UNFREEZING

come on everybody let’s welcome New Jersey to the last century
6abc.com: Self-Serve Gas Could Come to NJ

On the other hand their average full service price is less then our local self-service. In fact I’m not sure we have but one or two full service places left. Also true for service stations that make repairs. 100 places to buy beef jerky but no place to fix a flat.
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of course they do
CNN.com - White House scribe asks for the remote - Apr 28, 2006

I think the press needs to watch what they want. In fact being made to watch Fox News might be considered torture in their circles. In fact if they are out of town and don’t get the memo how else can they get the Dem talking points except by watching CNN?
This really is nothing except to show the pettiness of the Washington press especially the statement that the taxpayers are paying for the TV’s. As if that matters in this case—just another case of a Washington Post reporter not understanding a darn thing.
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the end of an era
Rivals.com College Football - Keith Jackson retires from broadcasting

I know Mr. Possum blogged on this yesterday but I have to say something.
Mainly that to me he was the voice of college football. If it was a big game then he seemed to be doing it. Remember this was back before cable was everywhere and games were a dime a dozen on Saturday. This was when I actually would watch USC-UCLA or some such.
Keith Jackson was accurate and entertaining—he set a high standard.
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of course it does

BREITBART.COM - Australian research shows mobile phones affect brain function

It makes people in crowded places get loud and obnoxious and it makes people drive funny.
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can I have extra time? Is there any extra credit? Can we have a wordbank?

It’s the final edition of the TT—no make that the finals edition.

Most of you moved away from this but finals are a regular part of my life so here goes.

1. Luckiest—this was my oral exam for my M.A. I had to wait for them to finish so a professor put me in his office and told me to grab a book and read. I did and at random picked a book and a chapter. A fairly boring topic came up—I got finished with the whole thing and put the book back. When I got to the exam the first questions was exactly the chapter I had just finished. When I asked to go to the board I knew I had them whipped.
2. Worst –At Auburn we were taking our finance final on the last two days of class. The first part was worth 60 points. I knew I had blown it so I didn’t study for the second part—got drunk instead. Turned in the second part and the prof called me aside to tell me how well I had done on the first part—like 58 out of 60—ended up with like a total of 65. What a dumbass.
3. Nightmare—for years I literally had the one about sleeping through the final exam hour with a room full of students waiting. Now it is more likely to be a copier malfunction and each page is the same—I can get rather anal in checking the tests.


As to the wordbank—yes it’s in your head.
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they must need the heat because hell is freezing over
Ex-Environmental Leaders Tout Nuclear Energy - New York Times
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your Gay/Lesbian update
Las Vegas SUN: Study Assesses How Many Gays Marry if Legal

Interesting report of a study trying to get at how many same sex couples would marry if they could.
Wish I had thought of doing this study.
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don’t think this really should be news
Las Vegas SUN: Mich. Gym Makes Changes for Muslim Women

Seems lots of non-Muslim women also prefer working out only with other women. There are several women only places in town here.
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I’ll have singers for 200 , Alec
the answer is
when dinosaurs roamed the earth
FOXNews.com - Neil Young: Exclusive 'Impeach the President' Lyrics - Celebrity Gossip | Entertainment News | Arts And Entertainment

The question is –“when was the last time a Neil Young song meant anything to anyone?”
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I don’t like to fly anyway

Chron.com | Airlines ponder standing-ro.om 'seats'

With the seats so cramped and uncomfortable that standing might be better
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don’t like the rules don’t take the money
Las Vegas SUN: N.H. Leads Revolt Against Federal ID Rules

Apparently it is a violation of privacy and civil liberties to verify materials used for a driver’s license. I think the linked picture data bases also give some people heartburn.

Then don’t take the money from the federal highway or homeland security departments. Also I would suggest that other states not recognize the N.H. license.

See that did the trick—I’m a problem solver.
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calling Mr. Sparky
Las Vegas SUN: Rights Group Wants Lethal Shots Suspended

Human Rights Watch wants this—perhaps the ole A/C recliner would be better.
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not much today I’m trying to get over all my Earth Day activities

I told my wife something similar yesterday to get out of going somewhere—she says I’m just lazy and mean-spirited. But she did chuckle.
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how about a big cup of STHU
NFL.com - NFL News
That would be shut the heck up. Favre has been a good NFL QB. I know he will go directly into the Hall of Fame when is finished playing—throws too many INT’s for me however] Anyway he has been playing out this public deal with the Packers for months now—he has also been commenting on the contracts of his team mates and now on the treatment of players on other teams.
Hey you’re a QB coming off a really bad year if you want to be a pundit then get that job if not just shut up.
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it’s the three in honor of Katie
What talent do you need—be somewhat attractive and be able to read.

