Scarlito’s way

Here’s what I don’t get…conservatives supposedly want LESS government and LESS government intrusion into our lives and yet, when it comes to sex and abortion, many conservatives want to create rules about what a wife has to tell her husband and what consenting adults can do in the privacy of their homes.
Bush’s latest appointee came [...]

The Beaman Park Squirrel-Eating Monster

It may not be as scary as the Bell Witch, the Antioch Deathkiller or the Tennessee Titans (lack of) defense, but there must be a squirrel eating monster residing in the dales or hollows of the newest Nashville Park.
Today was the perfect day for a walk in the park..after eating splendid bagel sandwiches at Bongo [...]

Today’s Personal Responsibility Award, or ‘But, Trent, you’re gonna miss Aunt B!”

“Bloggers claim I was their first pelt, and I believe that. I’ll never read a blog.” – Sen. Trent Lott, quoted in the Christian Science Monitor in their 10/27/05 edition.
I guess that Trent really would feel more comfortable in the Strom Thurmond heyday.

See you in the funny papers?

Today’s words to live by come from the comic strip ‘Get Fuzzy’.
“My strength is that I can laugh at myself, Bucky”
“Your weakness is that you don’t have a choice!”
Would that I had a choice…
But, what I want to know is this: Does anybody under the age of 30 read the funny papers/comics? I don’t [...]

If Fox News had been around throughout history…

HT: Kimble Forrister – Alabama Arise

It only hurts when I pump…Thanks Exxon..thanks 10Billion Times

Big oil must LOVE the hurricane season…
Third Quarter EARNINGS
Exxon/Mobile $10,000,000,000 (up 75% from 2004 3rd quarter)
BP $6,430,000,000 (up from $4,870,000,000)
Chevron $3,590,000,000 (up from $3,200,000,000)
Republican reaction – Let’s give em’ some MORE money! SEE BELOW

Outside of Kinky Friedman…

Sarah Silverman is probably the funniest and absolutely the most politically incorrect human alive. Check out THIS trailer for her upcoming movie.
WARNING: Not really work/family/prettymuchanysetting friendly..careful with the volume on the speakers!

Why don’t we just give them Texas – $10,000,000,000 isn’t enough??

In a stunning example of corporate welfare in a time when congress is supposedly scouring the budget for things to cut, House Republicans recently ramrodded an energy bill through Congress that would give financial incentives to energy companies to encourage them to build new refineries. Considering that EXXON made TEN BILLION dollars in profits this [...]

Today’s theme song comes Richard and Linda Thompson..

Their incredible album (CD for all you youts) ‘Shoot out the Lights’ contains the prescient tune ‘Did she jump or was she pushed?’
Harriet, we hardly knew ya…but we knew enough…

If only Bush had listened to himself….

In 2000, Bush clearly stated his beliefs as to when US military force should be used.
Of course, 9/11 happened and we heard how that changed everything..but let’s not forget: nearly all the 9/11 terrorists were Saudi nationals. The Taliban and their largely Saudi funding co-opted Afghanistan and we, quite rightly, took them on and at [...]

double latte for the devil..let me please introduce myself..i’m a barista with wealth and taste

First Dylan, now the STONES.
The idols of my youth are peddling coffee…sigh.

British Film-zine lists Top 100 Films – Vertigo is ‘2′???

The English film magazine ‘Total Film’ is publishing a book listing the top 100 films of all times. My question – Is marijuana legal in England now? I haven’t seen ‘Tokyo Story’ so I can’t comment on that choice but geeze louize, Hitchcock made a dozen films better than Vertigo…and, FIGHT CLUB puhleeeze. I’m a [...]

You can ride up front on the bus, but it’s better to be white when you drive your car..

Flashback to separate water fountains and ‘colored’ bathroom entrances, and klan marches. White flight from neighborhoods close to where I grew up and everyone treating the first black kid at Lipscomb High like he was some kind of science experiment..When I heard that Rosa Parks died, I thought about courage and prejudice and yeah, we’ve [...]

Just another fraternity prank – 21 detainees killed

This story from USA Today (also caught by Brittney here) uncovers the fact that 21 American-held detainees in Iraq and Afganistan have died while in custody. Perhaps these deaths will spur the House to pass the ‘anti-torture’ Defense funding bill rider overwhelmingly passed by the Senate.
The only bills that Bush has threatened to [...]

My inner sheep – mmmmmmmmmm cheesecaKe

The other night, my wife and I went to see ‘Everything is Illuminated’ (well worth seeing) over in my old neighborhood – Green Hills. We got over there early enough to grab some grub before the flick. Apparently my Inner sheep felt compelled to walk in the rain along with about 143,000 people to Green [...]

blogspamalot – who’s writing this stuff??

Our kids are all in their twenties now, but when they were in their teens we had more than a few anxious moments and a few of those horrible late night phone calls that never bode well. My sons never called at 2:00 AM to discuss the Yankees.
I’m sure that if we had known the [...]

BuSH Team bingo

If you work in any kind of corporate or bureaucratic environment, you’ve probably heard of, or play the ‘Bullshit Bingo’ Game. There are several versions, but all incorporate buzzwords likely to come up in a meeting.
My particular ‘favorite’ buzzword is paradigm, particularly when coupled with the word ’shift’. ‘Thinking outside the box’ should probably boxed [...]

Conference on Neighborhoods – Kudos to S-TownMike

I attended the Mayor’s Conference on Neighborhoods today and I heard a great speech by the Mayor and an interesting speech by Police Chief Serpas, but most importantly I saw my neighbor, super blogger and friend, S-TownMike win one of six Neighbor of the Year awards given by the Mayor’s Office. Considering that there are [...]

demotivatin’…

The folks at Despair.com do a really good job in counteracting all those cheesy screensaver/wallpaper/coffee mugs/posters that are passed around the workplace intending to make our day better or inspire us to loftier aspirations. Personally, I find cute pictures of cats almost as inspiring as watching the Metro Council debate ethics. I’m not [...]

What’s in your freezer?

According to a story teased on the front page of USA Today, scientists are unthawing the body of an air force pilot who crashed in the Sierra Nevada mountains during WW II.
Unconfirmed reports state that the thawed-out pilot’s first words were: “Boy, Ted Williams is REALLY pissed!!”