Free Clinics in a Bad Economy
Posted in In the news on Feb 4th, 2009
must charge for services.
There’s a thin line between normal and insane. I think I’m standing on it… which would explain the big blob of crazy on my shoe.
Posted in In the news on Feb 4th, 2009
must charge for services.
Posted in family on Jan 27th, 2009
Following last week’s discussion of Old Wives Tales, particularly those dealing with woolly worm weather prognostication, acorn-induced luck and future fatalities as portended by the birds, Ms. Diva has developed a tendency to search for a deeper meaning in all things inconsequential.
On the way home today, she inquired about the number of opossums on the [...]
Posted in Local Characters on Oct 10th, 2008
With the stock market flopping, one Presidential debate remaining, and candidates providing no real answers to our questions: what should Americans do?
Jackie and Dunlap say:
There ain’t no whiskey like a Tennessee Whiskey
Everybody holler: Raise your glass!
Let’s not wait until the debate;
let’s all get drunk off our ass.
28 more days, we’ll stay in a haze;
and [...]
In case you missed it, the abbreviated synopsis:
On Economy:
Obama: appealed to the middle class by using the word middle-class frequently, promising to make tax cuts and take decisive action – particularly against those people living high on the hog. He confused the words investor and taxpayer, perhaps to make us feel less screwed by [...]
Have you ever just gotten your days mixed-up for no reason whatsoever? Last Wednesday, I walked around thinking it was Thursday – which meant I thought Thursday was Friday. It’s wasn’t, so that sucked. This also meant I thought Wednesday was VP debate night. [...]
Posted in Local Characters on Oct 2nd, 2008
A very jubilant Cousin Marie send me a link to this Associated Press report claiming that illegal immigration declines as the economy falters – along with a comment “Ha! It’s about damn time.”
The report is based largely upon these findings from the Pew Hispanic Center. Regarding the population estimates, the PHC states:
There could be [...]
Posted in family on May 26th, 2008
Katie Collins at Knox News reports that as gas and diesel prices increase, consumers say they’re rethinking what they buy, how they travel and where they go for vacations.
Instead of his family cancelling all of their plans, Gene Cobb of Rogersville found they can cut other types of spending while on vacation and still enjoy [...]
Posted in The South on May 21st, 2008
Dear Traditional Summer BBQs Attendees:
As ya’ll know, when the weather warms up, my family and I start hosting a round of summer BBQ’s. These events include the 4th of July meet-up and the mid-July “Big Ass Pig Roast Down on the River for Moonbats and Wingnuts Alike.” While we do intend to [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 28th, 2008
According to the Citizen Tribune, Berkline/BenchCraft LLC announced all upholstery manufacturing operations are being consolidated into expanded facilities in Morristown, a move which will result in an additional 200 jobs at the Morristown location.
The 2007 “erosion of the market” precipitated the decision to consolidate all manufacturing in Morristown. Factors contributing to the move included improved [...]