Eric Scheske

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A reliable reader sends this along: > Phone companies are charging us $1.00 or more for 411 information calls. > When you need to use the 411/information option, simply dial 1-800-FREE-411 or 1 800 373 3411. There's no charge. So save a few bucks and buy

Reminder

I'll be on Dominic Lettieri's radio show this Wednesday, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (EDT), talking about blogging. If you're in the Philadelphia/Delaware area, you can catch it on WTMR 800 AM, and anyone can listen on Catholic

Pictures

Trip to Milwaukee: Daughter Abbie (11) and me at last Saturday's wedding. Don't freak out. She didn't drink too many. The seven and me in Cleveland. The faces have been shadowed out to protect our identity. Cleveland has a venerable mob history.

Kind Words

I've never met Terry Nelson at Abbey-Roads, but I can tell you this: he has a keen and sophisticated nose for talent: > Everything Eric writes has a lighter take, it's a witty and intelligent blog. Very good stuff [http://abbey-roads.blogspot.com/2006/08/lighter-blogs.

Leno on Mel

> You know I keep hearing and reading regarding the Mel Gibson story that they know that Mel meant what he said because alcohol is a truth serum. Keep hearing this over and over. Alcohol is a truth serum. Really? Since when? Women, when's the last time you

The Real Daily Eudemon

The idea of heresy, especially as illuminated by G.K. Chesterton, according to Kyro at Chesterton and Friends [http://chestertonandfriends.blogspot.com/2006/08/real-daily-eudemon.html].

The Wedding Hangover Eudemon

Well, I'm back from Milwaukee. A whirlwind trip, but we had a good time and got to see a lot of downtown Milwaukee this morning. Neat city. I bet it rocks in the evenings. It's my first nephew to get married. I have only 23 nieces

PSA

The back-breaking summer continues. I'm now off to Milwaukee for my nephew's funeral wedding. I've never been to Milwaukee, so I'm looking forward to it, but I won't have much time for sightseeing. My wife's brother has graciously

Fulbert's Pride

I forgot to mention on Tuesday that one of my more involved essays has finally got published [http://www.catholicexchange.com/vm/index.asp?vm_id=2&art_id=33828]. Another publication said it wanted it, but that was about five years ago, so I sent it to Catholic

Lick This, You Cell Phone Addicts

Cellphones harbor more bacteria than a toilet seat [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=398683&in_page_id=1770&in_a_source=] . Which isn't too terribly surprising. Few people are addicted to urinating.