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Yeah, this is all I have tonight.
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First of all, all I’ve done for the past week is apologize for being completely whacked on meds fighting my bronchitis and being on steroids which has made me a quivering pile of goo. And it’s also created a lack of thought synapses. It’s also created grammatical challenges, inane wanderings about this blog and, in an honest note, kicked my ass harder than anything I’ve been through in a long time. (We had an allergy to the first antibiotic. Yeah, that was enjoyable. Make a note to yourself, never be allergic to antibiotics when you are trying to get well. It will sidetrack you for a few days trying to get over it.)
Thank God I’m a cheerful person, but, yeah, this hasn’t been fun.
But, I guess I’m better than Desmond in Lost though because my nose isn’t bleeding and I’m not skipping to and fro between 1996 and 2004. I just want to eat raw meat, play baseball and appear before a congressional hearing headed by Henry Waxman. Have I told you that steroids, and I’ve had a lot of ‘em, aren’t fun?
I did?
Let’s talk Lost then …
I think the main thing I have to say about “The Constant” is my head kept screaming “SLAUGHTERHOUSE 5″ and yes it was in capital letters.
More for those who haven’t seen it or are catching up after the jump.
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Can anyone explain to me why Bruce Jenner is riding an alligator in this clip at Monkeys for Helping?
And, no, I’m not lying. It’s Bruce Jenner Ace Rimmer flying through the sky on the back of an alligator.
Thanks.
(UPDATE: It’s not Bruce Jenner. Bridgett solves the mystery in the comments!)
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The TNGOP/Hobbs Soap Opera continues.
Adam Kleinheider has been playing hardball today.
For a recap, head to NIT.
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Out of the UK. This is like a video from the early days of MTV and the song is just fun.
And their website is a blast.
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This bit of news will make Jane at Hillbilly, Please happy.
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Okay, just found this about Bigfoot and I’m mightily annoyed because I want to go on a Bigfoot hunt and I can’t. I think these steroids I’ve been on all week would enhance the experience. And, yeah, I’m off of ‘em tomorrow but I can’t help but wonder if I will miss them.
Call me Jose Canseco.
But, I want you to read the last graph of this because this is when I grew up and I was one of those people fascinated with all-Bigfoot-all-the-time. I had all the Bigfoot, Aliens, Ira Levin (not real but you know) and lost civilizations in parallel universe books.
Bigfoot never really went away. Every three years or so, a sighting somewhere in Northern California or the Pacific Northwest causes a stir, and a few mainstream journalists who are facing a slow news week trek through the woods, come back empty and write a story about a bunch of crazy folks who say they saw the creature.
But these little blips are nothing compared to a period of maybe 14 months in 1977 and 1978, when Bigfoot was bigger than John Ritter, Peter Frampton and Jesus combined. If you had a show on television at this time, Bigfoot had to make an appearance. “The Incredible Hulk.” “The Six Million Dollar Man.” I don’t remember seeing Bigfoot on “Little House on the Prairie,” but he must have passed through Walnut Grove once — and he probably visited “Good Times,” too.
I never saw Bigfoot on “Good Times” I admit. But I remember the Bigfoot craze. It was, in a word, exquisite.
I did see Legend of Boggy Creek though. With Dawn Welles of Mary Ann/Gilligan’s Island fame. I always thought she was the sexy one.
Yeah, my parents actually condoned and guided this obsession. They were groovy that way.
UPDATE: I got some things confused in my diseased, oxygen-deprived brain about Boggy Creek. Two more days of steroids campers and then I might be my normal sad self. Anyway, Pesky sets it straight and I relive Drive-In moments in the comments.
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There are about 50 reasons I adore Tom Brokaw. Today, at Mediabistro, there is a post about Brokaw and Ron Burgandy (Will Ferrell’s character from The Anchorman) who were on stage for Funny or Die over the weekend.
Burgandy said
I don’t know if you remember that broadcasters’ convention that you and I were at in Lake Tahoe, Nev., and we got in a BB gun war with Roger Mudd and Morley Safer. And then you convinced me to get on a snowmobile and ride into a casino with Diane Sawyer. Do you remember she took her top off?
