“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” - Martin Luther King Jr.
Posted in Sports on Mar 30th, 2008
As much as I like baseball … and I do like baseball … I am constantly frustrated by the idiots running Major League Baseball.
Sure, baseball is a business. Despite the ruling that it’s not — the ruling that keeps MLB from having to follow anti-trust laws — it is a business.
And I certainly realize that [...]
Posted in News on Mar 27th, 2008
Photo: Joe Paull, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
You hear about somebody going crazy and shooting up a place. Like a McDonald’s in Texas. Or a high school in Colorado.
But it’s always somewhere else.
Well, it’s not always somewhere else.
Sometimes, it’s less than a mile away.
I was at work today when word got around that a man walked into Doctor’s [...]
Posted in Personal on Mar 27th, 2008
I turned on the computer today and found out it was Thursday.
How the heck did that happen?
I went to this little blog and saw my last post was on Sunday. And it’s Thursday!
We’ve got a big project going on at work, and I’ve been tied up with that. Had to work Saturday and Sunday. Yes, [...]
Posted in Religion on Mar 23rd, 2008
Chapter 24
Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.
And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.
And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.
And [...]
Posted in Sports on Mar 22nd, 2008
The local indoor football team, the Columbus Lions, had their home opener tonight. And it turned out sour for the home team. The Erie (PA) River Rats beat the Lions, 54-48.
A small crowd … this is Columbus, Georgia, after all … turned out. But at times they made some noise for the home team.
The guy [...]
Posted in Food and Drink on Mar 21st, 2008
If you’re on a diet, stay away … far away … from Four Winds restaurant in Cusseta, Georgia.
But if you’re looking for a serious hamburger, head there without delay.
I’ve eaten there before. Just not in a while. But yesterday, I had lunch there.
If you’re not familiar with Four Winds, it’s the home of the Ranger Burger. Named [...]
Posted in Politics on Mar 18th, 2008
A lot of politicians get blasted for flip-flopping on issues.
Former President George Bush (R) can testify to that. Remember the flak he caught for saying “no new taxes,” before he gave in to the Democrats in Congress and let a tax increase through?
Senator John F. Kerry (D-MA) can testify to that, too. Remember how much [...]
Posted in Music on Mar 18th, 2008
A while back, I mentioned that I, once again, had a complete collection of the Beatles’ music.
I used to have all the Beatles’ albums, back when music came on 12” vinyl. But, a divorce can wreak havoc on a music collection.
But, it was exciting when I got a complete collection again. And then added it [...]
Posted in Sports on Mar 18th, 2008
The Bowling Green Daily News reported last week that Art Solomon, who owns the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, filed the paperwork to buy the Columbus Catfish, in order to move the team to Bowling Green in 2009. (Tip: Columbus Ledger Enquirer)
The application was being reviewed Friday by the league’s team owners for approval.
“It will be [...]
Posted in Politics on Mar 17th, 2008
Surrender Monkey Hillary Clinton shows her surrender pose.
Desperate in her struggle to win the Democratic nomination from that upstart Senator Barack Obama (D-IL), Senator Hillary Clinton (D-IL-AR-DC-NY) appealed to the defeatists that control her party’s base by saying the U.S. “cannot win” the war in Iraq.
Ignoring the reduction in violence, ignoring the universal appraisals of [...]
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