Eric Scheske

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Food and Drink

Brews You Can Use II

We learn something new everyday. Last night, we learned that July is beer month. Link [http://www.americanbeermonth.com/]. Note to new visitors: If the blog seems rather "top heavy" with drinking information today, that's because it's Friday. We feature "Brews You Can

Odd Consumer News

This article says more people are going to start eating goat. Link [http://www.deridderdailynews.com/articles/2005/07/13/news/news6.txt]. Excerpt: > "The population that eats goat meat is increasing in the United States," Hankins said, explaining one segment of that population are people of

If You Got 'Em, Smoke 'Em

We detest cigarettes: we hate the smell, it hurts our eyes. But if no-smoking bars are such a great idea, let owners make their bars non-smoking. They'll make a killing. We're flabbergasted that this assault on private property rights has picked up such momentum. Hats off

Odd Approach to Charity

We're not inclined to criticize any charitable effort, but this one is kind of odd: designing giant sculptures from canned goods, and then, at the end of the exhibit, donating the cans of food to soup kitchens. We're not sure we "get it," but

Lost Art

Another little art sacrified to the pursuit of money, efficiency, and rootless ideas of personal fulfillment: > Even as "food culture" blossoms in countless cookbooks and chef shows, many adults simply don't know cooking basics. Experts blame it on a transmission breakdown. While parents traditionally shared

Brews You Can Use Special Edition

Yes, it's not Friday, but it's still the weekend, so we can't resist posting this great piece from the Wall Street Journal about the booming liquor industry's variegated ways of putting more liquor on the market, from new flavors to vodka-soaked bubble

Dying for a Diet

Don't diet. Just live right. That's what the evidence shows. Link [http://www.techcentralstation.com/060205D.html]. Excerpt: > It has been well documented that dieting virtually always fails long-term -- about 90 to 95% of the time -- and that dieting drop-out rates are high.

Brews You Can Use III

Beer logo game. We didn't do well. Link [http://www.logogame.com/game.php?id=16#guess].

Brews You Can Use II

> A German company has launched a beer, NicoShot, it claims is designed to help drinkers stop smoking. > "NicoShot is cigarette satisfaction in a beer without the smoke," according to a company press release. "For most smokers, three cans of NicoShot is comparable to an entire

Topsy-Turvy World of Research

A new study says being overweight is a problem after all. Link [http://www.townhall.com/columnists/GuestColumns/Fumento20050707.shtml]. Excerpt: > That study in the July Health Affairs classified people as obese (Body Mass Index [http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/bminojs.htm] above 30), overweight (above 25), and normal