Odds and ends
I've been away a bit, and for that you have my deepest apologies. A house full of neices and nephew (singular nephew that is), along with responsibilities at the ole job, has slowed my efforts. I promise to kick it back into gear a few days.
Until then ...
- Everyone will forget about Sen. Hillary Clinton's 'plantation' comment in a few days, and it was nothing more than political rhetoric to fire up her base ... the same way Vice President Dick Cheney's comments suggesting the terrorists would win if Sen. John Kerry was elected president. Both are inappropriate, but such is life in today's political climate.
- Overheard last night from the gentleman behind me at the Georgia-Kentucky basketball game:
[Female Kentucky fan screams to disrupt a Georgia player shooting a free throw.]
GUY: Man, that was loud! It sounded like the girl in the Emily Rose movie which was not that scary by the way.
No pause in between statements ... just flow from joke to film critique in nanoseconds.
- One area coaching vacancy has been filled as Elbert County has tabbed Eddie Roberts as the school's new head football coach. Roberts is an Elbert County alum and resident and rolled up an impressive 22-5 record at Calhoun Falls (S.C.) the past two seasons. Clarke Central and Oconee County are still looking for coaches, and I've heard rumors from different folks that Greene County's Larry Milligan is high on the Gladiators' list. Of course, Lincoln County's Larry Campbell is always bantered about too, and we know that ain't likely.
- Mayor Heidi Davison has reached out to the blogger community here in town, and let's give her a hand for that. She sent an email concerning the new Partners for a Prosperous Athens out to another Athenian blog, which was in turn forwarded to me. Here's part of text:
If you and your fellow bloggers are truly interested in getting involved in a meaningful way with the recently announced poverty initiative, I will be happy to help you do so as we need the help of all our citizens who are concerned and feel passionate about this problem. I don't have time to participate in a blog exchange, to be perfectly honest, but I am happy to provide information, answer questions, post times/dates/places of meetings, supply names of steering committee members, receive and distribute input, etc.
Davison encouraged anyone with questions to contact her, and you can find that information here.
- Meaning to post something about some of the recent 'oversights' on the state and federal level with regard to Athens-Clarke County. Hopefully can do that in the next few days.
Until then ...
- Everyone will forget about Sen. Hillary Clinton's 'plantation' comment in a few days, and it was nothing more than political rhetoric to fire up her base ... the same way Vice President Dick Cheney's comments suggesting the terrorists would win if Sen. John Kerry was elected president. Both are inappropriate, but such is life in today's political climate.
- Overheard last night from the gentleman behind me at the Georgia-Kentucky basketball game:
[Female Kentucky fan screams to disrupt a Georgia player shooting a free throw.]
GUY: Man, that was loud! It sounded like the girl in the Emily Rose movie which was not that scary by the way.
No pause in between statements ... just flow from joke to film critique in nanoseconds.
- One area coaching vacancy has been filled as Elbert County has tabbed Eddie Roberts as the school's new head football coach. Roberts is an Elbert County alum and resident and rolled up an impressive 22-5 record at Calhoun Falls (S.C.) the past two seasons. Clarke Central and Oconee County are still looking for coaches, and I've heard rumors from different folks that Greene County's Larry Milligan is high on the Gladiators' list. Of course, Lincoln County's Larry Campbell is always bantered about too, and we know that ain't likely.
- Mayor Heidi Davison has reached out to the blogger community here in town, and let's give her a hand for that. She sent an email concerning the new Partners for a Prosperous Athens out to another Athenian blog, which was in turn forwarded to me. Here's part of text:
If you and your fellow bloggers are truly interested in getting involved in a meaningful way with the recently announced poverty initiative, I will be happy to help you do so as we need the help of all our citizens who are concerned and feel passionate about this problem. I don't have time to participate in a blog exchange, to be perfectly honest, but I am happy to provide information, answer questions, post times/dates/places of meetings, supply names of steering committee members, receive and distribute input, etc.
Davison encouraged anyone with questions to contact her, and you can find that information here.
- Meaning to post something about some of the recent 'oversights' on the state and federal level with regard to Athens-Clarke County. Hopefully can do that in the next few days.
posted by Jmac at 7:51 AM
3 Comments:
Meaning to post something about some of the recent 'oversights' on the state and federal level with regard to Athens-Clarke County.
Oh, you mean splitting the district that formerly encompassed ACC because god forbid we have a blue county in Georgia? That was real stellar behavior.
He's right about Emily Rose, by the way -- not scary. Worth seeing maybe if you don't have to pay for it, but not scary.
In other news, you and me need to do lunch, indeed. The best days for me is probably Tuesday, maybe Wednesday before 1pm, or Thursday.
I was going to bring up what Amber said, but considering she beat me to it (the little minx), I'll let it slide.
And yeah, even my 15 year old sister didn't think EmRose was scary. And she's a chicken.
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