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Carole Borges » August 8 Election Day in Knoxville poem
Posted 3 minutes ago
Election Day in Knoxville 2008While standing outside the polls todayhanding out vote-for-me-cards for my friend Amy BroylesI met a woman who had just given birthto twin boys under 2 pounds each.She said one baby was so smallit fit in her husband's hand tiny head resting on his palm.Another woman was getting marriedin the Smokies tomorrowin blue jeans, snakeskin boots,and the ... [Link]

Dr Jim West » The Social History of Ancient Israel: An Introduction
Posted 13 minutes ago
Bob Todd of Fortress Press sent along a review copy of this new volume and it certainly is quite engaging. Even fascinating. The author is Professor of Old Testament at Marburg, and he isn’t, by any stretch of the imagination, without ability. The entire review is now complete and can be accessed at the links below. Chapters 1-8 (pdf). Chapters ... [Link]

KnoxViews » Sticky tonight: Election Results
Posted 21 minutes ago
I'll try to keep up, time permitting...read moreKnoxViews [Link]

Secondhand Hope » Thrift Shop Yard Sale Begins at 9:00 am tomorrow!
Posted 35 minutes ago
Lots of great deals! It's rain or shine so everyone's welcome. Weather permitting, we'll have lots of goodies on outside tables as well as inside. Look for the big bright yellow sign. Our address is 3130 W. Old Andrew Johnson Hwy., Strawberry Plains, TN 37871It runs from 9:00 am -3:00 pm. Tell your friends.Bring an empty ink jet cartridge or ... [Link]

Everyone's Blog Posts - GoSmokies » Are Americans Losing Interest in our National Parks?
Posted 42 minutes ago
Well, according to an article in the Economist, the answer is yes. The article sites several statistics showing declining visitation for the Park system as a whole since peaking in 1987. Not only are people visiting less often, but they’re also visiting for a shorter amount of time and they’re camping less. Furthermore, Americans are spending less time on outdoor ... [Link]

Instapundit » No title
Posted 74 minutes ago
ANOTHER CASE OF Name That Party! [Link]

Effor.com » The War on Terror
Posted 76 minutes ago
A snippet from yesterdays’ DailyReckoning email. “Study Criticizes ‘War on Terror’; Calls for Law-Enforcement Approach “The publication of ‘How Terrorist Groups End’ – a thorough new report by RAND, a think-tank with historic ties to the U.S. military – vindicates critics of the ‘global war on terror’ who have argued that a law-enforcement approach to fighting al-Qaeda, rather than a ... [Link]

View From The Porch » Wait... It's not actually my eyes.
Posted 77 minutes ago
I've been using Gunsmith Bob's computer for the last better part of a week. I got home and fired up the Mac and... *squint*Wait, my eyes haven't gone bad from the drive, it's just that almost six days of a 17" monitor at 800x600 can make the old 15" LCD at 1024x768 look a little postage-stamp-y. [Link]

View From The Porch » State of the Interstate report...
Posted 88 minutes ago
Rolled out of K-town at 1112EDT, arrived Roseholme Cottage 1640EDT. Trip odometer showed a hair shy of 378 miles. Rolling average was ~68mph, plus a muy quick petrol stop just south of Lexington. Hands and feet still feel a little disconnected when I'm sitting still. Cats ecstatic to see me; I'm assuming my roommate will be also, but she's still ... [Link]

Instapundit » No title
Posted 116 minutes ago
THE END OF the diet wars? I doubt it. [Link]

The Bank Draft » Pinnacle director sells chunk of stock
Posted 2 hours ago
Ed Loughry, Jr., a director at Pinnacle Financial Partners, sold more than $494,000 worth of company shares on Wednesday. According to a filing with the SEC, Loughry sold 19,300 shares at $25.60 apiece. [Link]

The Bank Draft » Pinnacle gets a SunTrust loan
Posted 2 hours ago
The Nashville Business Journal reports that Pinnacle National Bank has inked a $15 million loan deal with SunTrust. Check out the details here. [Link]

Instapundit » No title
Posted 2 hours ago
HMM: Fake names get voter registration workers investigated "Criminal investigations could be launched against at least six voter registration workers who tried to add dead, imprisoned or imaginary people to the voter rolls, according to the Milwaukee Election Commission and the organization that employed them." [Link]

Curiously Kaylea » Why Oh Why...
Posted 2 hours ago
...is it that the one child in the entire 4th grade that I didn't want in Kaylea's class is listed on the class roster? We will say a little prayer and keep our fingers crossed! --Think positive! Think positive! [Link]

Go Web Young Man » Txting Saves the Day
Posted 3 hours ago
Read about how an Irish air traffic controller used text messaging to safely land a plane that was without communications and electrical power. [Link]

Deliverance » LIVE LONG AND PROSPER
Posted 3 hours ago
Sixty years. That's how old I am today. All I can say is "wow". To quote Mickey Mantle "if I had known I was going to live this long I would have taken better care of myself." My fortieth birthday didn't bother me at all. My fiftieth birthday didn't either. But sixty? Well it just makes me feel like I've ... [Link]

Dr Jim West » No Need To Donate To Obama, Exxon Has
Posted 3 hours ago
I got a phone call a couple of hours ago from the Obama campaign. They were seeking donations. I don’t donate to politicians. I don’t even check the little box on my tax return to give them funds. I don’t have enough money to buy one, so I don’t even try. But Exxon has plenty of money. Billions and billions ... [Link]

Instapundit » No title
Posted 3 hours ago
PLUS, THAT SONG IS REALLY ANNOYING: The High Cost of a 'Free Credit Report'. [Link]

No Silence Here » Airlines to cut 60 million seats for Christmas
Posted 3 hours ago
Here's part of an internal memo we just got: Routes will be scrapped at 275 airports around the world and 3,500 fewer planes will be needed. Airlines are set to make the reduction, the equivalent of one in every 14 seats, in response to high oil prices and the global credit crisis, according to the Official Airline Guide (OAG). Reduced ... [Link]

The Screening Log » Watch six funny ‘Tropical Thunder’ clips
Posted 3 hours ago
Today we have six brand-new clips from Ben Stiller’s upcoming action comedy “Tropical Thunder,” which stars Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Jay Baruchel and Steve Coogan. In the flick, a group of actors making a war movie are forced to become the very soldiers they are portraying. Most of the clips below contain some kind of footage from the ... [Link]