Eric Scheske

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Brews You Can Use

Need a gift for the little lady? Look no further: Dogfish Head Beer Shampoo Bar. [http://store.dogfish.com/item/Dogfish_Head_Beer_Shampoo_Bar/753/index.htm] Only $5 for ten ounces. It probably smells so good, you'll be tempted to use it yourself. But of course,

From the Highlighter

At the End of an Age [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0300101619/thedailyeudem-20], John Lukacs (Yale, 2002) I picked up this book when it was published in 2002. I always think octogenarians have something interesting to say, and I figured an octogenarian of Lukacs' stature would definitely

Thanksgiving Day

It's been a good year. I can't deny that I'm concerned about the economic future, but for now, everything is good, and that's enough for me. The past is gone and the future is always a land of hazy variables. The present--this

Early Christmas

I'm jammed at the office right now. All I have today is a sneak preview of my family's Christmas card: (TDE returns to a white background tomorrow.)

Just Say It

Bishops plan to confront Obama [http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/religion/chi-081111bishops,0,615284.story] . From Tuesday's Chicago Tribunal: > Though the document made clear that "the direct and intentional destruction of innocent human life is always wrong and is not just one issue among many,"

Brews You Can Use

A reader sends along this nifty little story: Top 5 Beer Tours [http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/travel/stories/2008/11/02/STEP02.ART_ART_11-02-08_F1_6BBNJ86.html?sid=101] . Excerpt: "Newport Storm brewery, in Middletown, R.I., near Newport, might be in the smallest state, but

Acceptance Speech

Text [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20081105/pl_ynews/ynews_pl137?full]. Remarkably gracious, which has been his style all along. I've admired it the entire election. I've never encountered a politician that I like/dislike so much. The way he speaks, the way he

The Hangover

Well, a fine mess we've gotten ourselves into. The only good news: The Democrats won't get 60 seats in the Senate. But they still have a shot at 59. With even 56, they'll have enough Republicans cave in to break filibusters. So what will

From the Notebooks

I may have been hungover while writing this entry in 2004. Good luck: If you hear a purported absolute truth and it doesn't involve a paradox, you can assume you hear heresy. The tradition of Western philosophy to find an absolute source of knowledge–Descartes' I think

Brews You Can Use

Pass me that Mad Dog 20/20 and the ultrasound machine: An entrepreneur claims to have invented a machine that uses ultrasound technology to turn a cheap bottle of rot gut into a vintage-tasting wine in a matter of minutes [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3115492/Ultrasound-machine-turns-cheap-plonk-into-fine-wine-in-30-minutes-says-inventor.