Archive for October, 2005
Segregated Schools on Al Franken
The past couple days, I’ve been at home in bed sick. Daytime TV being what it is, I checked through the movie channels. Going past the Sundance Channel, I noticed that Al Franken’s show was on. On a lark, I decided to actually watch a little. He had a guest on talking about segregation in [...]
Wallace and Gromit – #1 For a Reason
A few years ago, I was watching one of the movie review shows, as they discussed the Oscar nominees for that year. The most memorable moment of the show was a clip from Nick Park called “Wallace and Gromit: The Wrong Trousers.” Park went on to win the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film. Weeks [...]
Hurricane Relief Benefit Notes
Yesterday was the day of my church’s hurricane benefit. The youth group, which I am one of the adult leaders of, gave up one of its retreats to put on this event, which I think was a fantastic success. The event started nice and early. We held a “yard sale” inside the fellowship hall, which [...]
Winning the Ribbons
For the first time in my life, I entered something in the local County Fair competitions. My entry was a photo I took last year at the North Carolina State Fair. I won third place in the photos of buildings category. Having looked at the other entries when I put mine in, I said I’d [...]
Freudian Slip of the Moment
Heard on Rush Limbaugh earlier today: Someone on the Chris Matthews show on MSNBC (I think. I actually never watch the tripe.) referred to the possibility of Bush using attorney-client priviledge in the Miers nomination to protect some documents as “hide the salami.” No, that was Clinton. [UPDATE] This is rich. As if it wasn’t [...]
How to Lower NC’s Gas Price
North Carolina has the highest gas price in the lower 48 states. That’s the latest news on the gas price front. There’s a good reason that this is the case, too. North Carolina’s gas tax now sits at a whopping 27 cents per gallon. Unlike sales taxes, gasoline taxes are paid by the gallon, as [...]