Eric Scheske

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Rules of Sin

> The biggest jerks on the road don't act any differently when they step out from behind the wheel, University of Minnesota researchers have found. > The most hostile people tend to react more aggressively while driving than their less hostile counterparts would, according to a study of

Pope Joan

More on Pope Joan [http://newsbusters.org/node/3386].

But Could You Throw Them?

> The ancient Egyptians respected dwarfs, and did not see them as having a physical handicap, according to a study by US researchers. > A team from Georgetown University Hospital looked at biological remains and artistic evidence of dwarfism in ancient Egypt. > Ancient Egyptians worshipped dwarf gods, and many

Brokeback Buzz

> Who's afraid of a couple of gay cowboys? Not moviegoers, who helped "Brokeback Mountain" post the highest per-screen average over the film-flush holiday weekend. Link [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051229/ap_on_en_mo/film_brokeback_mountain]. That's the first time

Parents Matter, Exhibit 1,245,990

> Teens who have a secure relationship with their parents show faster development of coping skills than their peers with insecure parental ties, a new study shows [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10616716].

Tell that to the EU

> Man is the masterpiece of God's creation, and when a chld is conceived, "God already sees the future of that still-unformed embryo," Pope Benedict XVI said at his public audience on December 28. > God recognizes a human being even when the unborn child "

Modern Gladiators

It might be a good time to revisit St. Augustine's cautions about the sin of blood lust, though I'll be the first to admit that a little bit of this stuff is entertaining: > Excoriated at first as gratuitous mayhem, extreme fighting toned down the violence

Aborting in South Dakota

The WaPo headline caught my eye: "S.D. Makes Abortion Rare Through Laws And Stigma [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/26/AR2005122600747.html] ." It's about the difficulty of getting an abortion in South Dakota. The state has only one abortion provider (in

The Christmas Eudemon

Whew! The smoke clears. A whirlwind 48-tour of Detroit, where I received a lot of neat gifts, including a hand-carved chess set that had to set my generous in-laws back a few bucks. The kids received an avalanche of gifts while there, as well. We came home on Saturday, attended

Merry Christmas

> "He rules the world with truth and grace." –Isaac Watts ++ "I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year." –Charles Dickens ++ "The Incarnation...illuminates and orders all other phenomena, explains both our laughter and our logic, our fear