http://newscoma.com Got A Two-Pack Habit And A Motel Tan Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:41:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hey Cracker, let's do it. If I could own a red suit of that caliber, I would die a happy woman. A flat top would not suit me at all though. http://newscoma.com/2009/07/03/innocent-blogging-fun/ Feeling all Possumy today. http://newscoma.com/2009/07/03/feel-good-friday-wno-show-jones/ The whole Willie Herenton saga continues to be interesting as I sit on the outside looking in. Steve Ross has a post on the soap opera that Herenton is currently starring in and I think he's spot on with his analysis. I haven’t written about Herenton’s primary challenge, or any of ... http://newscoma.com/2009/07/03/whats-the-point/ Summer really isn't my bag. I don't like being hot, July always makes me a bit crabby due to the sweat factor and I have to shave my legs so much that they itch because I like wearing shorts. No one wants to see a soul patch on anyone's ankles, I ... http://newscoma.com/2009/07/02/theres-a-song-about-it/ You may be wondering what this photo is all about. I will tell you. That handsome devil in the middle is my grandfather. This picture was sent to me this morning and I honestly can't stop grinning. I've never seen it before. My grandfather was just about the greatest guy ever. ... http://newscoma.com/2009/07/01/my-granddad/ Editor Bates has a story up this morning about Goodyear buyouts set for this week after months of negotiations. Goodyear-Union City is saying good-bye Wednesday to about 550 associates whose service to the company represents 14,300 collective years of experience. Those words were issued in a recent UC Today, a company newsletter ... http://newscoma.com/2009/07/01/the-goodyear-buyout/ Brad Watkins writes: Let me be frank, Candidates are NOT your friends. They are not your family,your saviors or your messiahs, they are not perfect beings nor are the perfect extensions of your political beliefs. They are however, people of ambition, talent and skill who are all applying for job. He's right. ... http://newscoma.com/2009/07/01/focusing-on-the-issues/ So I did the unemployment filing thing on the 'tubes this morning. Any time I have any dealings with the government or institutions like banks, I sort of wig out. Homer said this morning that I'm the weirdest person she's ever met when it comes to things giving me the wiggums. ... http://newscoma.com/2009/06/30/annoying-autobiographical-pause-667/ As I just started watching True Blood (although I've read several of Charlaine Harris' books), I did what anyone would do. I started dicking around on YouTube. A few comments on True Blood, the folks in that show other than the vamps sorta look like people in Hoots. Second of all, any ... http://newscoma.com/2009/06/29/waiting-for-the-sun-to-go-down/ "I found that old dog in a ditch," Mr. Joe said. "He was a good old dog. Best dog I ever had." I'd heard the story before. Mr. Joe is an older man in Hoots who fought proudly as a fireman for years. Cancer tried to give him a run but ... http://newscoma.com/2009/06/29/an-old-dog-in-a-ditch/ It's easy to find joy in the grasp of what appears to be dying. You have to look, but it's there. I return to the ghosts of my childhood which Squirrel Queen and I shared with Aunt B. on Saturday, as we not only went to cemeteries but to towns ... http://newscoma.com/2009/06/29/dead-towns-and-cemeteries/ So, I'm going cemetery hopping today, which is a bit like going on a pub crawl but then again, not at all.  There might also be a pub crawl. One never knows. We are having guests in Hoots as Aunt B. is coming up to go to Camp Beauregard in Water Valley, ... http://newscoma.com/2009/06/27/past-forward/