Gator Country

I was born somewhere in the area of 1930, which means I have lived more days than I will live. Now this blogging stuff is new for me, but I have thrown a few rocks in my time. As I was walking the foothills this morning in the upper regions of North Carolina, closer to Pilot Mountain than than I am to Virginia, I decided to pick me up some rocks and walk back to the house.

Now, I have not thrown as many rocks as I would like to lately, but as I was ambling back I thought here I have...

President-elect Obama's incoming WH Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, when asked if the new administration will jettison the controversial "don't ask, don't tell" military policy, announced the ban will be revoked. No timetable was announced for its repeal and it is probably not high on the priority list of 'things to do' for the incoming president. Clinton tackled it early on in his first term igniting a firestorm of controversy that was never clearly settled leaving us with the less than...

What ever happened to him?

Shortly before Christmas last year I found myself hit with tumultuous waves of emotional upheaval. Most of it having been brought on by the marriage of my daughter in mid-December and the resulting change in our family dynamic. My three married children and four grandchildren all live in other states; the closest is almost 1000 miles away. I see them fairly frequently but not all holidays are spent together. They have the in-laws to see, also. I respect that but it doesn't help much to mitigate...

After watching the game again I noticed consistent foul play from Nick Harris. It was Nick Harris who:

1. Tried to twist Harvin's ankle after a tackle late in the third quarter
2. Also tried this on TE Aaron Hernandez late in the fourth quarter after an open field tackle
2. Intentionally put his knee and all his body weight on Tebow's head when getting up after being hammered by Tebow in the open field
3. Committed the personal foul grab and twist of Demps' facemask...