When I was in school, the mission and dream of Martin Luther King was taught as a history lesson. I learned a little about segregation and listened to stories of King's struggle as though it were something completely in the past that has no relationship ...
Posted by The Eleventh Hour 3 years ago.
...Oh goodie, another survey that shows kids are stupid. Ive complained about his before but I always find it interesting how often these how stupid are you excercises target the younger generation. Cuz, you know, us more mature folks already know ever...
Posted by BriBlog 3 years ago.
Christmas was over 3 weeks ago, and I'm barely three inches in - on my Yard-O-Beef. This is a indication of one of two things. Either, I have become the most completely hard to buy for person ever - OR, my family doesn't give a rats ass about my Christm...
Posted by The Jim Leach Show 3 years ago.
Increased US military activity in the Gulf is aimed at Irans very negative behaviour, the Bush administration said today. The defence secretary, Robert Gates, told reporters that the decision to deploy a Patriot missile battalion and a second aircraft ca...
Posted by 3 years ago.
As the calendar brings state welfare checks, so does it bring another installment of the Cool Band Names list. But first:A heartfelt and sincere thanks must go to my co-workers, whose help was instrumental in the genesis and growth of this list. Without y...
Posted by Blevins Blog 3 years ago.
Samantha, after watching an episode of American Dad, in which Roger the Alien wants to buy Dollywood after he catches bin Laden, has grown to like the Dolly Parton song Jolene, which was also covered by Olivia Newton John. I say bah! Lets dissect the son...

Posted by Spontaneous Solutions 3 years ago.
http://www.sj-r.com/Sections/News/Stories/105424.asp Pop quiz: When did health care inflation begin to outpace economic growth Right after Medicare was implemented. So, we have a major government intervention in the health market place in 1965. The i...
Posted by The Jim Leach Show 3 years ago.
After years of rock-solid party discipline and fealty to President Bush, Congressional Republicans have suddenly fractured in their new role as members of the minority, with some prominently deserting the White House on Iraq and others bolting from their ...
Posted by Spontaneous Solutions 3 years ago.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-0701150084jan15,0,2959231.storycoll=chi-newsopinioncommentary-hed "Go ahead and just get it over with: Raise our taxes. ...At this point, the solution is beyond me, but that's why we elect those people to go...
Posted by BriBlog 3 years ago.
Bears & Saints for the NFC title Sunday. Vegas says Bears by 3. I'm a "Johnny come lately - only watch the playoffs" football fan - so I offer no insight really - except to explain a little of what the New Orleans Saints are all about. I lived in New O...
Posted by Springfield Rewind 3 years ago.
6th & South Grand - 1977 (Sangamon Valley Collection) 6th & South Grand - 2006 (Springfield Rewind)
Posted by Rocky Movie Marathon Foundation 3 years ago.
"We're getting old. We only see each other at funerals."I'm sure most of you thought this blog was dead or that I didn't care to update it anymore.Well, you're wrong.Life just kind of got in the way - as only life can.Matt W. uttered the above quote in m...

Posted by The Eleventh Hour 3 years ago.
...Its tangential to the gist of the story, but I was immediately annoyed when I read this in the SJ-R this morning:"Koke Mill is no longer an oil and chip road," said Joyner's attorney, Gordon Gates. "R-3 is usually going to be single-family with duplex...
Posted by Blevins Blog 3 years ago.
Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, and everyone in between: whenever you get to that state where you just want to lash out at whomever has upset you, whenever you get the urge to take delight in the pain and suffering of someone who has done yo...
Posted by Blevins Blog 3 years ago.
When told by rescuers in the helicopter at the beginning of Ace Venture: When Nature Calls to turn back Jim Careys character yells back You cant stop me no matter who you are! This line more than sums up Dubbyas stance toward Congress and everyone who i...
Posted by Grace Uncensored 3 years ago.
i took a photo of the beautiful flower arrangement that kynda made for me on the night of my dress rehearsal, but i've been too lazy to actually put it up here. so i just stole it from her website, and here it is:beautiful, huh it's actually still ......
Posted by Grace Uncensored 3 years ago.
i talked to randy tonight and i believe he did even less than me this weekend. plus, he didn't seem to be terribly concerned that he hadn't done much of anything.less concern about things, that's what i'm going to try to strive for.except for all the po...
Posted by Techno-News Blog 3 years ago.
Sears Holdings is looking to connect with consumers in a new way and drive sales of home goods by opening a showroom on online universe Second Life. The operator of Sears and Kmart stores is unveiling "Sears Virtual Home," a prototype showroom in Second

Posted by Techno-News Blog 3 years ago.
Sunday night, Bill Gates made it clear that his ambitions do not end at controlling the world of personal computers. The chairman of Microsoft Corp. wants his company to be the dominant player connecting people with digital content, in their homes and on...
Posted by Grace Uncensored 3 years ago.
how has an entire week slipped by me i was either very busy, or i was being very lazy. both lots of activity and lots of laziness in one week.there were all kinds of things i wanted to write about, but the one that most sticks in my mind ...
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