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Proof that I Am Not a Poet:

Four score and forty furlongs ago, Our Forefathers fathered a famous document, For the future of the favored Fatherland. Forming a famously favorite facet of our fellow country, Fitted them fabulously into the fabric of …
A Quiz I "Borrowed"...

1) What author do you own the most books by? Personally? Jane Austen. As a family? Francis Schaeffer, maybe? 2) What book do you own the most copies of? I don't usually buy more than one copy of a book, but I think we…
I Like the Idea of Poetry...

But I don't really like what poets have to say... I love the idea of poetry: the rhythm, meter, rhyme, cadence, its highly condensed nature, and the fact that you have to read it aloud to really do it justice. But I do…
They always said it was coming...

Now it is finally here! The South Will Rise Again!!!! Obama has declared that Chevy and Dodge pull out of NASCAR. This will probably kill NASCAR. If Obama wanted to finally alienate the South, he has done it. The S…
I Love Books!!!

This morning I went to class and discovered that the book sale was going on. So, throwing caution to the wind, I plunged it!!! At first, I found nothing, but then... I found a copy of Lord Peter by Dorothy L. Sayers. Th…
A Little and Very Ill, Indeed...

If only I could play the piano. ::sigh:: I would play this! It is called Crystallised Beauty and is quite lovely. The sheet music is free. So, if you can play it, do so. And be sure to let me know, because I would …
Can you say Jets????

(No, not the football team. Ever since Favre left, what is the point?) Ryan just found out that he will be flying fighter jets!!! I am so excited and quite proud of him. (In a good way, not in a "goeth before a fall" …
Quick Update...

I'm alive! Really, I am. I'm back in school, with plans to graduate come May. The Superbowl was depressing. I don't like the Steelers and I wanted the Cardinals to win. Oh, well. It is a new season, without any mis…
Why Obama was elected:

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings... - Winston Chruchill What is the problem? Life isn't fair, so it must be made fair, even if it means the removal of capitialism. But there is an ev…
Tip for the Frugal Shopper:

Due to the economy and a great desire to save money, the frugal shopper looking for that new Country music CD might be taken in by imitators. If you purchased some CD's out of the back of a truck at a really great price…