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Remembering Daddy
January 30th marks an unpleasant time of year for me and mine. It was just eight years before we said goodbye to my father, the finest example of a man I have ever known. Eight years is a long time, but it's not hard to go back. So, to celebrate the memory, I found a picture that quickly brought a smile to my face. For those of you who remember him, I hope it will give you one, as well. And for those who had not the privilege, this'll tell you a lot of what you'd need to know. -
Making Your Own Ringtones
I'm a ringtone guy. I change them fairly regularly, if and when I find some I like. However, I'm not a believer in buying anything when there's no need, and prices tend to be exorbitant for what you get. Because I'm a cheap rascal, I make my own from a variety of sources. Some people have asked me about how this is done. -
A Few Things I Hate About Football
I'm a fan of football. Having grown up watching and playing it, I see no time in the future where I won't be watching it. It's an "always have, always will" sort of thing. But there are some things I could totally do without: see how many you agree or disagree with! I’m sure there’s other stuff I haven’t listed here, but those are the major ones. -
New Theme for Ye Olde Blog
I like it quite a lot, but there's plenty of work to be done. First, the tab box is way too tall...I need it smaller with less wasted space. I also need to renovate the right side with the featured articles, with the first two or three displaying images and the rest without. The middle column repeats a post if it's in more than one category. -
9/11/01: A Date Which Will Live in Infamy
Here's where I was and what I was doing on my Mama's birthday back in 2001, now simply known as 9/11 and serves as one of my generation's flash-point events, similar to the JFK assassination and the Challenger explosion. -
Joe Wilson: My Thoughts
This is just a quick note on Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC), who interrupted Obama’s Wednesday night speech with “you lie!” Which, by the way, was true: Obama lied when he said the current plans didn't cover illegal immigrants. I only have two criticisms for the Representative. -
Salvation by Faith…and the Sabbath?
I was greeted at the Christian bookstore where I work this fine Saturday morning with a set of papers stapled together on the table behind the sale counter. It sort of grabbed my attention, as it said in big, bold, all-caps letters, "TELL OTHER CHRISTIANS AND SAVE A SOUL FROM HELL." So immediately I think, "this doesn't look like company material...." -
Awe of Space Travel
I got to do something a week or so ago that I haven't been able to do in quite some time: watch a space shuttle launch. I can't even remember the last time I'd watched one, but it's just as awesome as I remember them. But with all the talk of retiring the shuttles floating about and current government plans for replacement, I really have to look back and evaluate my understanding of the space program. -
I Hate Eminent Domain
I have hated the entire concept of eminent domain ever since the state came to my father and made him sell some of his frontage property in order to put an off-ramp from the newly four-laned federal highway 45 back when I was a child. -
Better Bitter Clinging
I picked it up today...a Blackhawk Spec-Ops stock with recoil suppression springs built-in. It wasn't cheap...but it's got adjustable length, fits right into the existing weapon, and looks pretty bad-news. -
Journalism’s Gun Nitwittery
Excuse me, but I don't feel like leaving my life in the hands of men who only have to qualify their gun handling skills once a year, much less to some nutbar with a grudge. -
I love Opera!
I am an Opera user, and I have been ever since the late nineties...probably as early as 1997. I love Opera...I always have and, from the looks of it, always will. It's here to stay, and there is no reason to pull the plug on it. -
The Longhorn Revenge Law?
