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Eric Scheske

Eric Scheske

Support Your Local Boy Scouts

They're standing strong, but beleaguered from every side: > A coalition of homosexual activists and atheists plan to march on a Boy Scout camp in San Diego next month demanding the organization open its membership and leadership to them. . . > In previous protests, the group has equated the

The Third Flooding

First it was Katrina, then Rita, and now Congressa: > Louisiana's congressional delegation has requested $40 billion for Army Corps of Engineers projects in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, about 10 times the annual Corps budget for the entire nation, or 16 times the amount the Corps has

Dylan Documentary

It will air in two parts, tonight and tomorrow night, on PBS. It sounds pretty good. Then again, the review is from the LA Times and the director is Martin Scorsese, so who knows. Link [http://www.calendarlive.com/tv/cl-ca-dylan25sep25,0,840025.story?track=widget]. Excerpt from

Read Me in the Rain

> The New American Standard Bible has been widely acclaimed as “the most literally accurate translation” from the original languages. Millions of people have trusted the NASB, learning from it and applying it to the challenges of their daily lives. The updated NASB continues this commitment to accuracy, while increasing

Hayden Was No Girlie Man

> A University of Iowa law professor has complained that a locker room set aside for visiting teams at Kinnick Stadium is homophobic and sexist because it's painted pink, according to the Associated Press [http://www.crgazette.com/2005/09/24/Home/pinklockerroomobjectionthreats.htm]. > Erin Buzuvis, who

Am I Supposed to be Surprised?

When you take the procreation out of recreation, it's only a matter of time until you take the recreation out of procreation: > Women are increasingly seeking inappropriate IVF treatment because they do not have the time or inclination for a sex life and want to "diarise&

Hurricane Enlightenment at Level 7

> A Dutchman says he is legally 'married' to two women at the same time. > Victor de Bruijn, 46, from Rosendaal, and his wife Bianca, 31, have signed a co-habitation contract with their friend Mirjam Geven, 35. > Although bigamy is forbidden in Holland, there is

More Atheism

The Huffington Post is interesting reading, if you like a relentlessly anti-Christian and anti-Red State approach to everything. Case in point: an editorial by blogger Cenk Uygur that mocks Christians for believing in a benevolent God. Link [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cenk-uygur/god-doesnt-care-about-us_

Aiming to Entertain in Early Hollywood

King Vidor about why he wanted to make The Big Parade [http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0015624/] (1925): > One day I had a talk with Irving Thalberg and told him I was weary of making ephemeral films. They came to town, played a week or so, then went their

Office Slang

A list of new office slang. Link [http://bigpicture.typepad.com/writing/2005/03/new_office_slan.html]. A few of my favorites: > 404 - Someone who is clueless. From the Web error message, “404 Not Found,” which means the document requested couldn't be located. “Don't