I try, as best I can, to follow world events from an armchair perspective. Been that way for years. When the internet came along in the nineties, I had even more ways to gather and look at news events from all over the world. And gosh, so much is going on these days. So many … Continue reading
Thursday, April the 27th, was to be the date and time that the WBC was planning to protest the Charlie Daniels concert at the Mansion in Branson Missouri according to their web page! Apparently, the followers of the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka Kansas felt that Mr. Daniels was ‘evil’ and had planned a protest … Continue reading
It’s like some big switch that was thrown somewhere as I slept. My hot summer has turned into cool autumn and now I miss the heat. (I’m finicky that way). This morning I awoke to a reading of only 57 degrees. Because I’d left my window open, my bedroom felt somewhat like the inside of … Continue reading
Daily Show host, Jon Stewart, is planning a rally for us moderates on October the 30th, the weekend right before the elections. Mr. Stewart is holding this rally because he sees that the voice of moderates is being drowned out by hyperpartisan ‘Wingnuts’. (I actually prefer the term ‘nutjobs’). The rally is being billed as … Continue reading
An Atlas 5 rocket carrying a national security communications satellite is in orbit after an early morning launch. The rocket launched at 7:07 a.m. Saturday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. It took into space the first of a series of new satellites that will be used for advanced military data. The Advanced … Continue reading
A reported attack on the convoy of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran’s president, was actually a teenager throwing a firework, officials and a witness say. Khabar Online, an Iranian website, had reported earlier on Wednesday that a homemade grenade exploded near Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s motorcade in western Iran. He was unhurt in the incident, the website said. It said the incident occurred … Continue reading
It’s a BBQ Challenge and Forsyth Fun Day to be held this coming Saturday, July the 17th at the Shadowrock Park. Call 417 546-2741 fro information on competing in the BBQ challenge. From 9 AM to 12PM there will be music and entertainment including activities for the kids sponsored by the White River Valley Historical … Continue reading
One would think, after shooting hours of video, that I would be able to come up with some sort of story line to present what was a most excellent five day event. Trouble was, a County Fair by its very nature, is a chaotic mix of people and machines. There are crafts, music, food vendors, … Continue reading