In further attempts to better waste taxpayer time and money, representatives to the U.S. House have proposed the College Football Playoff Act of 2009. Hey, try winning all your games next time, and stop wasting Congressional law-making power. -
I nearly cried in Walmart today
I was just walking through today as I went by to pick up a copy of The Dark Knight. While there, I decided to peruse the toy aisles, since I haven't picked up anything to give my little niece for Christmas. But while browsing through, just looking at them, I found something that totally took me by surprise...a 25th anniversary version of the original Optimus Prime. -
Reflections on Full-time Return to College
I've been in the radiologic technology course of study for several months now. Nearing the end of this semester of school, I feel qualified to comment on what it feels like to return to academia after a long and, honestly, welcome foray in the real world. -
Only an Idiot Can Vote for Barack Obama
Yup, that's a provacative title, but I can't think of any other explanation aside from abject ignorance. Basically, it boils down to three matters that, while interrelated, are still discernable and worth putting forward. This is my mile-long post for the year, so hold on to your hats. -
Supreme Court for the (rare) win
A big win for our Republic today, as the Supreme Court narrowly affirmed the right of Americans to keep and bear arms in their decision on District of Columbia V Heller today. This won’t result in a nationwide Castle Doctrine, though it would be nice, but at least the right is affirmed. What [...] -
Playing Hard Ball with DirecTV
I’ve been with DirecTV since they started the small satellite revolution around 1994…one of their first subscribers. However, I’ve been trying to figure out for nearly two years whether I want to stay with them or go with Dish Network. I prefer DTV over Dish…they have some channels the other doesn’t, I prefer the hardware, [...] -
In Memory of Dottie Rambo
Gospel music has lost yet another of its all-time greats…Dottie Rambo died Sunday when her bus ran off the road while traveling from Missouri to a concert in Texas during inclement weather. She was 74. A legend in both southern gospel and country Christian music, she wrote or co-wrote something in the neighborhood of 2,500 songs. [...] -
Raising or Lowering Keys of Accompaniment Tracks
I’m a volunteer music director at my church, and, as such, I’ve gone through a number of accompaniment tracks over the years. During that time, I have acquired many tracks that were simply out of my vocal range or were too uncomfortable to deal with. Some time back, though, I found a largely [...] -
Six years ago today
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A Conservative for Clinton? It’s Possible!
I’ve nearly had enough of this pathetic excuse for a presidential campaign. Last week, I was fully planning on not voting at all. I know some people belly-ache about that, citing some version of “too many good men died to secure my right to vote!” Yeah, whatever…they died to secure our right [...] -
Ahh, football season…and the return of the idiots
I have and will always be a fan of football. The year’s been for zilch for sports until this week…heck, I barely remember seeing Arena Football anywhere on TV this year. It’s like the 8-man fad’s over. But the return of football includes the return of ESPN retardation and rampant stupidity from the pressbox. How many forms of the term “athletic” do you think they’ll create [...] -
Long time no post
I’ve been super busy over the past month…lots to talk about. If all goes according to plan, this is what I’ll be posting about in the near future: elections, poll working, and the NAACP general comment on national political shennanigans wither man-made global warming? commentary on flower bulb factories and job search part deux re-entering the world of academia Look for something [...] -
You should go see Transformers
The crowd wasn’t too heavy, but the line was from the lobby to the front door of the mall when I got there at 7:20PM…no supper for me. I was surprised to find one of the sister stations to the radio station I work for were doing a live remote and giving stuff away. [...] -
It’s that time of year again!
They’ve returned! It’s good to have them back again. -
More thoughts on the Virginia Tech massacre
Since the last time I wrote on the subject a couple days ago, we’ve learned a good bit more about the Virginia Tech killer. Not only that, but there’ve been lots and lots of blame being passed around. I’ve got a few additional things to say concerning this, as it affects a number [...] -
My thoughts on the Virgina Tech massacre
Audio Post * clips of “There’s Peace in Knowing” performed by N’Harmony…now disbanded, but credit where credit is due. The very first thing I would like to say is how very sorry I am that this happened. The more I think of it, the less capable I am of objectively thinking about the whole thing. [...] -
R.I.P. OD
Of the three dogs we’ve had over the past dozen or so years, only one of them remained after this past year. Victor, 14, died on January 5, 2006, after being run over by a car that he was unable to hear or avoid. Jack, 13, died on January 30, 2006, from assorted [...] -
In Memory of Roger Bennett
Roger Bennett, prominent Southern gospel pianist for the legendary Cathedrals Quartet, co-founder and pianist for the Legacy Five, and loved son, husband, and father passed away on Saturday, March 17, 2007 at the age of 48. Roger started with the legendary Cathedrals in 1979 as a young, nervous piano player, and aside from a short sabbatical [...] -
The first thing I’m buying when I get back to work…
I’ve just recently become a gun guy. After my aunt was robbed and beaten back in August, I made it a point to become armed and learn how to defend myself from the trash of the world. My first gun, which I highly recommend for anyone looking to get started themselves, was a [...] -
Five years to the day
January 30th is a date that I always hate to see coming on the calendar, and this year it marks the fifty anniversary of my dad’s death. But there’re only ten minutes left, so it’ll be over soon enough. -
Gen. George S. Patton – A Real American Hero
In today’s world, there doesn’t seem to really be many shining examples of leadership. I don’t personally believe we’ve had a credible leader since Ronald Reagan graced the nation by sitting in the Oval Office, and in the years since the end of his last term there have been very few who can even [...] -
Last Action Hero: it’s a good movie, no matter who says otherwise
I occasionally get in on conversations concerning little-seen movies that ruled. Often I hear the question, “is Last Action Hero any good?” You’re darn tootin’, it is! I love this movie, and by the end of this, you’ll want to watch it, too. First of all, some history: Last Action Hero was a [...] -
Committing to What’s Right
I was listening to Laura Ingraham’s show this afternoon…which, if you’re a listener, I can explain it as a weird oddity of the local talk station: one hour comes on at 9 and the other at 2 after Limbaugh. The show featured an exchange between Wolf Blitzer and Vice President Dick Cheney. At the end of [...] -
Grace in the new year
First post of 2007…zippity doo dah. There’s more important stuff to talk about. We had some really nasty weather going on late Thursday/early Friday morning. I was in the middle of typing something around 2am…ish when the power went out. Since my laptop’s in the shop, I was using the desktop. Being [...] -
Ever wonder what it is I believe?
