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Eric Scheske

Caligula

EveTushnet [http://eve-tushnet.blogspot.com/] reminds readers of those funny words from Pinky and the Brain: > "Caligula was no Boy Scout; He did things we can't even talk about. The Romans knew he was off his head When he filled a vacant Senate seat with

The Weekend Eudemon

A most-enjoyable evening yesterday. My parents returned last week from a three-week trip to Russia. To celebrate nothing in particular, Dad and I went to the Hillcrest Lounge after work to consume beer from long necks and old rock-n-roll and country from the jukebox. We were

More Terrible Ted

> Brutal episodes, such as are all too frequent in history, are treated as demonstrations that civilization and culture are a sham, a mere mask for crassly material interests--as if there were any protection from man's permanent temptation to brutality, except his striving after civilization and culture.

The County Fair

I took my family to the County Fair last night. Here's my Top Ten Thoughts That Crossed My Mind: 10. The rides are $4 apiece. I spent $80 for unlimited-ride wristbands for my six walking children, and they each rode over $40 worth of rides. I made

Spirits Survived Katrina?

Interesting video clip of a story by CBS-affiliate about spirits roaming New Orleans. Link [http://cbs5.com/video/?id=6789@kpix.dayport.com]. It runs about four minutes.

Harmless Voodoo?

This article [http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/9/22/central/12029924&sec=central] says voodoo dolls are popular. Although the article appears to apply to Western tastes, it's written from Malaysia and with a Malaysian perspective: the writer indicates the dolls are harmless,

When a Culture Stops Doing What Comes Naturally . . .

. . . it pays: > Middle-class mothers in France could be paid up to â‚¬1,000 (Â£675) a month - almost the minimum wage - to stop work for a year and have a third child under a government scheme to boost the birthrate, already among the highest in Europe. >

Brews You Can Use III

It's the time of the year for pumpkin ale: > The spicy suds were originally brewed by early New England colonist who sought to stretch their supply of costly imported malt by fusing it with fresh indigenous ingredients. > The trick of this adult treat is sweetening the

In Canada?

This is odd. I would've assumed this could lead to a complaint with the Canadian Human Rights Commission [https://thedailyeudemon.com/914/]. Link [http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/09/23/D8CPU38G8.html]. Excerpt: > A 14-year-old student was expelled from a Christian school because her

Get Me One of Those Pink Tri's!

The NYT this morning runs a news item on the Vatican's seminary instructions. I wouldn't call it "objective." Link [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/23/national/23priests.html]. Excerpts: > Word that the Vatican is likely to issue instructions soon that could bar