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Everyone's Blog Posts - GoSmokies » Are Americans Losing Interest in our National Parks?
Posted 22 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 54 minutes ago
ANOTHER CASE OF Name That Party! [Link]

Effor.com » The War on Terror
Posted 56 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 57 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 68 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 96 minutes ago
THE END OF the diet wars? I doubt it. [Link]

The Bank Draft » Pinnacle director sells chunk of stock
Posted 101 minutes 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 106 minutes 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 108 minutes 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 2 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]

The Screening Log » Meryl Streep to join Nancy Meyers project
Posted 3 hours ago
Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep is in final negotiations to star in an untitled project directed by Nancy Meyers, according to Variety. Not much about the plot is known at this stage, but Streep is expected to play a woman caught in a romantic triangle with two men. Production on the Universal comedy is scheduled to kick off early next year. ... [Link]

Reality Me » From the mouths of babes
Posted 3 hours ago
Ring, ring.Dad: "Hello."Amy, 6 years old:"I need a bra."Dad:"Uh. Usually you don’t get one of those until you are about 10."Amy:"Well, ____ isn’t 10 yet and she has one."Dad:"But you don’t need a bra."Amy:"I want a bra today."Dad:"Can we talk about this later?"Amy:"Can I get one tomorrow? What about the day after tomorrow?" [Link]

SayUncle » More Moles
Posted 3 hours ago
Regarding the NRA’s alleged mole, I’ll tell congress on you: Senator Frank Lautenberg, a New Jersey Democrat, is the first in Congress to give it a try. On Thursday, he sent a letter to John Sigler, the president of the NRA Letter at link. Remember, I’m a mole too. [Link]

Property Scope » Dewhirst buys the Daylight
Posted 3 hours ago
Downtown developer David Dewhirst has snapped up the Daylight building for $1.35 million. The property is located at 501 Union Avenue, across the street from the Pembroke building and across Walnut Street from the Residences at Market Square. On Thursday, Dewhirst said the plan is to convert the building into a mixed-use property with retail space on the ground floor ... [Link]