but he went out of his way to congratulate me afterwards). We've met once since graduation and have corresponded occasionally

Ready for California's Smoke-Free Bars

> A chimpanzee in a Chinese zoo has successfully kicked a 16-year smoking habit after becoming hooked when two spouses died and her daughter left, state press said on Monday. > Ai Ai, a 27-year-old chimp at the Qinling Safari Park in northern China's Shaanxi

A Katrina Wrap Up?

I think most of us have had enough of Katrina, but we shouldn't. There are lessons to be learned, and not about levee management. It's about people, sapping their spirit, creating an underclass that has been deprived of a basic moral upbringing. Kara Hopkins tells the

St. Francis

A reader sends along this sermonette on the Feast Day of St. Francis (October 4th): > St. Francis of Assisi said, "Preach the Gospel at all times; when necessary, use words!" > To obey this holy man's good counsel, three things are necessary: > 1) ALWAYS

Buy Stock in Kimberly-Clark

With predictions of 100-150 million deaths resulting from the bird flu, this product will "fly" off the shelves: > A tissue that is claimed to kill 99.9 per cent of cold and flu viruses has been developed. > Makers Kleenex say that within 15 minutes of

Shea on Miers

Mark Shea is a little more militant about the Miers matter. I'm adopting a more cautious approach (be cautious before getting mad), but I tend to agree with him: > If Miers turns out to be Souter in a dress, I think this will go down in history

Attack on the Altar

Anti-Catholics attack an Alabama church. KKK-remnants? A manifestation of the anti-Catholic bias that breathes (in a fairly deep and safe sleep) under the American surface? A handful of nuts? Link [http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/news/051003/assault.shtml]. Excerpt: > "They were screaming something about

Marshall McLuhan Revival?

> The average American is a ravenous media junkie, consuming up to nine hours a day of television, web time or cellphone minutes, according to new research which raises fresh questions about how technology is revolutionising society. . . > As information technology marches on, and search engine giant Google even raises

A Second Conservation Message?

The Bush administration is asking Americans to conserve gas. This is twice now. Wow. > With U.S. heating bills expected to hit record highs this winter, the Bush administration on Monday launched a conservation campaign featuring a cartoon mascot "Energy Hog" . . . > Energy Secretary Sam Bodman and