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March 23, 2008
Take a Look at Me!
A bunch of new pics of the boy are now online, including Christmas and his first haircut.
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March 19, 2008
In Good Company?
I haven't read a Cal Thomas column in months, maybe years. But a passage in his most recent piece caught my eye:
Obama says Rev. Wright is no longer among his campaign's "spiritual advisers." Obama should not be asked which of Rev. Wright's outrageous statements he disagrees with, but rather which ones he does agree with. That Obama remains a member in good standing of Trinity United Church of Christ indicates that he prefers the company of many people who have demonstrated that they believe what their pastor has said.
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March 17, 2008
And the Whole World Goes Green!
Not growing up Catholic, I admit my knowledge about St. Patrick is limited.
What I do know, however, is that while he may be regarded by some as the patron saint of Ireland, he's regarded by many more as the patron saint of drink specials.
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March 11, 2008
Meet the Most Quotable Man in America - What I'm Diggin': March 10, 2008
While on a business trip last week, I was pleasantly surprised to read this fantastic and fascinating story about "the most quotable man in America" in my copy of Spirit, Southwest Airlines' in-flight magazine.
If the Post runs the interview, it will be the 159th time the press has quoted him. Packer, a 44-year-old, never-married, retired highway repairman from Long Island, has shared the orbit of the rich and the famous and the powerful. He has met three American presidents, bonded with NFL royalty, and once even received a shout-out from Garth Brooks. That sort of accomplishment doesn’t just happen to a guy. In fact, Greg Packer spends more of his time trying to get his name in the paper—or his face on TV—than probably any other amateur, self-made minor celebrity in America. The media are his medium, and he keeps the messages coming.
Also diggin'...
Two blogs:
The hilarious bad sports journalism mock site, Fire Joe Morgan, featuring -- among others -- in pseudonymed glory Office writer Michael "Mose Schrute" Schur.
As mentioned originally 'round these parts by Ryan and by a few other Chattabloggers since, the viciously awesome Stuff What People Like.
From the "books I didn't get around to read because I simply didn't have time while I was the editor of The Pulse" department:
2004's The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. I'm 100 pages in. Outstanding and chilling.
In food:
Kashi's "Heart to Heart" Honey Toasted Oat cereal. Delicious and good for me. And you. And, yes, I am suddenly elderly.
In sports:
Watched a spring training game (Cubs vs. Royals) on TV yesterday, and my fantasy baseball draft is Saturday.
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The Plan Keeps Coming Up Again
On his blog today, Billy Blades pointed out something that I've been saying for, well, 14 months now: There has never been a plan for the homeless campus. But, somehow, there was enough of a plan to spend $775,000 on land for it.
Who says government is inefficient?
Here's what Billy had to say:
In Michael Davis' excellent story, Ron Littlefield, Chattanooga's Worst Mayor Ever, admitted that there's no plan to make his homeless complex actually happen, but that he hoped that if he bought the property an opportunity would come along to bring his unformed dream to reality. That's the kind of mayor we have folks - a wing and a prayer. Except the wing cost Chattanooga's taxpayers $775,000. Good news though--prayers are still free.
I just don't know what to say anymore.
I'll just quote Built to Spill:
The plan keeps coming up again
The plan means nothing stays the same
But the plan won't accomplish anything
If it's not implemented
...or if it never existed in the first place
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