Monthly archives of “October 2010

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Kennel cough

Kennel cough has infected a number of local dogs. Memphis picked it up and now Ellie Mae too. Both of them are on anti-biotics, as the problem is bacterial. They should be OK in a few days.

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Almost there…

I guess the eyes of the world have been on the rescue of those miners in Chile. What an amazing story. As I write this 23 of the men are out and the operation is continuing. Hopefully the rescue will continue successfully until all those… Read More

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Train Song of the Day

Starlight on the Rails Here is Rosalie Sorrels covering Starlight on the Rails, which was written by her pal, the late Utah Phillips. Wow, I love this one.  I’ve known this song for many years, but this interpretation of it is simply stunning. “Dreams are… Read More

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The Social Network

We all like rags to riches stories, but this film is more of a socially empty but brilliant student at an exclusive American University to riches story. I couldn’t help but be fascinated at the way the Zuckerberg character nailed a structure which could attract… Read More

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Train Song of the Day

East Texas Red Today I’m featuring another Woody Guthrie tune. This is the story of a railroad bull name of East Texas Red, who was the meanest bull around. This story has a moral, and that is that if you’re nasty to your fellow man,… Read More