Monthly Archives: October 2008

Early Voting

Posted on October 31, 2008 by

With the temperature in the mid-60′s today and a light southerly wind, Basil and I found it hard to justify staying indoors, so we loaded up the bike and her trailer and headed out for adventure.  We stopped at Starbucks … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 31, 2008 by

With optimism, you look upon the sunny side of things. People say, ‘Studs, you’re an optimist.’ I never said I was an optimist. I have hope because what’s the alternative to hope? Despair? If you have despair, you might as … Continue reading →

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Happy Halloween!

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Gov. Round Mound of Rebound

Posted on October 28, 2008 by

After years of toying with the idea, it looks like Charles Barkley will finally be running for governor of Alabama in 2014. Said Barkley, I can’t screw up Alabama… We are number 48 in everything and Arkansas and Mississippi aren’t … Continue reading →

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True. True.

Posted on October 25, 2008 by

First, a little refresher: Now, 2008:

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World Series Game 2 Liveblog

Posted on October 24, 2008 by

Philly leads the series 1-0 Starting pitchers: Philadelphia: Brett Myers Tampa: James Shields Let’s get it going.

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need a spending freeze…

Posted on October 21, 2008 by

McCain’s convinced me. There is way too much use and abuse of funds for the benefit of politicians. Fiscal conservatism is the way to go! I mean, look. Things are out of hand. Take for example: Palin’s 50,000 dollar redecorating … Continue reading →

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Good night, Dolemite.

Posted on October 21, 2008 by

Rudy Ray Moore 1927-2008 Without a doubt, the greatest minute and eighteen seconds in movie history:

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Kassim the Dream

Posted on October 20, 2008 by

Tallgrass Film Festival this weekend… I’m introducing the movie Kassim the Dream along with a representative from the Peace and Social Justice Center and Johnson Olanya, a naturalized American from Uganda who runs the Nile Heritage Foundation. Kassim is a … Continue reading →

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Ecstatic Truth.

Posted on October 19, 2008 by

Speaking of Werner Herzog (we were), a few years back he issued a set of principles for documentary film which laid out his theory of “ecstatic truth.” He called this his Minnesota Declaration: 1) By dint of declaration the so-called … Continue reading →

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