The Post reports Brokaw played along, saying, “A lot of people thought it was one of your more dignified moments.”
Heh.
Here’s the story at The Post.
And here’s the whole story about the whole Funny or Die event. It’s pretty good.
And damn, Tom looks good in this picture.
Whoa.
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I’m not going to write about my mom today. I’ve done that before. Today is the tenth anniversary of the death of my mother. For me to go into any detail of this day, which is significant in the life of my family, I would just say it means a lot to us and I’m trying to figure out what to do on a personal level that would have some significance for myself about today. It’s a private thing that runs as deep as the Mississippi River. It’s hard to put those feelings into words.
To say I feel sort of lost and insignificant is an understatement.
No, this morning, I want to talk about life and survival and one woman who I have so much respect and admiration for that it’s hard to put into words.
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You know, I live in this state. I’m a native of this state. And, you know, I’m probably just as well-traveled and well-read as you are, Mr. Hobbs.
And right now, much of the country is looking at our state because of your press release about Barack Obama which is absolutely the most amazing piece of crap I’ve ever seen.
And every time this story runs it says Tennessee. I’m watching cable news and even Fox and tons of national political websites and the first word I see is … Tennessee.
I’m looking at state sites and what do I see … Tennessee.
Your words aren’t mine. If you want to bring people over to the GOP party, are you really pulling stunts like this?
Wait, you are.
Do you have any idea how asinine this is?
I live in this state and yet you’ve smeared it about with one of the biggest hack jobs I’ve ever seen.
Could the next time you write something like this, could you please remove the name Tennessee from it?
I don’t want to be associated with it and no one should have to be. Even Lamar Alexander is embarrassed.
Updated 4:58 p.m. CST: Lee Pitts, spokesman for U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), has issued the following statement:
“Senator Alexander has talked with Robin Smith, and she is removing the release and the photo from the website. She and the senator agreed it could be easily misinterpreted, taken out of context and considered inappropriate.”
Updated 4:04 p.m. CST: Crystal Benton, a spokeswoman for the John McCain for President campaign has issued the following statement to Tennessee media:
“Senator McCain has made clear that he rejects these sort of tactics and will campaign on his record.”
But it’s not our embarrassment. We are just living with your actions, Mr. Hobbs. As Tennesseans, we get to see Tennessee smeared all over the web, the TV and the blogosphere.
Thanks (and know I don’t mean that and it goes to Robin Smith too.)
Is bad attention better than no attention at all?
I would say in this case, no.
Dude, you may have won the official Tennessee Wanker award for the year and it’s just February.
And, yes, I said Tennessee.
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I’d like to take a moment and thank David Selvin for stopping by this blog and sharing a story about his father, Rick, who I wrote about a couple of weeks back in a post called “Oswald Still Dead.”
David has a new blog himself and his story once again brought us a story about the humor and wisdom of his father.
I’m sometimes overwhelmed about who stops by. Norman Lear popped by last year to talk to Ms Loraine Barr who also had a few words.
When these things happen, I’m humbled.
Blogging has made the world so much smaller.
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I know we aren’t supposed to humanize our presidential candidates. There is some sort of blogging rule that applies here. I can’t find it right now but I know it’s out there. I realize it’s impossible to humanize Dick Cheney but that’s about right because I’m not real sure he’s human.
Last night, while half the country was watching American Idol, much of Tennessee was following the Vanderbilt/Tennessee game and the rest of non-blogging folks like Homer were trying to convince her children that just because they saw a hint of snow on the ground would not necessarily constitute a day off from school today and Squirrel Queen abandoned all politics in favor of Big Brother, I watched the debates.
It’s the 2oth Democratic debate. I know if I’m feeling debate fatigue so are the candidates. And, damn me, I know, for humanizing them but they both looked tired. And on top of the that, McCain looked whupped yesterday as well especially when he was disputing Bob Cunningham, which regardless of what you may think (and I know it will be debated that he HAD to knock Cunningham, but let’s be frank, he didn’t have to. They are playing the “Barack Mohammed Hussein Obama” thing because it sets seeds of distrust as does that silly picture that the MSM made such a big deal about earlier this week.) Sharon Cobb has a breakdown on all of that.
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