March 09, 2009
An Ancient Conundrum The Chicken's Puzzling Propensity to Cross a Road As Cousin Bill Lies in Wait (Image from Wikipedia ) This morning I received a "Weekly Rambling" newsletter from Cousin Bill that rambles not into the present heartland of Kansas for economic advice from grain-elevator farmers but...
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February 27, 2009
Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller We had no idea who Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli was at this time last year. Heck, he hadn't even signed, much less played for the Ducks. Masoli didn't step out of the shadows, though. He was immaculately conceived. But we did know who Mark Sanchez wa...
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February 26, 2009
See this line? Those are people waiting in a line that runs the length of the convention floor, turns, and wraps around of people waiting and waiting and waiting to meet Mike Huckabee and get his autograph on his book. That’d be one hell of an army of activists ready and willing to help in run...
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February 20, 2009
Arkansas, you have really been on our shit list this week. First, we find out that you've banned atheists from running for public office, a policy that doesn't pass muster under the watch of the U.S. constitution. But you've never cared about equality, freedom of religion, a...
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February 19, 2009
Octomom won't date? Then she has every intention of raising all 14 kids by herself, even though she clearly considers plastic surgery, media attention, and getting pregnant again her top priorities? Sorry, but it's time for someone to look into whether her kids should be taken in by the stat...
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February 12, 2009
Hey, that’s going to be a lot more than just a cliche from now on, at least in Arkansas. Check out this legislation that will allow people to carry concealed weapons in church. From Oregonlive: The Arkansas House on Wednesday approved a bill allowing concealed handguns in churches, despite hea...
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February 10, 2009
Let me open Uncle Cran's report with the photo above, showing that the ice storm -- which came in two separate icy blasts -- included a bit of snow atop the ice. Uncle Cran tells us: This is the lovely scene that greeted our eyes on Tuesday morning. I didn't get a picture of the 40-50 birds . . . bl...
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February 04, 2009
My nephew, Caleb Lavey, is getting lots of attention in his junior year from Division 1 Schools. Just yesterday, he spent time on the phone with Charlie Weis of Notre Dame and got a full ride scholarship offer, and the Notre Dame folks put out this story on scout.com ————&#...
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February 02, 2009
Ice Storm in the Ozarks (Image from The Grunge House ) I was wondering why I hadn't heard from my Ozark kith and kin recently, but this photo shows the reason. The Arkansas Ozarks are covered with inches of ice, as shown in the image above. Actually, the reality is worse than depicted here, for the ...
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January 18, 2009
Eleven days after the presidential election, 100 people were invited to the home of Vernon and Ann Jordan. The guest of honor was former Time Warner chief Richard Parsons, but the belle of the ball was Valerie Jarrett, one of Barack Obama's best friends and a newly named White House senior adviser....
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