Blake Baxter in Iraq Last Sunday I said goodbye to four close friends at the conclusion of our Sunday National Guard drill. All four had served in combat in Iraq. With our goodbyes, our unit lost their experience and skills. Unfortunately,...
Miranda Parry with Vice President Al Gore It would have been unheard of just months ago, but on March 21, both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate will be holding hearings into global climate change. And, with the Democrats...
I somehow made it through three hours with three children ages 2, 1, and 10 weeks. The two year old was mine, the others were Luke and Ben who were our guests this evening while their Mommy and Daddy were...
More information is available at backupyourbirthcontrol.org.Go to your local PP for free EC tomorrow! (And, whatever you do, ladies, don't depend on ignorant men like this one to have any kind of birth control on hand or to make any effort...
Old Man Sitting At Counter Talking To Himself (presumably): "I was schizophrenic before I ever went into the military." --Waffle House on Dayton Blvd....
Unfortunately, I don't think that sheer incompetence and stupidity is sufficient grounds for disbarment. One can only dream. A week or so ago, Take-Two, the publisher of such... "delights... as Grand Theft Auto and Bully filed a preemptive...
After hours and hours spent tweaking this survey, it's finally finished. Please, please take it. If you're reading a blog, you're Internet savvy enough to be a perfect responder. It's fast, easy and completely anonymous.Thesis SurveyThanks for your participation. Also,...
A baby asked God, "They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow, but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?" God said, "Your angel will be waiting for you and will take care...
So Greg and I qualify to go to International Competition with DECA, but neither of us can afford to go. I have no idea how we're going to pay for it aside from sponsors, but I'm glad we are at...
I'm a little confused by Bush's threat to veto any emergency spending bill Congress puts before him if it includes language requiring the drawdown of American forces. Can anyone explain to me what happens if Bush runs out of money...
Saturday night, I ventured down to Dupont Circle to celebrate St. Paddy’s Day with a few friends. We decided to grab dinner before hitting the pub since Guinness should probably not be consumed by women on an empty stomach. The...
I got my new camera and I'm trying to learn how to use it. Although it is a point and shoot camera with auto settings I guess it still has a learning curve. I tried to take a few shots of...
What is the deal with loose dogs in the neighborhood--an everyday occurence it seems. A walk down my street will encounter a growling dog or two almost everyday. A walk down Clio one has to be like the...
This makes sense. There are now reports that the real people being hurt by online music sharing are pirates. If you were going to buy a legitimate copy, you were planning on spending some real money anyways. ...
"God willing, one day our village will be full of Saddam Hussiens!!" --Ejaj Alam, of Lakhanow, a village in northern India whose residents have decided to name all newborn boys after the Iraqi dictator (Details Magazine, March 2007, pg. 105). Read the...
"I may be tired of my plastic boobs now, but the implants have given me a lot of pleasure over the years. That's why I want them to be of some use, so they can provide pleasure for someone else....
I consider myself an eater. One of the jokes I say when people asked why I left chattanooga was I'd eaten at all the restaurants. Though somewhat true, that wasn't the reason. But there is one famous and nationwide chain...
Finally finished Dean Arnold's book "Old Money, New South". In general, it was an absolute blast to read, if you're into the whole Chattanooga history / oligarchy thing. My only real problem with the book was the author's bizarre need...
It's not me. The muse of ordinary life. In truth I am not "much of a muse". In truth I take that name because I need it so much. A few Saturday's ago I went out...
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