Odd Consumer News
Man, this is so cool, I'd take the risk of being mistaken for a transvestite:
Purses made out of old hardcover books. Link [http://www.rebound-designs.com/].
Note: They cost about $175.00.
Eric Scheske
Historical Miniature
Thunderbird wine:
> You won't find mention of Thunderbird at the Gallo company's Web page, or any
reference to the companies [sic] roster of déclassé wines: Night Train,
Ripple, Boone's Farm. Neither will you find mention of the Gallo company on the
Thunderbird
Great Movie Review
James Pinkerton at Tech Central Station has written an excellent analysis of
Corpse Bride. Link [http://www.techcentralstation.com/092305F.html].
Here are two excerpts, related but distinct enough to be emphasized separately:
1.
> The film's production notes attest that CB is based on a "19th
Far Out
At the University of Michigan, I majored in History with an emphasis on
classical studies. This is exciting for us nerds:
> The tomb of Odysseus has been found, and the location of his legendary capital
city of Ithaca discovered here on this large island across a one-mile channel
Abolish the Prisons?
The clever Gary North has written a nice piece
[http://www.lewrockwell.com/north/north407.html] about the prison system.
Excerpts:
> In the Bible, the only prisons are in the empires: Joseph in an Egyptian prison,
John the Baptist in a Roman prison, Peter and Paul in Roman prisons.
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.