Eric Scheske

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Saturday

Not much today. The Springsteen concert Thursday night went very late, then we came home to out-of-town company and Abbie's final high school play. A few quick words on Springsteen: You better be a HUGE fan, if you go to his concert. He started an hour late (I

Wednesday

The Humor Escapes Me You know who I can't stand? Stephen Colbert. I've actually grown to like Jon Stewart a little, but Colbert? I can't stomach him (yeah, yeah: I know he's Catholic--that just makes it worse). His entire schtick strikes me

Wednesday

Rise of the Zombies In Monsters from the Id, E. Michael Jones advanced an interesting theory: a culture's horror films reflect its sub-conscious. Frankenstein was fear of the unknown energy known as "electricity." Dracula was fear of syphilis. The rise of slasher movies in the 1960s

Monday

Movie Review I took the three older boys to see Captain America. The collective critics give it a C+ (Yahoo average). Of the three major rankings (Yahoo, Rotten Tomatoes, and IMDB), I trust Yahoo the most. Rotten Tomatoes is probably the best site, but I haven't gotten used

Tuesday

"The Attack of the Small Screen." Part Six of Moguls and Movie Stars on TCM. The re-run played last night at 7:00, then I watched Part Seven at 8:00. The 7-episode series is now over. It was highly enjoyable, with a slight political slant (they mentioned

Buffetting Life's Storms

The Hymns of Jimmy Buffett I started listening to Jimmy Buffett songs when I was in law school. Though I was ambitiously studying hard so I could find work with a powerful law firm, I was drawn to Buffett's music because it celebrates a radically carefree lifestyle. As

Up and FTN

Get Up and Go I received an email, saying that Nick Milne (blogger at The Daily Kraken [http://nickmilne.wordpress.com/] and one of the brightest lights of young Catholicism north of the St. Lawrence) greatly enjoyed Up [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810014785/info]. My family had our first

Memorial Day Eudemon

Stay Out of the Museum Night in the Museum 2 finished first in the box office: "Ben Stiller beat Christian Bale in the North American weekend box office duel between their respective "Night at the Museum" and "Terminator" sequels, according to studio estimates issued on

Entertainment Wednesday

Not So Rotten Caine Ever since his performance in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_Rotten_Scoundrels_(film)] with Steve Martin, I've liked Michael Caine [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Caine]. I'll probably hear at some point that he's a

Headlines from 2029 and Other Matters

Okay, it's been decided: This blog will survive. Maybe even thrive. A major writing project has fallen through, leaving me with nothing to work on. It's the first time in ten years. Commencing immediately, I will plow (almost) all my writing efforts into this blog. I&