“What’s gonna set you free?
Look inside and you’ll see.
When you got so much to say
It’s called gratitude.”
-The Beastie Boys – “Gratitude”
I hope that you will indulge me in a bit of cheese this Friday afternoon. I can, on rare occasions, spend a fair bit of time feeling sorry for myself. I have been known to [...]
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Gratitude
The Alice’s Restaurant Anti-Massacreed Movement
After the ordeal, we went back to the jail. Obie said he was going to put us in the cell. Said, “Kid, I’m going to put you in the cell, I want your wallet and your belt.” And I said, “Obie, I can understand you wanting my wallet so I don’t have any money to [...]
First you learn a native custom…
“Some of them go for the sailing
Brought by the lure of the sea
Tryin’ to find what is ailing
Living in the land of the free…”
-Jimmy Buffett – “Banana Republics”
OK, this post may permanently ruin my indie-rock credibility, but one can not control what iTunes spits at you when you give the software the power of choice. [...]
Apolitical Friday: Workingman’s Blues
“Meet me at the bottom, don’t lag behind
Bring me my boots and shoes
You can hang back or fight your best on the front line
Sing a little bit of these workingman’s blues…”
-Bob Dylan – “Workingman’s Blues No. 2″
A couple of friends warned me that my political fervor would start to cool after having a child. I’m [...]
Ouch.
Well, there was something said about hubris this week. Well played, Vols. Z and I are a little upset about our date with orange leisure wear, but a bet’s a bet.
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‘Nuff Said?
I think that this whole feud has gotten a bit overblown. There’s really no comparison between the University of Georgia and Tennessee. So, I’m going to try and keep things simple (for the benefit of the Vol fans), minimize the number of big words and just rely on the audio-visual (that’s sownds and pitchers, Vols). [...]
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My boy will never wear prison jumpsuit orange!
When I was growing up in the cypress swamps of north Florida, we were always told to be very careful when heading up to the highlands. There were strange folk up in the hills, you see – moonshiners, hillbillies, people who didn’t understand the principles of genetics. If [...]
Called Out!
“There you go
Waving your arms like a girl…
‘Cause Tennessee sucks, in the summer
What do you got that can put us under?”
-Ryan Adams – “Tennessee Sucks”
In my brief time as a blogger, I’ve been tagged, spammed and memed but it wasn’t until today that I’ve been called out. The Vol Abroad, ahead of the Georgia-Tennessee game [...]
Autumn Leaves
One by one the flowers fading in my garden
One by one the leaves are falling from the trees…”
-Woody Guthrie – “One By One”
While walking through the Parks yesterday, I noticed some of the leaves on the trees around Keble starting to turn and drop. Then while biking home last night a little bit late from [...]
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