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I realized this morning, with a shock, that I hadn't updated the old blog here this week!! I can't believe it!

I guess I’ve been so beleaguered and demoralized by the lack of Republican backbone that when I saw Bush step into the Rose Garden and actually call out the some of the failed ideas that are giving us $4 a gallon gas (to the delight of environmentalists, and the New York Times, and Al Gore and Obama–though the rise has been a bit quick for Barry O), I actually was inspired.

If you’re a blogger, the people who know you write, will invariably say “Blog This!” Sometimes with middle finger extended. Other times it is with sincerity and a true effort to provide interesting material.

Terry Frank has a great post on the making it so kids under 18 must get parental consent to buy a squirt gun in Tennessee. The money quote from Terry on this has to be

In fury and despair, patients harmed by Lasik eye surgery told federal health advisers Friday of severe eye pain, blurred vision and even a son's suicide. The advisers recommended that the government warn more clearly about the risks of the hugely popular operations.
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I know I haven’t posted much lately, but I’ve been out of sorts.  Yes, there’s the usual busy-ness, but there’s also something that has been haunting me.  I think I need to talk about it, as this seems to help sometimes.

If having Kay Brooks on the Metro Nashville School Board sent shudders down your spine, brace yourself for the possible run of

(If you’re not an over-the-top magazine geek, you may want to go ahead a skip this post. I am such a geek, and this post proves it.)