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Homegrown rock

Every now and again, a talented, upright-walking rock ‘n’ roll beast makes its way out of the primordial ooze that is Savannah, Tenn. The latest to make the evolutionary leap is The Factory, a band consisting of three of Phil’s phriends: Justin (his old college roommate), Chris (who he met at Jesus school as a kid), and Eli (his former Pro-T76 bandmate). The Factory will be bringing their groovy Southern rock sound to Neil’s, a…

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In defense (sort of) of Scott McClellan

Everyone’s having a pretty good time at the expense of pouty-faced Scott McClellan’s resignation. And yes, it does seem cathartic to see him canned after three years of his ducking and dodging and weaving around questions and dancing that infuriating half-truth dance. But, honestly, there’s no great reason to celebrate his departure. He was a flack, a whipping boy, of no great consequence to anything. There will be another question-dodger to replace him. (Anyone remember…

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Blog of a killer

It probably won’t remain online for much longer, but the blog written by the psycho who killed and planned to cannibalize a 10-year-old girl in Oklahoma is certainly a bit of interesting reading. This entry, from Feb. 4, stinks of desperation and painful emotional instability and social anxiety. But his sentiments aren’t exactly foreign or unthinkable; they’re pretty common. Pretty much the only time I believe in God is when I want to blame Him…

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Stopping writing so I can write

Here’s a good essay by Sarah Hepola about shutting down the blog to write. I want to write a book. Yeah, who doesn’t? I know. But I’ve wanted to since I was a little girl, ticking away at a typewriter all afternoon in my parents’ cluttered office while my dad tried to sleep enough to report for his second shift. Today I’ve got very little to show for my years of fretting and hashing out…

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Global warming is junk science

Today we’re going to have a record high in Memphis — 90 degrees. Bring it on, I say. As the ozone layer depletes, I am going to be able to get a helluva tan just by peeking out the window. A Paris Hilton tan — all nice and golden orange, like I’ve just walked through a shower of glittery radioactive particles that are bouncing their way around my cells, killing me slowly. I tried my…

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