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Eric Scheske

Brews You Can Use II

> Alcoholics who smoke appear to lose more brain mass than alcoholics who don't smoke, according to a study at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. > It is already well-known that the brains of long-term alcoholics atrophy and shrink, the study authors say, but the

Brews You Can Use

But can I get my wife to wear the radio transmitter? > A beer mat that knows when a glass is nearly empty and automatically asks for a refill has been created by thirsty researchers in Germany. . . > The disc-shaped mat can be attached to a normal beer mat

Order Heads Going to Rome

The NY Times continues its high-radar coverage of the proposed ban on gay priests, looking for any homosexual-sympathetic angle possible: > Responding to reports that the Vatican may be close to releasing a directive to exclude most gay candidates from entering the priesthood, leaders of Roman Catholic men&

Odd Consumer News

Put these in the high schools: french fry vending machines. Link [http://www.patatachef.com/patatachef.html].

Pagan Place

I found this great website a few hours ago: The Pagan Pride Project. It's full of good stuff, like this preliminary statement to its definition of "pagan": > What is a Pagan? The following definition is for the purposes of the Pagan Pride Project. Others may

Never Know When You'll Need This Information

As a youngster, I had a morbid fear of quicksand, even though I had never seen it, so I found this interesting: > Research has shown that it is impossible for people to sink into quicksand much beyond the waist – but it is equally impossible to pull someone out once

Gucci Ditches Sex?

Alright, I know nothing about fashion. It's intentional ignorance on my part; there's no reason to risk being accused of homosexuality. But I was interested to see that Gucci held a fashion show last night (apparently, a big deal of some sort) and the new Gucci

Leno on Male Thinking

> John Hinckley, Jr. the idiot that shot President Reagan, is now trying to get unsupervised visits away from his prison. The prosecutor argued this week against allowing Hinckley unsupervised visits. Because they claim that Hinckley still has delusions about women. He thinks women are making overtures to him when

The Used Book Market

A new study has been released. NY Times Link [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/29/books/29book.html]. Excerpts: > In barely a decade, online booksellers have grown to account for two-thirds of the market for general-interest used books, a trend that calls into question the future

New Standard Educational Fare?

Just make sure the Internet filter keeps out all references to God: > The $100 laptop computers that Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers want to get into the hands of the world's children would be durable, flexible and self-reliant. > The machines' AC adapter would double