Finally, he said snidely, twisting the tips of his moustache…anti-gravity is MINE!

It involves cats and butter.…genius, I tellya, genius.
Thanks to ‘Blowing Sh*t Up with Gas‘

College football standings after four weeks

Vanderbilt 3 wins, 1 loss
University of Tennessee  1 win, 2 losses*
Oh yeah, I think Alabama got beat.
That’ll do it for this week…
UT had an off weekend this weekend

Those crazy kids, or, sometimes the acorn falls far from the bush..

In her new book about AIDs, poverty and child abuse in developing countries, the young author discusses ’safe sex’:
…..it’s a personal decision. All of us want our kids to be safe, and there’s no doubt that condoms make our kids safe. And many girls don’t have the choice—they are exploited sexually. It’s important they stay [...]

Can’t we agree on freakin’ anything?, or, oh, oh, oh, O’Reilly

The other day a few* of us noticed (and wrote) that Bill O’Reilly said something really stupid (see post below  for my take).  O’Reilly seemed surprised that black folks could run a restaurant as well as white folks.  None of the bloggers around here (including myself) want O’Reilly to lose his job.  I don’t want [...]

I went to Cafe Marche’ the other day, and boy those white people sure know how to cook..

Bill ‘no spin’ O’Reilly on his gustatory experience at Sylvia’s (a famous restaurant in Harlem):
“I was up in Harlem a few weeks ago. We went to Sylvia’s, a very famous restaurant in Harlem. I had a great time, people were tremendously respectful. And I couldn’t get over the fact that there was no difference between [...]

Marcel Marceau dies

Not to be too disrespectful of the dead, but I have to wonder if we can expect a quiet service, followed by eight men pretending to carry a casket?   I’m really hoping the gravediggers aren’t mimes!!
RIP Marcel…

Suffer the little children, or is that ‘Let the little children suffer’ or Let them eat penicillin

Our illustrious President, who doesn’t mind spending billions of dollars a month on an unwinnable war is threatening to veto the bi-partisan-supported expansion of the Children Health Insurance Program (CHIP).  Funding for continuance of the program in fifteen states is also part of the bill.   CHIP provides coverage for the children of the working poor [...]

Son of ‘Attention Red Sox Fans!’

One and one half games out.  Sox folding like laundry.  Gagne is gagging.  Papelbon went Papel-gone last night.  The game is so on.   You KNOW you are afraid.  Enjoy your day off…heheheh.

Attention Red Sox fans

You know you’re nervous. The 14 1/2 game lead you held in late July has once again shrunken to the size of Julio Lugo’s batting average. Wakefield lost last night, and you know you need his knuckle-mojo to win this thing. You know you were counting on a sweep or 2 [...]

The strange final letters of Mother Teresa

Yet another cache of letters written by the sainted Mother in her final years. This one leaves me a bit confused:
The color orange leaves me cold. In times of turmoil and inner strife, I achieved some relief by listening to ‘Brick House’ by a group named the Commodores. I’ve seen the future [...]

Football standings after two weeks..

Vanderbilt 2-1
Tennessee 1-2
um, that’s about all I can think of…..Go Dores!!

I can’t drive 55…

 
but I am happy* to be 55, as of today.
On the other hand, I may spend part of the day paying a traffic ticket for driving just slightly** over 55 on I-40 heading west when I was going to Jackson a while back.
*happy as opposed to the alternative
**just slightly if defined as 140% of [...]

Those bastards stole the day

My dad was born on 9/11/1926.   He died in 1986 and although I still miss him and would like to send a hearty ‘up yours’ to the damn cancer that took him out, I am glad he didn’t have to see 9/11/2001.   Until that horrid day, 9/11 had always been a specially wonderful day for [...]

Vote!! Karl Dean for Nashville

Please don’t forget to vote today.   I truly believe that a vote for Karl Dean is a vote to continue the wonderful tradition of Bredesen and Purcell as forward-thinking clear-minded mayors.
Megan Barry and Jerry Maynard also deserve your vote.
Thanks for voting!!

Your shock is our awe(some) opportunity!, or, flat taxing clear down to Plaquemines

Naomi Klein writes for the Guardian U.K. and has a blog called ‘Truthout‘. After researching post-disaster recovery effort she discovered that the Milton Freedmans of this world are using disasters to radically and quickly implement free-market doctrine in a place that was previously either not receptive (pre-Pinochet Chile’ or where ‘we’ suddenly had [...]

My highly sophisticated, insider analysis of the first half of the Titans game

For the love of Knute Rockne, get the ball in the freakin’ end zone!!

Football records - We’re 1-0 and you’re not, or The Vols had a bear to cross (and they couldn’t)

It may not last long, but I always love it when Vandy’s record is better than UT’s.    Can I get a whoohooo from the Black and Gold faithful?   Nickson to Bennet, and the Commodores win it!!