DON'T Go There

Peter Greenberg got somebody to pay him to write a book about places to NOT visit. Check it out.

America -- what a country!

THE DAY AFTER by Chuck Colson

Chuck Colson offers perspective on the election of Barack Obama in a recent Breakpoint. Check it out.

R.I.P. Michael Crichton

I am sorry to hear Michael Crichton is dead. He has given me so many hours of suspense, thrills, reading and viewing pleasure, and intellectual stimulation in his books and movies. He was truly a brilliant guy, and not afraid to ask questions and speak his mind.

If you're not sure who he was, here are a few reminders:












R.I.P., Mike.

God Bless America

Yes, I voted for the other guy, but I still recognize that this is a day all Americans can be proud of. We have elected our first African-American president. A tremendous threshold has been crossed. History has been made. I didn't know if it would happen in my lifetime. Let us pray for God to guide and work through Mr. Obama.

Now, about that next threshold ... Palin in 2012?

Do the American Thing -- VOTE!

I endorse John McCain and Sarah Palin to lead America for the next four years. I backed up my opinion by voting.

How about you?

1,215 Honorable Patriots Reenlist

God bless America -- especially her true patriots, willing to water the tree of liberty with their blood. ... (This ceremony took place IN IRAQ, July 4, 2008.)

The Gifts of Gab

Got a few gems off sports talk radio today ...

* Bo Mattingly has some young guy side-kicking on his show now. They were doing a trivia contest call-in about Auburn University's Jordan-Hare Stadium, where the Razorbacks will be playing on Saturday. Ralph "Shug" Jordan (photo) is Auburn's most-revered former coach. His name is pronounced "jurd-un." Young Guy kept mispronouncing it over and over, thinking it was the normal "jore-dun." Anybody covering SEC football has to know this. Bo or also-present Dudley Dawson, who surely do know better, did not straighten the kid out.

Later, the kid jumped into a discussion about some worsening event and said "it only exasperated the situation." Exacerbated, of course.

Then, during a 103.7 The Buzz "Sports Slam," I am certain the unfailingly annoying Danny-Joe Crofford (full voulme and full volume only) said "groan strain" instead of "groin strain." Oh well, one deserves the other.

For truly inspired and legendary mangling of the English language, of course, The Buzz's Randy Rainwater on Drive Time Sports is unmatched. I have no ready example at hand; tune in any afternoon to collect your own. One of his specialities is the double negative that makes a positive. God bless you, Randy, we love ya.