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I grew up watching Hee Haw and I know folks have written [bleep]-tons of material about Hee Haw and I’m not going to say anything that other folks haven’t already said. But I liked it. I thought it was subversive. It took the truth and stereotypes and artistry and comedy and mixed them all up until the lines between them were all blurred.

Jimmy Carter on the so-called “dream ticket”:

Three straight days of rainy and cloudy weather. Hmmmm. I do think tomorrow its supposed to turn around only to be a little overcast again Sunday. I need to take a picture of the yard though so you can see what thick and green blue grass looks like in suburbia. Its unbelievably thick right now.

Scenic Knoxville is a citizen action group whose mission is to help preserve and protect the scenic beauty surrounding our city. More information about our mission and other goals can be found on our website, www.scenicknoxville.org.

Jim Grinstead points to a new service by Google which makes it easier to plan your trips via public transportation and urges Nashville to join up:

Prayer is a hard thing. As I sit in my bed getting ready for bed my mind wanders to tomorrow, to what I did today, to the chores I left - I try to focus myself to talk to God. The day flew by and it seems the conversation never started and here I am trying to wrap it up.