I just watched a lovely - for the most part - documentary on one of my favourite decomposers, Thomas Tallis. Some wonder why I, as an atheist, have such a strong love-affair with Renaissance Polyphony (and JS Bach) since so much of their music is religious. My answer is very simple: I don't understa ...
Byrd got his start with the Phillies and then went on to the Nationals. Now he and his agent are trying to stay with the Rangers. His ‘09 UD Sweet Spot autograph is one of his better cards and can easily be picked up for under $10.00. Posted in Card of the Day [...]
Admittedly, I’m not posting this just so I can say “ zombie klansman“. Ever since Jan. 3, 1953, Robert Carlyle Byrd has represented West Virginia in Congress, first in the House, then in the Senate. If you’re counting, that’s 56 years, 10 months and 16 days. Today he became the longest-serving membe ...
There is no good news here. There will be obligatory ceremonies and speeches in the Senate; high praise will be heaped upon Mr. Byrd for his years of service to the American people and the people of the great state of West Virginia. His many “accomplishments” will be recited–his 20,774 days in the S ...
As I discussed on the show today, Senator Robert Byrd (D- West Virginia) will be the longest-serving member of Congress in United States history as of Wednesday (knock on wood). In honor of this accomplishment, I played this audio clip on the air, but you’ll also want to check out the accompanying v ...
I have spent a considerable amount of time in the Gulch over the past week on behalf of some out-of-town clients learning all that I could to help them make a sound decision whether to buy there or not. For those of you who don’t know, the Gulch is a new urban green neighborhood on 12th Avenue South ...
There were 2,145 home closings reported for the month of October, according to figures provided by the Greater Nashville Association of REALTORS®. This figure is up 22.7 percent from the 1,748 closings reported for the same period last year. This is the first time since October of 2006 that Greater ...
Offering near-perfect balance, speed, and quality, the Benchmade Mini-Griptilian 556 is an excellent utility or every day carry (EDC) knife choice. Various steels are used in the Mini-Grips, like that the 440C and limited edition D2 Cabelas models shown, but current versions are offered in the very ...
