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Eric Scheske

Eric Scheske

Concrete Jungle to Concrete Sow Farm

It's because of McDonald's. They're taking up all the green space with their drive-throughs and spray painting "Eat 3 Big Macs" on all the park benches. Link [http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/health/feeds/hscout/2005/08/19/hscout527496.html] . Excerpt:

Smelling the Sweat and Getting Violent

Two interesting blurbs from the Reuters Technology Summary. > TOKYO (Reuters) - Imagine watching a football match on a TV that not only shows the players in three dimensions but also lets you experience the smells of the stadium and maybe even pat a goalscorer on the back. Japan plans to

Ah, Those Dispassionate, Fair-Minded Scientists

We honestly don't follow the Intelligent Design v. Evolution controversy very closely, except to marvel at the sputtering hate of the scientific community and its remarkable tendency to deny that evolution as a theory has any significant problems. When it comes to decorum and civility, the ID people

How Grimm Will It Be?

This Friday, The Brothers Grimm [http://miramax.com/thebrothersgrimm/] will open. It's a Miramax production, starring Matt Damon as one of the Grimm brothers. Here's the synopsis from Rotten Tomatoes. Sounds pretty bizarre. > Director Terry Gilliam, who brought his magical storytelling talents to such films

Joseph (not Juan) Epstein

Mindlessly surfing while working off the effects of an evening at the drinking club, we ran across this nice overview of the work of our favorite essayist, Joseph Epstein. Link [http://www.januarymagazine.com/profiles/jepstein.html]. Excerpt: > "I have always thought," says Joseph Epstein, "that

Odd Consumer News

But will it lunge at an intruder's privates? > Stores across Japan started taking orders Thursday for the Roborior - a watermelon-sized eyeball on wheels that glows purple, blue and orange - continuing the country's love affair with gadgets. > Roborior can function as interior decor, but

1,000,000 at Mass

One million youths attended today's concluding World Youth Day Mass. NYT Link [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/21/international/europe/21pope-wire.html?hp]. Excerpt: > As [Pope Benedict] began his homily, calling on the pilgrims and visitors to World Youth Day to make wise use of

If Cheaters Never Prosper . . .

. . . then America's future doesn't look too bright: > Rutgers University released a survey conducted with 4,500 high school students. Cheating was the focus of the survey. Seventy-five percent of the respondents said they cheated regularly. Eighty percent indicated that they saw nothing wrong with

Something for Sunday Morning

Virtues of the soul, according to John Damascene: Courage, moral judgment, self-restraint, justice, faith, hope, love, prayer, humility, gentleness, long-suffering, forbearance, kindness, freedom from anger, knowledge of God, cheerfulness, simplicity, calmness, sincerity, freedom from pride, freedom from envy, compassion, mercifulness, generosity, fearlessness, freedom from dejection, compunction, modesty, reverence,

Odd Consumer News

You can buy a cardboard house for just $35,000. Link [http://www.housesofthefuture.com.au/hof_houses04.html]. Excerpts: > Being extremely low cost and transportable, the Cardboard House could be used in a wide variety of applications. You could live in one while your permanent house is being