The Chairman of the Republican National Committee is a Clown
February 6, 2010
"Trust me, after taxes, a million dollars is not a lot of money," Steele said. read more
Maybe he wouldn't mind giving me "not a lot of money".
Certain Girls
February 5, 2010I finished Certain Girls today. It's a definite Chick Book, and I don't say that in a negative way to bash women, female authors, femininity, or the female perspective. I love Joanne Rowling's books. Mary Karr's novels rock. I Am Charlotte Simmons (written from Charlotte's point of view) was good.
Certain Girls lives by a different formula, though. It's well-written, and there weren't many dull spots (there were some prolonged areas of exposition). Here's the plot rundown:
A wealthy woman is married to a doctor who doesn't care about her appearance and more or less does whatever she tells him to do. That's the dream right there!
Throw in a bittersweet ending and you've got yourself a Chick Book.
I'm giving it three stars on Amazon.
Rain Rain Go Away!
I'm going to put on my best Bill Clinton impression and say this,
"I want to say one thing to the American people. I want you to listen to me. I'm going to say this again: I do not like this weather. This rainy, cold weather. I never told anybody I like this weather. Not a single time, never. These allegations are false."
The creek on the 72 bypass at Self Regional Express Care
Military Movies
February 4, 2010Kate Hoit does a good job of explaining why military movies are usually letdowns for veterans.
The year is 2004, the Baghdad streets are clean, almost too clean, and dust lingers in the air, soldiers appear...in the wrong uniform. Soldiers deployed to Iraq in 2004, the year The Hurt Locker was suppose to take place, were not wearing the Army Combat Uniform. I should know I was there. We still wore the Desert Camouflage Uniform. How hard would it have been to get this correct? Apparently so hard that no one working on the movie could be bothered to consult anyone with knowledge on military dress, or visit the local surplus store. Congratulations, what seemed like a would-be decent military movie to those who had actually served was now automatically ruined within the first few minutes. And for future reference, military personnel do not roll their sleeves up in a combat zone. read more
As a member of the military, you've had certain things drilled into your head, like the proper wear of the uniform. A lot of the reasoning behind that is so we can easily spot someone trying to imitate a soldier and potentially compromise security. For instance, if I see someone in an Army uniform with their name tag stuck on the wrong side, that little detail is going to make that person stick out like a sore thumb and it will immediately arouse suspicion.
When I'm watching a military movie, all the little errors attract so much of my attention that I can't enjoy the actual plot of the movie. Some of the errors are so bad that it becomes funny to me when the movie isn't even a comedy.
I imagine it's the same thing for doctors watching medical movies or TV shows.
Full Metal Jacket (great example of Basic Training) and Saving Private Ryan (great example of military courtesy and strategies) are a couple of the most accurate military movies. Most of Renaissance Man was squared away, too.
That movie Basic with Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta was just all around ridiculous.
Clemson 2010 Football Schedule
Date Opponent
Sept. 4 North Texas
Sept. 11 Presbyterian
Sept. 18 at Auburn
Sept. 25 Open Date
Oct. 2 Miami (FL)
Oct. 9 at North Carolina
Oct. 16 Maryland
Oct. 23 Gimmick Tech
Oct. 30 at Boston College
Nov. 6 NC State
Nov. 13 at Florida State
Nov. 20 at Wake Forest
Nov. 27 Soccer Liner
Dec. 4 ACC Championship Game
Kudos for scheduling Auburn, but PC???? Get real!
Sadly there's a huge game on Kayla's wedding day =(
Somebody Should Check the French Fries in the Greenwood High School Cafeteria
"That shows you right there that there's pride in going to South Carolina instead of Clemson or somewhere out of state," said Quarles, who attended Lattimore's announcement. "We're going to beat Clemson every year, so they might as well get ready for it."
I hope he's preparing for a comedy career, because Clemson losing to Soccer Liner even two years in a row would be a monumental, historic event. So, somebody should let Kelcy Quarles know that four in a row is HIGHLY unlikely.
Signing Day 2010
February 3, 2010
Clemson signed a top 20 recruiting class today. 17 of Clemson's 23 signees (74%) had SEC offers. You can read Dabo Swinney's press conference here. This story stood out to me:
"When did you feel like you had Justin Parker?
Swinney: I was at Tavaris Barnes’ house last Tuesday night. Walking out with Jeff Scott. He called me walking out of the house and said ‘I’m coming to Clemson.’ He was playing a video game and he said I wanted to let you know I’m coming to Clemson. He didn’t want to make it public until today. Tuesday, Jan. 19 he called and said he was coming and has been solid as a rock ever since."
With all the players they have to evaluate and recruit, college football coaches' cell phone contact lists must be off the chain.
What's Up With These Ugly New Road Signs?
January 29, 2010
I've seen a lot of these ugly new signs around Greenwood that seem awfully superfluous. 
Random Picture Friday -- The Cherry Tree at the Washington Monument / Rock City
Haden sitting in the big cherry tree at the foot of the Washington Monument at sunset
On our way to Memphis in 2005, we stayed overnight in Chattanooga and stumbled across Rock City. It turned out to be a pleasant surprise. You walk a path through the nooks and crannies of a mountain, similar to Chimney Rock.
That's Mel standing above the Lover's Leap sign
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