33 years

Roger Ebert has posted a statement on rogerebert.com about Disney's decision to take his show in a new direction. I remember fondly watching "Siskel & Ebert" on PBS what seemed late in the night when I was younger in the 70s and 80s. Back in the day, that was about all we had to catch a glimpse of upcoming flicks, that and Starlog.

Bill Jones, a Democrat born in Kingsport, TN, was highlighted by Tricities.com yesterday as a potential threat to Republican Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey in Tennessee’s 1st District State Senate race. Jones, both an Army and Air Force veteran, worked for the U.S.

Damn, Bitter Betty reminds me that 33 years ago this summer I was staying in Las Vegas and my dad took the family to see Jaws before he and my mom went to the casinos. (Heh. It’s true. It was a different world.) But we had a good time. No, we did.

Toni Eaton, wife of U.S. Senate candidate Kenneth Eaton, strikes back at opponent Bob Tuke’s characterization of her husband as a “used car salesman”:

KNS: Lowe to leave Trustee's Office after 33 years

Mike Lowe, who lost his bid for county property assessor in the Feb. 5 primary, is leaving the Trustee's Office to go into real estate development.

For the first time in 33 years, a spacecraft has visited Mercury, our solar system’s innermost planet. It took some fascinating photos and the data collected should help us better understand the smallest planet–and our own world.

I’ve been meaning to do a post about this for awhile but wanted to wait til after Christmas.

My former doctor, Matt Yuill, lost his beautiful wife, Rochelle to breast cancer this past October.  Rochelle was only 33 years old and the mother of a 3 year old son.