1. No I didn’t suggest this just so I could link to a picture of WRAL.com - Staff - Debra Morgan out of Raleigh. She’s been in the market now about 17-18 years and still looks good—and reads well, too. This guy pictured here is popular and has had numerous chances locally. He has problems with some dependencies—it is said. His current station doesn’t list the bios but his name is Gary Dean and he is a local legend and favorite.
2. Least favorite would probably be who ever is on the local ABC affiliate. They don’t seem to hire young and upward or older and steady but something in the middle and they always start out by mispronouncing the name of the city where they are located. They’re in New Bern NC. It tends to be pronounced as if it’s one word really sort of unaccented. New people tend to put the emphasis on the last word. Sounds funny until they learn.
3. While I can’t find a picture Bobbi Batista was from Raleigh before she went to CNN. We also had a local weather guy know as “marble mouth” who is now on the weather channel I think.
it’s the three in honor of Katie
What talent do you need—be somewhat attractive and be able to read.

1. No I didn’t suggest this just so I could link to a picture of WRAL.com - Staff - Debra Morgan out of Raleigh. She’s been in the market now about 17-18 years and still looks good—and reads well, too. This guy pictured here is popular and has had numerous chances locally. He has problems with some dependencies—it is said. His current station doesn’t list the bios but his name is Gary Dean and he is a local legend and favorite.
2. Least favorite would probably be who ever is on the local ABC affiliate. They don’t seem to hire young and upward or older and steady but something in the middle and they always start out by mispronouncing the name of the city where they are located. They’re in New Bern NC. It tends to be pronounced as if it’s one word really sort of unaccented. New people tend to put the emphasis on the last word. Sounds funny until they learn.
3. While I can’t find a picture Bobbi Batista was from Raleigh before she went to CNN. We also had a local weather guy know as “marble mouth” who is now on the weather channel I think.
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run for your life
The Beaufort Gazette: LA woman hospitalized with bubonic plague

Run—hide—it’s the PLAGUE—just what is Bush doing about it—we aren’t ready—we will all die!!!!

Just so you can worry it is estimated that there are between 1,000 and 3,000 new cases a year. Only about 20-30 in the U.S.

More than the bird flu—not that you would notice.
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nope this can’t be

Common Genetic Link to Obesity Is Discovered - New York Times

Nope genetics can play a part in mental illness, criminal behavior and dependencies—well except smoking—so say all the experts. Overweight that is just because you’re weak. You just can’t control yourself. Seems to reason everything can be blamed on genes except my two dependencies.
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not as funny as a possum weekend

Well he could have made this funny but all I was-- was busy. Being an Episcopalian means a lot of church services during holy week. Being ordained means I should be there for most of them.
Thursday night was the Maundy Thursday and we actually did some foot washing. For those of you who haven’t done it it’s strange. Easier to wash than be washed—sort of a control thing.
That service being over it was time to sleep and be back for the noon Good Friday service. The added level of difficulty was that my mike kept feeding back and I had to shout whatever I was to say. Oh—did I mention that I was kneeling and facing away from the congregation at the time? I skipped the 5:30 Stations of the Cross service.

Friday night I surprised my wife by suggesting a trip to Lowe’s to get new light fixtures for the front porch. She was so shocked she didn’t even argue with the style and color I picked out. I called the color sort of weathered copper with a little bronze thrown in—she called it brown.
Well up late Saturday and didn’t start the job until about one. One twenty still getting all my stuff together—step stool and every tool I have except the ones I really need.
One thirty—spend time getting up and down to get things I drop. [note to self—next time paint things orange so they will stand out when dropped in the pinestraw.] One forty spend time cursing builder because things don’t fit. Two spend time cursing entire Chinese nation for the way the wires are stripped. Just who uses ¼ inch of wire in the wire nut? Two twenty—back to cursing builder for recessing a box and then mortaring it in—2 thirty five can’t decide who to curse for drill chuck being missing – two forty going to neighbors to see if he has screws long enough—3 o’clock finally finished.
A twenty minute job has taken 2 hours but they work—look good and don’t shock anyone.

