Couple of things
- I don't know when it happened, but somehow Bill Shipp became an ill-informed, cranky fella ... particularly when it comes to college football. In between writing columns which one week say 'I hate Sonny Perdue' and the next week say 'Hey ... that Sonny Perdue might not be so bad' he's taken to acting as if he actually has a clue when it comes to college football.
- The Athens Area Chamber of Commerce announced its endorsements. Earth-shattering? Um, not really. BTW, Athens Politics has the actual press release ... and a weird discussion of whether a small law firm is a small business or not. I, like, never agree with Chuck Jones, but I will here.
- You know what I don't care about? This. John Kerry said something fairly stupid and over-the-top? And we're supposed to be shocked about this? The Bush administration responded with the 'liberals hate America' card? Really? Man ... that's a new one.
- Here's the Athens Banner-Herald profile of Tom Chasteen. I was hard on him in the beginning of his campaign, but he's answered just about every question I had for him. He's run a good campaign and has given his life to serving this community. He should be applauded for that.
- Congrats! Both Oconee County and North Oconee won state titles in fast-pitch softball yesterday.
- Speaking of congrats, the boys from R.E.M. just got put on the ballot for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Nice job.
- John Knight is a sharp fella, and I did some work with his wife Monica back when I was able to be more active with the Clarke County Multicultural Task Force, so I think he'd be a good fit on the Clarke County Board of Education. However, I kinda share some of those ethical concerns stated at the bottom of this article ... again, not because he's a bad guy with poor judgement (quite the opposite actually), but because being a public official who directly makes decisions on policies proposed by your wife is touchy ground. If he recused himself from all of the things she worked on, he'd be unable to have a say on many issues he passionately cares about and would also miss a substantial portion of the board's votes.
- In his ramblings, Tim has started a debate over what's better - campy slasher films from the 1980s or the more realistic ones of today. I'm with Tim ... can't go wrong with Jason.
- Don't forget but yesterday was Halloween, and we all celebrated at work. As an aside, I went through six or seven bags of Snickers last night, while the two most popular costumes appeared to be Superman for the boys and a princess for the girls.
- The Athens Area Chamber of Commerce announced its endorsements. Earth-shattering? Um, not really. BTW, Athens Politics has the actual press release ... and a weird discussion of whether a small law firm is a small business or not. I, like, never agree with Chuck Jones, but I will here.
- You know what I don't care about? This. John Kerry said something fairly stupid and over-the-top? And we're supposed to be shocked about this? The Bush administration responded with the 'liberals hate America' card? Really? Man ... that's a new one.
- Here's the Athens Banner-Herald profile of Tom Chasteen. I was hard on him in the beginning of his campaign, but he's answered just about every question I had for him. He's run a good campaign and has given his life to serving this community. He should be applauded for that.
- Congrats! Both Oconee County and North Oconee won state titles in fast-pitch softball yesterday.
- Speaking of congrats, the boys from R.E.M. just got put on the ballot for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Nice job.
- John Knight is a sharp fella, and I did some work with his wife Monica back when I was able to be more active with the Clarke County Multicultural Task Force, so I think he'd be a good fit on the Clarke County Board of Education. However, I kinda share some of those ethical concerns stated at the bottom of this article ... again, not because he's a bad guy with poor judgement (quite the opposite actually), but because being a public official who directly makes decisions on policies proposed by your wife is touchy ground. If he recused himself from all of the things she worked on, he'd be unable to have a say on many issues he passionately cares about and would also miss a substantial portion of the board's votes.
- In his ramblings, Tim has started a debate over what's better - campy slasher films from the 1980s or the more realistic ones of today. I'm with Tim ... can't go wrong with Jason.
- Don't forget but yesterday was Halloween, and we all celebrated at work. As an aside, I went through six or seven bags of Snickers last night, while the two most popular costumes appeared to be Superman for the boys and a princess for the girls.
posted by Jmac at 7:08 AM
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No kiddies came by our house, at all.
Me sad. Me eat candy.
Do you know how many Snickers I handed out? Two. No... not two bags... just two. We had exactly ONE trick or treater this year, damn you cul de sac! The kid looked like Hiro on Heroes, had no costume and was accompanied by two maltese. Bizzare.
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