Basil’s Blog

The Wife and I are travelling this weekend. Started early Friday morning. More about that Monday.
I won’t be on Wide Awakes Radio this Sunday. Travelling, like I said.
This weekend’s interviews were sent back early (huge thanks to Crazy Politico and to Miriam of Miriam’s Ideas).
Limited Internet access this weekend means not being able to peruse [...]

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It’s official. The rumors were correct. The Columbus Catfish are part of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays farm system. That’s what I found out at MinorLeagueBaseball.com
My first thoughts were not what one might expect of me.
That is, “An American League team? American League?”
You see, anyone with whom I’ve had any serious baseball conversation knows I [...]

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Today, we’re delighted to have joining us a real American. It’s Crazy Politico…

The panel is ready with their questions…

Let’s start it now….

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From WCVB:
Pet store fire called ‘animal terrorism’
Islamic poodles claim credit
From WBAL:
Police: Shooting death mistaken for heart attack
Blood spewing from holes were first clue
From CNN:
Cosmic doughnuts linked to massive stars
Stars to go on diet
From CNN:
Secret of 1918 flu epidemic uncovered
It was flu
From CNN:
Upbeat Heche ‘enjoying fruits of the planet’
First fruit she’s enjoyed since Ellen Degeneres
From ABC [...]

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Items of interest from the blogroll.

William Teach (Pirate’s Cove) watched Terry Mcauliffe go crazy live on TV.
Andrew McAllister, Ph.D. (To Love, Honor and Dismay) gets word of a situation involving a problem mother-in-law.

Ask your questions of Andrew McAllister, Ph.D. (To Love, Honor and Dismay) by clicking here.

Guns’n’butter finds Clinton was trying out for a new [...]

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I spoke with a friend Max recently about life’s lessons.
Actually, that wasn’t what we were talking about, but it ended up touching on that.
He mentioned, as part of a conversation, “Have you ever heard the phrase, ‘don’t try to break up two cats fighting’?” Or something like that.
I hadn’t. So he told me a [...]

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From ABC News:
Tiger-Skin Market in Tibet Flourishing
Detroit residents offer Jim Leyland if don’t win AL Central
From ABC News:
German Opera Cancelled For Fear Of Offending Muslims
Jews: “Maybe we should have tried being offended in 1939″
From ABC News:
Ukraine Nazi Massacre Remembered
Ukrainians: “Maybe we should have tried being offended in 1941″
From ABC News:
Yogi’s Clerk Slugs Would-Be Robber
Boo-Boo a [...]

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Items of interest from the blogroll.

William Teach (Pirate’s Cove) says the left puts abortion above all else.
Andrew McAllister, Ph.D. (To Love, Honor and Dismay) gets word of a situation involving a problem mother-in-law.

Ask your questions of Andrew McAllister, Ph.D. (To Love, Honor and Dismay) by clicking here.

Richard Burkard (The Blog of Columbus Georgia) eats out.
Teh [...]

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Ever since they moved to Columbus in 2003, there have been rumors about the Columbus Catfish leaving Columbus. Now, we’re sort of losing the team … but still have the team. The Catfish players are leaving Columbus … and won’t be back. But the Catfish will have players here.
Confused? Let me explain.

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From CNN:
Supernova first spotted in A.D. 185 found
Forgot where they left it
From CNN:
Chevy Chase to star in Gibson-based ‘L&O’
Former SNL star: “I’ve been singing in malls & know all the words to ‘Electric Youth’”
From CNN:
‘$64,000 Challenge’ host dead
Bush blamed
From CNN:
Russia fury at Georgia spy arrests
Waycross jail now full
From KHBS:
Teacher sentenced for sex with boy
Vows to [...]

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