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Eric Scheske

Nature Wants to Populate One Way or the Other

> [O]lder women are more likely to have twins than younger women, reported WRC-TV in Washington, D.C. > With more and more women over the age of 35 getting pregnant, women shouldn't be surprised if they end up seeing more sets of twins. > And

Sex in Video Games

Have I mentioned lately that porn and sex have pervaded every corner of our culture? > [T]here are dozens of games that address sexual issues, sexuality and sex itself, ranging from Cyberlore's "Playboy: The Mansion" to Sierra Entertainment's "Leisure Suit Larry."

Looking Forward to Those Family Vacation Movies

Paris Hilton commenting on her home video "exploit" and displaying the intellectual and moral acumen of an eighth grader: > It's not abnormal for people to film their trips. > Everyone does it. Link [http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2004580002-2005450543,00.html].

The Marketers Aren't That Dumb

If an ad trivializes religion (the sacred, the holy, the whatever), a large segment of the population will be upset. It happens repeatedly. Surely the marketers understand this. Yet they persist, like children who do something wrong on purpose, then recant and say "sorry," and then smirk and

Falling Temps and Falling Marriages

> A chilly bit of Scandinavia is coming to the heart of London's West End Saturday with the opening of Absolut Icebar, a bar made entirely out of ice right down to the art on the walls and the glasses for the drinks. > Situated next to the

I Like It

I think I've seen more bishop backbone in the past twelve months than I saw in the twelve years prior: > The pastor of a Roman Catholic church was temporarily pulled from the pulpit after he refused to support a petition drive against gay marriage by the state&

No Back-Alley Abortions

Interesting piece at NYT this morning [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/02/weekinreview/02leland.html] about a new pill that would make back-alley abortions highly unlikely, if Roe were to be reversed and states started outlawing abortions again. This is good information to have when a pro-choicer

Something for Sundy Morning

Quotes from Simone Weil: > All sins are attempts to fill voids. > Evil, when we are in its power, is not felt as evil, but as a necessity, even a duty. > Human beings are so made that the ones who do the crushing feel nothing; it is the

Some Might Call This a Feel-Good Story

> One man was shot to death and another wounded after they allegedly attempted a carjacking against two FBI agents who were conducting surveillance, officials said. > The FBI agents apparently were targeted randomly and the incident remains under investigation. Link [http://cbs5.com/californiawire/CA--FBI-Carjacking-kn/resources_

Dad on the Run

My weekends now that I have four children in sports, some day this will be me: Sung to the tune of Band on the Run: Well, the van ignited with my copper key As I drove into the sun, And my first son said to my second son there I