Eric Scheske

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The Black Eudemon

Yes, a black eudemon. It's not my effort at multi-culturalism. It's a simple recognition of a day that has grabbed America and continues to puzzle me: Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, the biggest shopping day of the year, shin-bleeding day. I understand a little better

A Thankful Eudemon

It's been a very good year. For that matter, it's been a very good life, and I think it's because things didn't go as planned. I live in a small town: not NYC, where I had planned on living (my girlfriend turned

St. George's Day: April 23rd

For our brothers across the pond: > St George's Day - an occasion which not too long ago could arguably pass by almost unnoticed - is now being celebrated on a far wider scale, according to groups promoting the day. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_

April 15: Tax Day

There's something wrong when Tax Day is also Holy Saturday, but there's nothing we can do about it (though I think, technically, Tax Day is April 17th this year). In any event, The Patriot Post [http://patriotpost.us/] sent these quotes that help lessen the brutal

April Fools

Top 100 April Fools jokes of all time [http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/aprilfool/]. Humorous stuff. (This, by the way, is Eric. I obtained brief access to an Internet connection and saw this story. Since I try to post "holiday" items, I decided to log onto the site.

Brews You Can Use: St. Patrick's Day Edition

My St. Patrick's Day present to you. I scoured the Internet and found stuff dealing with beer and St. Patrick's Day (I did it while watching the Tournament, so relatively painless). Enjoy the luck of the Irish. Ten great Irish pubs in the United States [http:

GKC on Gaels

Perhaps my favorite GK Chesterton verse: “For the Great Gaels of Ireland Are the men that God made mad, For all their wars are merry And all their songs are sad.”

Don't Have a Cow, Brothers

> Hard-line Hindu groups who say they are fighting Western influences threatened Monday to beat up young couples who exchange Valentine's Day cards or gifts.Valentine's Day, which falls on Tuesday, has in recent years gained popularity in India, a predominantly Hindu nation."We earnestly

Happy Groundhog Day

I'm not a believer myself, but I respect the rights of others to believe such silly things and would never judge negatively a person for having faith in such superstitition. I'm open-minded and tolerant, and anyone who doesn't share my open-mindedness can die.

Live Cam

This might be handy to have tonight, if you're sitting around with your family, waiting for the Ball [http://www.earthcam.com/ts/]. > This broadcast quality camera pans north and south to show multiple views of Times Square. Catch the action in the streets and see all