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Eric Scheske

Eric Scheske

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

Religious Countries Worse

Many of you have probably seen this story: "Societies worse off 'when they have God on their side [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1798944,00.html].'" If you haven't, you may want to check it out, but then drink some antidote

It Wasn't Rick Warren's Purpose Driven Life?

After the Atlanta shooting earlier this year, everyone was marvelling about the woman who convinced the shooter to surrender. She shared her faith with the shooter, along with advice from Rick Warren's The Purpose Driven Life. But she shared a little more: > Police said Nichols took Smith

Kids Overestimate Drinking

Consider this a public service announcement for my readers with kids in the 17-23 age bracket: > More than 70 percent of U.S. college students overestimate the amount of alcohol that their peers drink. > And this kind of misperception has a strong effect on personal alcohol consumption

The Affluent Society

The poor will always be with us . . . so spend it before they gang up and take it away from us. And in the meantime, let 'em starve. I gotsa have my perks: > For the first time, there are more than 1 million owner-occupied homes in the United

Odd Consumer News

As long as I'm talking about witches: > Well with the Halloween season officially kicking off in stores, it's no surprise that the cheap Halloween masks have returned. And this year, they're back and cheaper than ever! It seems that both Target and Wal-