I saw the fear in his eyes
posted 2 months ago | 1 comment
I don’t have a TV, but I saw some amusing video footage online -- it’s one football player provoking a second one, and then the first guy looks away with fear in his eyes, and the second player taps him right on the chin. And down he goes! I guess...
Phuture Fones
posted 3 months ago | 4 comments
Phones, the future, kids and technology have occupied my thoughts recently. It is possible that my new daughter (shown in the cell phone photo to the left) will live to see the year 2100. What will her world be like?
I think all U.S. baby-boomers...
I think all U.S. baby-boomers...
Rational Self-Interest
posted 7 months ago | 1 comment
A couple of weeks ago I took a drive to Nashville, Tennessee so I could visit Andrew Jackson’s home, the Hermitage. It was an interesting and informative trip. One thing I did not know was that Old Hick was actually a very successful farmer. Anoth...
Trail of Tears
posted 8 months ago, updated 9 minutes later | 4 comments
In 1838 the Cherokee were forcefully removed from their homeland in Georgia, and sent walking to Oklahoma. It was a time of such terror, death and suffering that they called it “The Trail of Tears”. The northernmost route of the Trail went through...
A Horse is a Horse, of Course
posted 8 months ago, updated 13 minutes later | 2 comments
A YAM AIN'T A TURNIP
posted about 1 year ago | 4 comments
If your family is like mine, every year at Thanksgiving dinner you argue about whether a sweet potato is a yam, and every year at Christmas dinner you argue about whether a yam is a sweet potato. (We never argue whether a pumpkin is a squash, or v...
Nod and a Wink
posted about 1 year ago | 3 comments
A Nod is as Good as a Wink to a Blind Horse.
In late November / early December 1993, I learned there actually was a difference between “white meat” and “dark meat” for turkeys and chickens (and other birds, too, I suppose). It came as quite a sho...
In late November / early December 1993, I learned there actually was a difference between “white meat” and “dark meat” for turkeys and chickens (and other birds, too, I suppose). It came as quite a sho...
Jimmy Buffett campaigns for Senator Obama
posted about 1 year ago | 5 comments
Jimmy Buffett has decided to work to get Senator Barack Obama elected President. John Mellencamp and Bruce Springsteen have always been active in promoting a political message, but this is the first time I can remember Jimmy Buffett jumping into t...
Ode to Billy Joe