From time to time, I’m asked what I truly believe with regards to faith and religion. I’ve made it clear by a history of posts on the subject of faith, but these aren’t always easy to find for folks with whom I’ve had little history. My church recently ratified a new church constitution (which will [...] -
Molly the Beast
You may remember this post from September concerning Molly, my mother’s new black GSD puppy. She was so cute and cuddly then! Fast forward three months later…she’s still cute and cuddly, but she’s about four times heavier and looks nearly half-grown. My mother decided to name her “Moller” (she hit on it while I [...] -
Don’t know why there’s no sun up in the sky, stormy weather
Apologies to Frank Sinatra. The weather lately has been unbelievable. One dead in Louisiana, eight hurt in my home state of Mississippi, sixteen kids in a skating rink in Alabama (why the heck were they there to start with, knowing a major storm was coming? At least their injuries were minor) and now at least seven [...] -
The Legend of Bull Sullivan
Practically nobody outside East Mississippi knows about or remembers Coach Bull Sullivan. He’s one of those legendary figures you hear about in hushed, reverent tones from the elders of the community. In my area, there are still a number of people around who played for him…such as one of my uncles, my high [...] -
Precious memories….
We have a little red building on our property. It was built in the early/mid-eighties as a washhouse (for our washer and dryer), as we lived in a trailer at the time and had no room inside for the appliances. Several years later, my folks built a house, and the washhouse (we called [...] -
A new addition to the household
As those who know me or look at this site know, we had at one point three dogs living on our place. However, in January, two of them suddenly died…one being hit by a car (14 yr. old black Lab) and the other dying of complications apparently stemming from heartworms (13 yr. old Brittany [...] -
It’s nice to be appreciated
For those who may be unaware, over the past three years I’ve produced a two-hour Southern gospel radio program on the local country station on Sunday mornings. Having been a life-long listener of the genre and possessing a degree of technical expertise, I was asked to sub for another DJ on occasion back in [...] -
Happy days are here again
Well, the Lord has been good to us again, bringing us through the trials and tribulations of a year littered with junk sports, finally bringing us to the promised grid-ironed land of football season. And, not only that, but the first real national game we get via ESPN is my alma mater, the Mississippi [...] -
Man, where to begin?
Lots going on these days…will try to write some stuff up on them in the near future. Things ranging from church stuff to my increasingly poor armadillo kill rate to new work possibilities. But I feel like I’ve been in a lull lately, given my nasty sinus trouble since I last trimmed the [...] -
Hot nine-banded death
The yard around my home has been inundated recently with armadillos. Like a armored brigade, they’ve come in and laid waste to the yard, digging the place up like crazy. The drought we’ve had is hard enough on the grass, but these leprous stumps have made it really a sad state of affairs. Not wanting to [...] -
Yet another revision to Shwiggie.com
Yup, sure is. I’ve plinked around with a great many content management systems, looking for one that was easy to use and that would do what I wanted it to. Come to find out, this will probably do for most if not all that I want to use it for. This will be a separate site from [...]