We have moved from vacation mode to survival mode with Fuller in Ohio. I have to admit I poured myself a bit of wine (ok, a lot of wine) after I put Fuller to bed. There was a bit of...
With 2007 rapidly coming to an end I take this time to look back at all the good and bad things that happen in 2007. First the best thing that happen to me is I got an almost ...
The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support...
I wish I'd saved my original post yesterday. Looks like Fox really is trying to conduct a candidate's forum on January 6th, and presently is excluding Ron Paul. But no one knows for absolute certain because Fox News is playing...
Yes. In more ways than one.
We all have done it. And we suck for it. Everytime it happens we berrate ourselves for having done it to others in our lifetime, sit back and try to be understanding.
Seriously. Women suck. When...
Wanna see something ridiculous? I was putting away some of her clothes today when I realized just how full her shiftrobe was. In my defense, it does include some things she hasn't grown into yet and some things she is...
Well, I never went anywhere, but I have been distracted by holidays and house guests. But everyone is back home now and all the Christmas stuff has been put away (usually I wait until New Year's Day, but this year...
(Please disregard this post. It was composed using erroneous information. My mistake.) UPDATE II: Nope. Now it looks as though it's real, again. But for some reason, when I earlier perused the schedule at FoxNews.com, I could...
William Dalrymple of Guardian Unlimited has offered his own view of Pakistan’s late former prime minister Bhutto, based on his personal encounters.
For the Americans, what Benazir Bhutto wasn’t was possibly more attractive even than what she was. She wasn’t a...
Amy and her Dad looking suaveGeorgia, Chuck (with Simon), Amy, Amy and Ron (with Boo) ready for Christmas eve churchAmy's mom was happy about our visit and her giftsGrandmama Georgia is such an amazing personAmy and I got some nice...
Bill and Ernie "Phil Spector" Paik pretend to be discussing the music during the recording session for the new "East Ridge Song," December 29, 2007. In honor of East Ridge, Tennessee's recent triumphant announcement, Ernie Paik and I spent nine hours...
An indication that I need to keep working on being more laid back and on my worrying? This is how Jack started singing Row, Row, Row Your Boat Row, row, row your boat, Gently down...
This story is a follow-up to an earlier story appearing in the Daily Times. From the Maryville, TN based Daily Times. By Rick Laney of The Daily Times Staff Bert Emmerson is back home after being stranded in the Gila Wilderness Area...
Illegal Motorized Use in the Nantahala National Forest Photo taken by Jeffrey Hunter on the Fires Creek Rim Trail Today the Sunday NY Times has a feature article entitled "Off Roading Surge Stirs Dust and Debate in the West." If you...
Today's Washington Post contains an eyebrow-raising story by David Broder (which, as I write this, Bob Schieffer is also mentioning on CBS) about a bipartisan group that will meet at the University of Oklahoma next week, to discuss the possibility...
i wonder what just happened, another year, gone by. just one and half more days left it will all be over. it didn't just happen, i know, it just feels like all of the growing and changing came...
Calvin Coolidge has long been one of my favorite presidents, based partially on the (possibly mythical) story wherein a dinner guest at the White House informed him that she’d made a bet that she could get him to say more...
Tonight has been very cloudy - the only stars visible are in the east and only just beyond first magnitude are visible - I could only just make out the belt of Orion periodically.
Despite the lousy conditions, I decided I...
ADDENDUM: Since I posted this, I’ve received even more information indicating that the Nolan Chart article is wrong. So, I’m sticking to my guns about Ron Paul really being excluded, and I’m not posting any more about it until more...
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