Eric Scheske

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"It is the right hemisphere that understands the emotional or the humorous aspect of a narrative; it is also better able to appreciate irony and sarcasm – all that is not explicit but radically alters meaning. . . . There is a large literature showing that the right hemisphere is crucial for appreciation of cartoons, jokes and humour of every kind." Iain McGilchrist, The Matter with Things

The Baseball Eudemon

It's baseball time. Jack's (11) regular season ended, but now he's playing on his league's junior All-Star team (first-year players, for the most part) and representing our town against other towns in the area. Today, he has games at 1:00 and

The Thursday Eudemon

So, my fourteen-year-old jock nephew Dan Scheske enters a July Fourth three-on-three basketball tournament in Topeka, Indiana [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topeka,_Indiana], a podunk town with a lot of Amish people, situated about thirty minutes from my house. He gets there and sees a bunch of Amish boys

Happy Fourth

I hope everyone has a good Fourth of July. I'll spend the bulk of mine at the office, a payback for my extended leave. You know you're busy when you're looking forward to working on a holiday because "the phone won't

The Tuesday Eudemon

I'm surprised there aren't more stories of such confusion [http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22009028-5012895,00.html]: > A bouncer at a popular restaurant in Manhattan's Greenwich Village neighbourhood ejected a lesbian customer from the women's bathroom after

Quick-Hitting Eudemon

For whatever reason, my comment boxes have been disabled. We're working on it. __________ On rednecks [http://www.lewrockwell.com/reed/reed129.html]. Excerpt: > Rednecks, as Bageant explains in detail, are dumber than dirt. They're not bad people. You can heist a brew with them and

The Wednesday Eudemon

Rosie is looking at "The Price is Right." [http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-et-rosieweb19jun19,0,5100712.story] Maybe she's interested in those backstage perks that Bob was rumored to enjoy [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Barker#Legal_issues]. __________ Kinda neat: Catholic Business Owners

Sinai and Station Wagons

I assume most everyone has seen this, but I feel obliged to at least mention it here: The Vatican has issued a ten commandments for drivers [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070619/ap_on_re_eu/vatican_road_rage]. My commentary is in italics. 1. You shall not kill.

Friday Post

A reader just sent along this link [http://www.tcrnews2.com/]: Traditional Catholic Reflections. Pretty neat. __________ Teachers handed out mock certificates of achievement to sixth grade students [http://www.nbc10.com/education/13495112/detail.html]. They were vicious: "Most Likely Not To Have Children" and "Sir Clowns-a-Lot.

Ignorance, Tigers, and Brews You Can Use

I watched one of the scariest TV programs ever last night: Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader [http://fox.com/areyousmarter/]? The level of ignorance in our country is astounding (but see my speculation below). Last night featured a high school history teacher, a "rocket scientist," and

Monday Miscellany

The travel season starts soon. Instead of posting Public Service Announcements about when I'll be gone, I'm just going to pre-program my posts. The posts will be sundry passages from my reading and short essays that aren't tied to any current events or news