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Eric Scheske

Eric Scheske

JPII Twice

Two made-for-TV movies about JPII will air shortly. NYT Link [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/28/arts/television/28pope.html]. Excerpts: > As it happens, two American television networks - ABC and CBS - had the same idea about the same time. Both movies are planned for this season,

Book Returns

Touchstone magazine has started a new series: Book Returns. Here's how they describe it in a marketing e-mail they sent last night: > [In Book Returns,] we reevaluate some culturally significant books of the last forty years. Here are some of the upcoming contributions: > Syndicated columnist

The Blogger's Keyboard

I actually prefer a reasonably-clear workspace, but some days, it feels like this:

Gourmet Hemp

I thought this was a joke at first, but it appears to be real. Link [http://www.davidmccandless.com/articles/high_society.htm]. Excerpt: > You've smelt it, wafting sweetly across the park, floating over the fence from the pumping party next door, rising to greet you off

Beer v. Wine and Liquor

This should go under "Brews You Can Use," but by next Friday, it'll be stale, and stale beer is horrible. This link [http://www.heartheissues.com/americanson-alcoholicbeverages-g.html] provides a detailed analysis of the recent poll that showed wine has become the favored drink

ND President

Here's a nice snapshot of, Fr. John Jenkins, the new president of my alma mater. Link [http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/news/nation/12744817.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp] . Excerpt: > Jenkins wants the campus to be welcoming to all students and faculty. But he doesn'

Hot off the MSM Polling Press

> Half of Americans say they trust the mass media when it comes to reporting the news fully, accurately, and fairly, according to Gallup's annual Governance survey. Trust and confidence in the news media is up significantly since last year, but it is still slightly lower than what

St. Casey?

I've said it before: I'm not a big fan of the Iraqi War, but I don't care for Cindy Sheehan's antics or attitude. "Narcissistic [http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/09/26/D8CS3A900.html]," Mark Shea has speculated, and I

Big-Toothed Fish

Maybe we should equip every non-Arab-descent grandmother with one of these, so those pesky airport security folks will leave them alone: > A routine check of a shipment at Manila airport turned bloody when a piranha sprung up and bit one of the inspectors. Link [http://hosted.ap.

Top Ten List of Cell Phone Annoyances

These aren't the Top Ten annoyances. If I tried harder, I gotta believe I could come up with better ones. Hearing someone ten feet away from you describe the weather. Hearing someone five feet away say "I gotta run; gotta go to the bathroom." Folks who