A Three Hour Tour

That would probably be too long for this lawsuit to survive.  
A few owners of big, fast boats and a dealer of big, fast boats are suing to prevent enforcementof the recently enacted law prohibiting big, fast boats from several area lakes.
The stated reason for the law:
The Legislature this spring banned from Lake Martin, Lake [...]

Blessed Are Those Who Have Not Seen

I woke up yesterday morning and debated whether to go to the early mass, or else go to Oak Mountain and then go to the five o’clock mass. The weather forecast said AM storms and PM sun, so I decided to go to the eight thirty mass.
I don’t often get emotionally involved in church services, [...]

Simply Terrifying

Knowing my old lady was going out of town for the weekend, after work Friday I decided to cruise for chicks go to the local bookstore and find something good to read, lest I either sit around the house all weekend bored out of my mind, or – worse – surrender to the temptation to [...]

A Few Thoughts About Gay Marriage

First, some shameless self promotion. In the comments to this post, Lee and I have, I think, a good discussion of some of the issues.
Basically, we are arguing over who the judicial activists are. I say, contrary to Lee, that judges who allow states to deny marital benefits to gay couples are the true activists. [...]

District 54 Results Contested

But not by the loser. By the loser’s mother in law:
The mother-in-law of Gaynell Hendricks has contested the Alabama House District 54 Democratic runoff, claiming Patricia Todd’s 59-vote victory was padded by illegal votes. Todd won the July 18 vote, 1,173 votes, or 51 percent, to Hendricks’ 1,114 votes, or 49 percent. Mattie Childress, 76, [...]

District 54, Again

Gaynell Hendricks is still considering whether or not to contest her loss to Patricia Todd.
Based on the news reports, I am very glad Hendricks lost, and I hope she will just go away.  
Sadly, it appears that Hedricks and her supporters can only think in racial terms. It is true, as I first opined here, that Whitey’s vote [...]

If You Want To See A Great Concert

Head to WorkPlay tonight for Josh Ritter.
One of the best concerts I ever attended was two or three years ago when he played with the Damnwells. He is a fantastic song writer, and really interacts well with the audience. In a cozy venue like WorkPlay, that makes for an awesome show.
My wife says she wants [...]

Public Transit In B’ham

Headline, the first:
Cities balk at transit increases.
Headline, the second:
Leaders taking to the road to talk traffic with Atlanta suburb leaders.
I’m not being totally fair. From the articles, it appears that the leaders going to Atlanta are not the leaders of the cities unwilling to pay for public transit (Mountain Brook, Vestavia Hills). Still, these two articles [...]

Tired Of Hyperbole?

NPR had a story this morning about a recent poll of the fifty most competitive congressional districts. These are the ones that will determine who controls congress after November.
Personally, I think both parties are worthless. One is dangerous, the other incompetent. But what was really interesting about the story was this poll question:
I’m going to [...]

Overkill

Over two centuries ago, Sam Adams had this to say:
A standing Army, however necessary it may be at some times, is always dangerous to the Liberties of the People. Soldiers are apt to consider themselves as a Body distinct from the rest of the Citizens. They have their Arms always in their hands. Their Rules [...]