mer mag » [guest blogger: calico] Posted 6 minutes ago May we all be free from singing, banging, dinging, and ringing toys without any moving pieces or parts smaller than your gift receipt.Peace on earth, and good gifts towards men.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 [Link]
Natter from Na-Nupp » Childhood Revisited, Sort Of Posted 6 minutes ago Whew! What a great holiday weekend! For the first time since we were kids, I got to share Thanksgiving with one of my brothers. Good company and food. Four days later and we still have leftovers. (Mmmmmmm, carbs how I’ve missed you!) A dear friend from my grade school days came up with her family from Texas for a visit. ... [Link]
Straight White Guy » Snow..... Posted 59 minutes ago .... had snow squalls here on and off all day......but it all melted as it hit the damp soil.... my goodness, it has rained for the last few days and the earth is a bit too waterlogged to handle a... [Link]
Instapundit » SLOW-COOKER ADVICE: In response to some earlier recipe posts, people asked me about my All-Clad slo… Posted 83 minutes ago SLOW-COOKER ADVICE: In response to some earlier recipe posts, people asked me about my All-Clad slow cooker. I like it, but it’s discontinued and the new model is awfully pricey. I got mine as a gift, but I don’t think I’d spend that much money on one, especially as Consumer Reports liked this Hamilton Beach better for under fifty bucks. ... [Link]
KnoxViews » Dog number 4 dies at Happy Tails Posted 84 minutes ago It's enough to make you sick really. Three broken ribs, a lacerated liver and a suspicion of heat prostration. Every dog owner in Knoxville should be outraged. I can't believe this place is still open. I can't imagine who would continue to bring their dogs there. The family's veterinarian, Dr. Denise Frazier, said the preliminary results of a necropsy performed ... [Link]
Mama Tried » a better night Posted 87 minutes ago My last post shows that I am a bit of a drama queen because the girls did really well last night and the handyman got a great night’s sleep in the basement. I think it is the pregnancy insomnia of June and July that has just done me in and I just can’t feel caught up on anything close to ... [Link]
When You're Strange » Kiffin almost had him at hello Posted 114 minutes ago Lane Kiffin was the first candidate Mike Hamilton interviewed for the Tennessee football coaching vacancy. That Nov. 13 session in Atlanta went so well, Kiffin became the man to beat. Nobody did, and so he's the new coach. "The first interview was strong,'' Hamilton said Monday after introducting Kiffin. "I thought I was going to go in and meet with ... [Link]
Instapundit » HOMELAND SECURITY: “The U.S. military expects to have 20,000 uniformed troops inside the United Sta… Posted 2 hours ago HOMELAND SECURITY: “The U.S. military expects to have 20,000 uniformed troops inside the United States by 2011 trained to help state and local officials respond to a nuclear terrorist attack or other domestic catastrophe, according to Pentagon officials. . . . There are critics of the change, in the military and among civil liberties groups and libertarians who express concern ... [Link]
RoaneViews » WRCVFD Roane County Favorites Cookbook Sale Runs to Dec. 24th Posted 2 hours ago Start: Nov 24 2008 - 12:00pm End: Dec 24 2008 - 12:00pm These cookbooks are available for only 30 days, so order your copies now! They make excellent, low-cost local gifts. Half of the $15-per-book cost is tax-deductible. Read more at RoaneViews (Link...) or on the WRCVFD site at: Link... [Link]
Dr Jim West » There Should Be More Cops Like This Posted 2 hours ago This chap should be voted Officer of the Year. A motor scooter rider in central Taiwan was held at gunpoint during a traffic stop for not wearing a safety helmet, local media said on Thursday. After a police car whistled to the scooter to pull over, the officer in Taichung county pulled a gun on the 54-year-old rider surnamed Lin, ... [Link]
The Prettiest Denny's Waitress » Welcome to December, kiddos Posted 3 hours ago NaBloNoMo is exactly that: no mo'. So why am I here? That's a good question. I should be taking the day off, but the truth is I haven't actually blogged since Wednesday, so I feel pretty well rested and ready to tell you about my Thanksgiving vacation. Then we can get back to posting sporadically in a half-assed and barely ... [Link]
Instapundit » SOME THOUGHTS ON WHAT TO DO about those overgenerous / underfunded public pensions: “Why Isn’t Any… Posted 3 hours ago SOME THOUGHTS ON WHAT TO DO about those overgenerous / underfunded public pensions: “Why Isn’t Anyone Talking Later Retirement for Government Workers? . . . The irony is that much of the news around GM, Ford and Chrysler involves their huge defined benefit obligations. Much of the debate around whether to put more government money into these companies tends to ... [Link]