Marshall Ramsey

Good morning all!  I’m going to be filling in for Sid Salter this afternoon on Super Talk Mississippi.  I’ll be on the air at 3 p.m.  My vacation continues!

Daily Free-For-All can be found here.

Weather.  It’s going to be 71 degrees today with a few sprinkles. Yes, it was 20 a couple of days ago. And there will be severe weather on New Year’s Eve.  Watch out for drunk tornadoes.

Know a State Fan? They’ll be in Jacksonville. You can go rob their house. And when you’re done, click here for great Gator Bowl Coverage Coverage.

Scott sisters freed. Yes they did the crime. And they did the time (16 years). Life was too stiff of a punishment and Gov. Haley Barbour remedied that yesterday. Was it a reaction to his own “sticking his racial foot in his mouth” problem?  I don’t know. But I do know that he did the right thing.  The only stipulation: One sister must donate a kidney to the other.

Jobless claims fall below 400,000 for the first time since this mess got started. There’s some good news for the new year.

One in five Britons live to 100. Prince Charles just figured out his mother will be one of them.

After 118 years, Amory pharmacy is closing its doors. It survived fire and economic downturns. People’s Pharmacy’s owner Dick Millender explains why: “Things have changed 200 percent since I began as a pharmacist in 1959,” Millender told the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. “Everybody wants to do things by computer now. There is not a place for a mom and pop business anymore. Big pharmacies can sell merchandise cheaper than we can buy it.”

NY Mayor Bloomberg’s political career was found frozen to death in a snow drift in Brooklyn.

Good Wednesday morning. 2010 is waning down and I look forward to 2011.  This year has been a year that I will look back at it and say, “It was the start of something amazing.”

Here’s Wednesday’s Free-For-All. Jump in for conversation and fun.

Today’s weather word is DAMP.  High will be 64 and there’s a 30% chance of rain. Tonight there’s a 90% with severe weather forecast for New Year’s Eve.

While NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg catches grief for lack of snow response, Newark Mayor Cory Booker is hailed as a hero for his use of Twitter to connect to Newark’s residents. I know if Jackson got 3o inches of snow, we’d be right on it.

Oprah Winfrey has her OWN network. Next year’s goal, to have her OWN continent.

Slain homeless woman found dead off of I-20 in Jackson was beloved by those who knew her. Tuesday would have been Connie Stubbs’ 52nd birthday.

If you are traveling over the New Year’s holiday, expect delays.  Airlines are still trying to recover after the blizzard that hit the Northeast.

Tuesday Night Football (I like the ring of that): Vikings upset the Eagles 24-14.

An interesting story from the NY Times about “Doubling Up” — people moving in with family because of lost homes due to the economic crisis.

Here’s a good story about how Walt Disney World is tackling lines — you know that thing that makes theme parks a living hell.

I’m baaaaaccccck!!!!!  After a few days of cyberhybernation, I’m back on the keyboard and ready to link away.  I hope you had a good Holiday — I know here at Tiny Wheels Media, LLC we did.  Lots of food, family, fun and festivities.  It was a blessing and in light of all the change that has been thrust my way, I am glad I could enjoy a couple of days with people who care about me. I did read an incredible book: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption by Laura (Seabiscuit) Hillenbrand.  I give it ***** out of five.

Weather: Say goodbye to winter (it has been cooooold) and hello to spring.  Today it will be sunny with a hi of 53. By Thursday it’ll be in the 70’s and there will be severe weather on New Year’s Eve.  A perfect way to ring out violently changing year: Tornadoes.

The Deepwater Horizon’s Final Hours.  I read this amazing New York Times piece on Christmas Day (now this is journalism) and was in awe at the mistakes made and the human tragedy of the disaster that changed the Gulf for years. It’s one of the best newspaper reads I’ve had in years.

The Northeast looks like the North Pole. A blizzard has slammed the Northeast, fouling transportation around the entire nation. One town where my parents used to live, Rahway, NJ, got 32 inches of snow.  We got flurries here in Jackson.  I know it has been tough to cope.  The Vikings strange odyssey of not being able to play games because of snow continues — Sunday Night Football will be on Tuesday. Favre is doubtful to start.

Pop singer Teena Marie may have had a seizure in her sleep. Singer Alanis Morissette gives birth to a baby boy.

Apparently the Mayans were thinking of the oil companies when they thought about the world ending: Analysts are predicting gas could be $5 a gallon by 2012.  If that happens, say hello to the Great Depression part 2.

Here’s a really over-thinking look at the new version of ‘True Grit”‘s religious take on the world vs. the John Wayne version and the book.

Who Dat? Saints rally to beat the Falcons 17-14 to secure playoff berth.

Good morning! Hope you’re ready for the big day.  Me?  Well I’m sitting in the eye of a three-boy Christmas hurricane.  The excitement level is now at an 11 out of 10. My oldest son asked for sleeping pills. Um… no.

Here’s the Christmas Eve Free-For-All for any last minute visiting before Christmas.

WEATHER: The weather outside is delightful but the day tomorrow will be frightful. I wish it was a little bit more cold, let it snow, let it snow. Today it’ll be sunny and 51. Tomorrow it will rain and be 47.

Best story that represents the spirit of Christmas: A teenager’s simple act elevates all. Just when you thought all stories about teenagers were bad.

Pilgrims and tourists head toward Bethlehem. Bethlehem : A popular destination since 0 AD.

Area stores stretch hours for last minutes shoppers. My wife is about to head out to buy her last Christmas gift from me. Yes, I know that is not traditionally how it is done.

An early Christmas present: Economists see a stronger recovery coming next year. I know I’m ready for it.

World War II pilot who forever repaid his rescuers dies at 94. Fred Hargesheimers’ P-38 Lightning was shot down by a Japanese fighter. He landed on a deserted Pacific isle and was rescued after 31 days by local hunters. He spent the rest of his life giving back — first building a school and then raising money for a hospital. And then he eventually moved back and taught the islanders’ children. It’s an amazing story of gratitude and love.

The weirdest Political Moments from 2010 via CNN.

All California wants for Christmas is no more rain! They’re digging out.