Archive for September, 2008
Lost a good one.
A remembrance of founder Katie Allison Granju’s dad Hank Allison, dead at 64.
I never met Hank Allison, but if St. Peter takes into account a girl’s view of her dad, he’s surely in a good place now. Katie always had great stories about about him during her time over at the 10. The world’s the [...]
Your new wallpaper
The geeks over at Wired ran various conventioneers’ speeches through Wordle to produce darn cool images.
Aesthetically, I prefer the clouds produced by Pres. Bush and Joe Biden, although the John McCain one is pleasantly evocative of a Rocky and Bullwinkle segment I half remember.
In the spirit of bipartisanship, I think I’ll rotate ‘em.
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Read More..>>A sort of pre-pre-Kindergarten
State Rep. Stacey Campfield, not a fan in particular of the state-funded pre-K (views as free daycare on the sly) is proposing a requirement on the parents to obtain the state-funded pre-K: come to some classes yourself. The way Campfield sees it, the parents get their free daycare, and the state gets more involved parents.
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Closing the enthusiasm gap
The GOP convention has energized the McCain campaign, with VP nominee Sarah Palin clearly lending some spark. The USA Today/Gallup poll puts McCain up 50-46 over Obama.
Will the spark last, and can McCain turn Palinthusiasm into a significant election-day return?
(Palinthusiasm: the worst political term since Joe-mentum.)
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Attention selfish drivers…
As I’ve long suspected, research is indicating that selfish driving patterns result in more traffic for everyone. I’ve contended that the jerk waiting until the last second to merge is making it worse for all of us, and in weaker moments, uttered a few unkind words about what his parental lineage must be.
I’m happy to [...]
Snooper trooper fired…
…is the headline I originally thought of for this story. But, had to play it a bit closer to the vest, as Lt. Shirley hasn’t been convicted of the snooping.
On a side note, investigators said one of the people Shirley checked on was Tennessean reporter Brad Schrade, after Schrade reported on the Cooley ticket-fixing scandal. [...]
Roundup of Knox happenings.
Here’s a roundup of Knox County happenings this morning, then a few regional happenings.
–Eric McLean headed to trial: McLean said he shot 18-year-old Sean Powell because the teen was having an affair with his wife. She was said to have met Powell while a student teacher at his school. McLean would later talk to Matt [...]
Your Sarah Palin updates
The details of her life are simply too interesting to not be a news rockstar.
You’ll be happy to know that, despite being a moose hunter, sometimes commercial fisherman, former beauty queen, and former sports reporter, Sarah Palin is not a hacker. All your base are not belong to her.
Sarah Palin is, however, to be a [...]
Blogging Gustav
Tennessean business editor Randy McClain, a native of New Orleans, is blogging Hurricane Gustav’s arrival from Louisiana.
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