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My neighbors in Knoxville


I was in the woods camping, swimming and fishing all weekend, and so did not learn of the tragedy at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville, TN until this morning when I arrived at work. This isn’t to discuss the incident, only to acknowledge it because these were my close neighbors. knoxnews.com has [...]

Obama’s Headwear


*muses to self if this photo of Obama in a yarmulke at the Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem will do anything to counter the images of Obama in a turban that have the bed-wetters all in a dither*

Religulous


Bill Maher has a movie coming out soon that addresses the topic of religion.
Watch the trailer
Oh yeah. This is bound to piss off almost everybody in the world.
But Bill just seems to have a way of doing that.

Tex to stay in Atlanta?


The AJC’s Terrence Moore stated Saturday that the Braves intend to keep Big Tex throughout the remainder of the season. Moore listed two reasons for keeping him. 1. The Braves are still in the hunt for the playoffs. 2. He is one of the best first basemen in the game.
My take on the first [...]

Tough to work at FOX


Or at least I think that is what Laura Ingraham would tell you.
I don’t know who I feel the sorriest for. Her or the people working with her.

The times they are a changin’


How does one explain this kind of change coming out of Washington?
Maybe this says it all
“a remarkable turnaround in policy by President George Bush who has pursued a hawkish approach to Iran throughout his time in office.”
This just seems to me to fly in the face of everything they have been about for the last [...]

She’s going to be mad about this


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Self Defense


If your attacker is a delicious, juicy watermelon, then this fighting umbrella might come in handy.

Also handy for crossing the space between chairs in instances where the floor might, for instance, be lava.

Starstruck


The concert in Charleston was certainly a show to behold.
The Charleston Post and Courier has posted up a few pictures of the event. It was a world of fun and there is something refreshing about standing in a crowd of folks most of whom are half your age.
The truly magic moment happened the day before the [...]

Titles are odious


Just a few random notes. I don’t read much of John Cole’s web-site any more. Lately, there hasn’t been much there that hasn’t already been said on Daily Kos. But I was glad to see him counter the idea that we should go after McCain for his crony’s big payments to terrorists. [...]