General Musings
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Red White and Food
Support wine sales in Tennessee retail food stores www.redwhiteandfood.com Many Red White and Food members like you have been vocal about your support for wine in retail food stores. You’ve contacted your legislators, told your friends about the issue, and some have even written letters to the editor.Your support has made… Continue reading
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The Cassini Mission (or how I learned to stop worrying and love our very own ‘Lord of the Rings’)
The year is 1610; Gallileo Galilei trained his primitive telescope towards the sky, scouring the heavens for an object known from antiquity. Gallileo quickly espied the planet, but soon noticed something odd. He saw what appeared to be “handles”, or “ears” on each side of the planet. Concerning his discovery, Gallileo wrote the Duke of… Continue reading
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Gonzo Journalism (a reprise)
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. “Fear and Loathing at the Super Bowl” (Rolling Stone #155, February 28, 1974); republished in Gonzo Papers, Vol. 1: The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time (1979), p 49 I must say that if there were one thing that I did in my… Continue reading
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The Lore Master (Episode I – The beginning)
lore (http://definr.com/lore) n : knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote: “early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend” [syn: traditional knowledge] master (http://definr.com/master) adj 1: highly skilled or proficient” “a master plumber”; “a master thief” [syn: master(a)] Continue reading
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Head Games
Ok. I’m dating myself here, but I remember when I was a young man there was a head shop that I would go to occasionally. Now, I don’t want to sound too naive, but I honestly didn’t know what the real reason for the headshop was! I would go for three reasons: the incense, the… Continue reading
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Mother Nature’s Son…
Great song. And I am one! Well not as much as I should be I guess. But the focus on this entry is purely Mother Nature. I am unfortunately at the UT Medical Center with my Mother and there is a UTMC TV selector. One of the channels is the “Relaxation Channel”. Now anyone who knows me will… Continue reading
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Is Mother Nature ticked off?
(Excerpt from an MSNBC article) Is Earth shaking more? The Ryukyu Islands of Japan were hit with a 7.0-magnitude quake on Friday night. News of that tremor, the Haiti quake and now Chile may make it seem as if Earth is becoming ever more active. But in the grand scheme of things, geologists say this… Continue reading
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Chilean Earthquake…
First and foremost, our hearts and prayers go out to the victims of the Chilean earthquake, just as in Haiti. And of course for anyone in the path of any potential tsunamis throughout the Pacific region. The one thing that is a glimmer of brightness, in my opinion, in all of these natural disasters is… Continue reading
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The BBE!
Ok… Informally, I am now in search of the Best Burger Ever! Here after referred to as the BBE. My friend Becky and I were discussing it tonight at… Yes the Red Pony… What could possibly constitute the BBE? Well, inarguably it must start with the “burger” part, the meat. So, it should be high quality… Continue reading
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What this world needs is more sissy bars!
And I’m not talking about any sort of drinking establishments! No, I’m talking about all the awesome accessories that our bicycles had when I was younger. I recall the most killer bike I had was a Western Auto one with a black seat with red racing stripes, butterfly handlebars, and a big ole sissy bar… Continue reading
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