and the deathly wallows
Tuesday, July 24th, 2007Witching hour to
bring hefty volume of wands,
owls and closure.
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refuse to lose
Tuesday, July 24th, 2007Kitchen trash can can’t
shake infestation of bugs.
Who knew garbage rots?
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flattery in the middle of the day
Tuesday, July 24th, 2007“I like your outfit,”
exclaims the lady leaving
Wal-Mart. Check me out.
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Heads up: Stack ’em, pack ’em and rack ’em
Monday, July 23rd, 2007
Fred Thompson, actor and former U.S. Senator from Tennessee, stops in town tonight for a fund-raiser for his supposed presidential campaign. Perhaps the Sheffield-born candidate will even drive his trademark red pickup truck, denoting his folksy aw-shucks ways. And what kind of folksy aw-shucks fund-raiser will take place at the Mountain Brook home of construction company president Jim Cooper? The kind that costs $1,000 per couple. He’s the fourth GOP candidate to visit the state, after Rudy Giuliani, John McCain and Mitt Romney. Yeah, but none of them did a “Die Hard” movie or a “Law and Order” franchise …
• NBC 13: Thompson Makes First Ala. Campaign Stop Monday
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too remote a hideaway
Monday, July 23rd, 2007Beyond the next pane
lies the long stone balcony
untrod for ages.
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and you are?
Monday, July 23rd, 2007Faces and names have
no connection, so getting
them right is a win.
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Heads up: Scribe patrol
Friday, July 20th, 2007
Fans are eagerly awaiting a book tonight with a young hero battling an evil Brit using his magical talents. Harry Potter? Nope, Taylor Hicks. (You know, versus Lord Simoncowell …)
He’s been busy, and not just the kind of busy with anchorbabes in bikinis. The former American Idol performs at 6:30 tonight for a fund-raiser for Kid One Transport, reading his autobiography, “Heart Full of Soul” and talking with the audience at Boutwell Auditorium. Cost is $37.50 for admission and $100 for VIP tickets.
Video will be available at 9:3o tonight.
Maybe Chris Daughtry sold more records, but we bet Hicks sells more books …
• Birmingham News: Behind the music
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no punchline, no tag
Friday, July 20th, 2007Blogger walks into
a bar and orders a beer,
writes notes on napkin.
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they grow so fast
Friday, July 20th, 2007The baby walks and
talks, and the infant quickly
scoots along the rug.
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Heads up: A den of something
Wednesday, July 18th, 2007
Call it “Fast Times at Hoover High.” How bad is the situation over in the land of big Bucs and MTV dreams? The school system is investigating itself with an independent hired gun over allegations of grade fixing for football players. The school board president doesn’t trust anyone, no one, in the system. One columnist says a bunch of ho-hum actions has added up to a possible academic scandal. Yes, but good grades don’t mean squat vs. a 250-pound linebacker, not when ratings and revenues and championships are on the line.
• Birmingham News: Frazier trusts no one in system
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one secret of highly affected people
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007Much more can be done
in the space of a handshake
and unlikely smile.
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a dome of wizardry
Monday, July 16th, 2007Supersize screen makes
trip to movies magical
spectacle of light.
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in preparing for battle
Monday, July 16th, 2007I have … found that plans
are useless, but planning is
indispensable.
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my fair hazy
Monday, July 16th, 2007The rain we gain flows
mainly down the drain. Now, how
does it rain? It wanes.
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media shy
Monday, July 16th, 2007Turn the camera
off and focus on someone
other than me, please.
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