A report of Sunday later—I had one that might have even given the possum a run for his money. It involves getting up at 4.
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OK boomers get ready for other people’s music for a change
Making their mark - Orlando Sentinel : Growth

We boomers have gotten used to the world and commercials revolving around us and our buying power but now the new group is set ot be bigger—we are going away remember.
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I heard some moonbat this week complain and ask this week
“how could Bush treat an elected government this way”
DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2006�
Here is how and why.
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then run for office lady
Las Vegas SUN: Judge Decries Rigid U.S. Immigration Laws

Federal judge doesn’t like the laws then run for congress and change them.
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but home invasion is a job Americans will do
Las Vegas SUN: Mexican Immigrant Arrested in Boston

Real PC case here—the people in Minnesota just fell in love with this guy and his sob story.
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this T squared gives new meaning to random

1.What is your favorite computer time-waster: Solitaire, Minesweeper, Online Question-Answering Memes, Mahjong, or other. Please specify why. My favorite time waster that I can admit in public is blog and email reading. I will waste the entire afternoon. I guess I like the opinions and humor of others. With the email I like to feel connected.
2. What is the stupidest thing you have ever done with lumber? Last summer I rebuilt my deck. I ended up attaching the rail sections—[constructed by me BTW] each with a different type of joint—I call it my “showcase of joinery” it ahs been much admired and copied in the past 12 months.
3. If you awoke one day and realized your dream of becoming a famous author had come true, what would the title of your second novel be? Going to be like Larry on this one and say I really never wanted to be a best selling author.
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At least this guy should know all about the protective properties of the tin foil hat he needs

deseretnews.com | Physicist says heat substance felled WTC
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need a reason to want the death penalty?WRAL.com - News - Woman Admits Slashing Baby's Throat For Revenge
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list of world’s 50 top restaurants
World-class cooking - Good Living - Entertainment - smh.com.au

I’m surprised that the word barbeque doesn’t seem to be in any of the names.
[link gets you page two of the article—page one is talking about the Oz portion of the list. ]
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work work work and holy week

What a week – regular teaching, some research to get to, holy week services and I have to preach tomorrow night.
As usual I probably will put off everything until the last moment. But if I’m not here you know where I’ll be—that’s right screwing off away from the computer.
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stuff that we do in college

Just got back from the post observation meeting with a new faculty member. We have true peer evaluation of teaching as well as research. In our department these usually go well as everyone is a pretty good teacher. You have to work hard just to stay in the middle around here.
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buy me some peanuts and
then I’ll answer the Thursday three.




1. Do I like baseball—I used to love it. Some of my best memories are of playing or watching the game. In fact the day of my father’s funeral the plan had been to take in a Barons game. My uncle and I went anyway. The three of us went to a lot of games together so it was a fitting thing to do.
2. Favorite players—blast from the past time—anyone who played for NY in the 50’s and 60’s especially Willie Mays. I also liked anyone I got to see play in B’ham.
3. I would get rid of guaranteed contracts and then everyone might actually play and not whine all the time. The baseball I watch now is mainly class “A” and college. I’m tired of the overpaid mouthy so and so’s.
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Who knew these Orthodox Jews were from France?

Arrest Sets Off a Protest by Orthodox Jews - New York Times
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I never was a big fan however…
Singer Gene Pitney Dies at 65 - New York Times

one of my best friends was. My friend died a few years ago. Hadn’t thought about him in a while and this made me rememeber.
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what goes around comes around
Lawsuit Accuses Lawry's of Barring Men - New York Times

I really have no problem with the “tradition” of a female wait staff. However others have not been able to keep the all male staff—so…..
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apple to be able to run windows
Apple Unveils Software to Run Windows XP - New York Times

I want one of the new apple computers but right now don’t have the money. Maybe I’m just too tight to part with it.
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this is a strange headlineLas Vegas SUN: Brother of 'Milkshake Murder' Victim Dies

He died because he was murdered-- unless he bound his own hands and feet. He died?? Like it was a heart attack or something.
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wake up and smell the hand writing on the wall

Las Vegas SUN: Katherine Harris Hires New Campaign Team

You know what I mean it's over.
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is it just my reading?
2 Workmen Die as Train Broadsides Their Truck - New York Times

This headline almost makes me think it was the train’s fault. Don’t want to get hit by a train – don’t do on the track. But we have to remember that this is the city that only a few weeks ago awarded money to the family of someone hit by a train—the jury thought the train could have stopped on time as the person walked ahead on the tracks.
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I would rather watch this weather radar loop
.::. WNCT.COM .::. Greenville, NC | Washington, Warren Field Airport

Basketball just isn’t my sport.
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another item to indicate that people at Reuters & ABC news don’t know anything

ABC News: Barbecue meats linked with prostate cancer

Apparently meat charred at a high temperature creates a substance associated with cancer.
Meat charred at a high temperature—does this sound like BBQ to you? Leave it to the city nitwits to confuse grilling with a barbeque method.
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