Spitball Army

Change is neither good nor bad, it simply is. It can be greeted with terror or joy; a tantrum that says “I want it the way it was,” or a dance that says, “Look, something new!” – Don Draper

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I protested loudly (to myself) a couple of weeks ago when I read Michael Pollan’s piece in the New York Times Magazine. In “Out of the Kitchen, Onto the Couch,” Pollan posits that the relatively recent glut of TV cooking shows is partially responsible for Americans spending less time in the kitchen. I disagree.

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Chris Matthews interviewed Willian Kostric earlier this week, after Kostric appeared at a rally outside President Obama’s Portsmouth, New Hampshire town hall meeting, with a loaded gun strapped to his leg. There is some of Matthews’ typical haranguing of the guest, but also some good back-and-forth between the two men (who seem to exist at the two extreme ends of the political spectrum).

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Now ex-Governor Sarah Palin gave her farewell speech to her beloved media yesterday before skipping out on her commitment to the state of Alaska. Conan O’Brien’s special guest William Shatner finds a unique poetic merit to her words.

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Have you seen the Ally Bank commercials? They kill me.

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The Golden Age of American Popular Music: The Jazz Hits from the Hot 100 1958-1966;
Whale Rider;
readthewords.com

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Top Chef Masters;
Researching my house;
American Masters: The American Novel

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You probably zoomed over to read this post because you thought I had started a new career as a stalker of musicians. If that is the case, you would be WRONG.

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A nationally televised interview with Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford falsely implied that a 2008 filmed police beating occurred under the watch of previous city leadership, former Mayor Bernard Kincaid and Police Chief Annetta Nunn said today. Both are calling for a correction.

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The “Mr. Flynn!” scene;
Bigelow’s Fruit & Almond herbal tea;
Bobby Bird

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