What is, ‘And if your right eye offend you, pluck it out, and cast it from you: for it is profitable for you that one of your members should perish’?

The answer: one of the top ten things the new ‘talking Jesus’ currently on sell at a Wal-Mart near you probably WON’T be saying…

When is a benchmark not a benchmark

Bush at the State of the Union re benchmarks in Iraq:
“Iraq’s leaders have committed themselves to a series of benchmarks,” Bush said at the time. “To achieve reconciliation; to share oil revenues among all of Iraq’s citizens; to put the wealth of Iraq into the rebuilding of Iraq; to allow more Iraqis to re-enter their [...]

Chris Davis takes it to the house

If there was a TV showing the Titans game in the strip club where Pacman Jones was ‘getting away from things’, Pacman might have had a sudden case of heartburn when he saw young Chris Davis return a punt for the Titans. It was Davis’ first punt return. All he did was take [...]

No respect, no respect, I tell ya..

I came into the office this evening to run a couple of jobs that I wasn’t able to do while I was in K-ville. This is what greeted me in the hallway:

There were a half-dozen of these signs. And, in the entrance of my cubicle, I was greeted with:

Clearly, an overload [...]

The saddest country song of all time..I’m sorry, but it’s not even close

Ivy started something. You know Ivy – always started something. Over at Music City Bloggers, She challenged readers to come up with the saddest country song of all time. Many songs were proffered. At last glance, one commenter got it right.
Hear the lonesome whipperwill
He sounds too blue to fly
The midnight train [...]

God watching over TV! or, things looking rosier for Friday Night Lights (or should that be rosie-less?)

I don’t really hate Rosie O’ Donnell. I suppose she has her place somewhere on TV, but I’m so glad to hear that she will not be emoting versus Kyle Chandler on one of the BEST shows on TV: Friday Night Lights. Rumors abounded that Ms. O’Donnell was going to play a [...]

Tales of stupidity, part 437, or ‘Hail Hail, Moronica’

If there was a board of Adult Behavior and they licensed people over the age of 40, I would be losing my credentials in the near future. I work for the state. I sometimes travel across the state. Last night I drove to Knoxville. Normally I drive a state [...]

If we’re so smart in this country, how come we don’t have THESE?

The last time I was in Canada, my friend took me to a convenience store and ordered me to buy ‘Smarties‘.  Wow.
I quickly discovered that Smarties just kill M&M’s (and I like M&Ms). Sadly, Smarties aren’t sold in the good old USA. I’m thinking if people KNEW how good they are, that a [...]

This story makes my blood boil

Iraq corruption whistleblowers face penalties
Cases show fraud exposers have been vilified, fired, or detained for weeks
If the Bush administration wants to claim at least one inch of moral highground or ethical leadership, the President and all his men (and women) should condemn the treatment of those folks who were brave enough to speak out about [...]

It happens to the best of them..Rocky road for the former great..

Did you show much emotion,
When you received your demotion?
Once one of the special nine,
but later told, ‘you’re not our kind’,
Maybe it’s because you’re one of the shadeys,
Named after the god of Hades,
I guess you move in the wrong kind of orbit,
If you were a movie, would you be Norbit?
I’m still sad you got the boot-o,
Just [...]

I WANT this t-shirt!

I bet Ivy does too!

Another crazy moonbat comes out for troop withdrawal..or, it’s Warner, brothers and sisters~!

what’s new..oh yeah, This time it’s crazy Senator John Warner, Republican stalwart, heretofore a big supporter of Bush’s war.  He’s calling for troop withdrawals beginning later this year and a change in course.  Finally, the big guy sees what many of us have seen a long long time…just what is it that we’re supporting over [...]

‘You can TAKE the reservation, you don’t know how to HOLD the reservation, or, Jameson Suites will not have my bedding anymore

I’m a Dave Ramsey believer on some points, chiefly the deal about credit cards. I guess I should say I’m a near-believer because I do have a credit card, but I rarely use the thing. I like to pay cash. Tonight I’m in Jackson, TN and I’m staying at the Country Inn [...]

The Hanley man can..the Hanley man can..(Can Hanley Ramirez save baseball?)

It’s a shame that the Florida Marlins generally dwell in the bottom half of the standings these days, because they own THE future superstar of Major League Baseball. I say it’s a shame, because not many people (including Miami denizens) pay much attention to the Marlins.
Hanley Ramirez plays a glamour position (shortstop), hits for [...]

Make time for Sergeants – The Iraqi War from the Inside

Political reconciliation in Iraq will occur, but not at our insistence or in ways that meet our benchmarks. It will happen on Iraqi terms when the reality on the battlefield is congruent with that in the political sphere. There will be no magnanimous solutions that please every party the way we expect, and there will [...]

What is spotted, has nine toes and wears stripes? or, That old Irish moon

Patrick ‘moon over Senegal’ Divine is not feeling too heavenly this week. The Irish student ,working on a teaching project in Senegal, is in jail for mooning the Senegal Governor’s Palace. Do they have pubs in Senegal?  I’m guessing this activity  was somehow tied to Guiness. Apparently, to err can sometimes be [...]

‘No deceivin, nothin up my sleeve and, no teasin’

It’s getting HOT in there. If sweat makes your shirt change colors, will THAT be a violation of the new Metro School dress code?

Good news for the cousins of Arkansas!

No need to wait!!

Turning the corner in Iraq…

In order for the US effort in Iraq to succeed there has to BE an Iraq that can carry the load when we leave. From those folks who continue to proclaim we’ve turned the corner in Iraq, please provide evidence that the Iraqi government (on vacation by the way) represents all the people and [...]

From 60 to zero, and back again – shaken up in and by Peru

The world is certainly a tricky place. One day you’re celebrating a significant anniversary and you’re happy and sassy and thankful and feeling cozy and the next day there’s an earthquake in Peru. At first when I heard there was an earthquake outside of Lima, I felt bad, but not scared, because [...]