CARTOON: When Guv’s Dream

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Marshall Ramsey

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CARTOON: Haley’s State of the State

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Marshall Ramsey

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National Championship Tweets

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Marshall Ramsey
  1. The cold, cold wind this morning didn’t slap my face as hard as the realization that college football is now over.
  2. Go Tigers, Plainsmen, War Eagles or whatever the hell you are.
  3. The Governors of Miss., Ala, Tn and Ga have requested a dozen pair of Oregon’s socks to melt the snow.
  4. Son, when I was a kid, the Nat’l Championship would have been on ABC and The Bachelor would have been on cable
  5. Oregon has a cool mascot. Guess Uncle Scrooge is keeping Huey, Dewey and Louie tonight.
  6. Oregon’s socks look like penalty flags. #Ihavetogofindmyglassesandputthemon
  7. Damn. It was Oregon’s uniforms that killed the birds and fish.
  8. Cam’s dad came out and got a better coin flip. Cam didn’t know he did it, though.
  9. As a Tennessee fan, I’ve had to pull for LSU, Florida, Bama and Auburn in the Nat’l Championship. I’ve earned my #$#%$ wings
  10. In the South, football is a religion practiced on Saturdays in massive cathedrals built of steel. #SEC
  11. I’m glad the Nat’l Championship isn’t being played in the South. It’s so cold Lou Holtz’s spit would freeze when he talks.
  12. As a dad, I find it important to teach my sons to always pull for the SEC during the Nat’l Champ game, no matter our school loyalty.
  13. I’m pulling for the Nat’l Championship Trophy to be moved from one Alabama Walmart to another Alabama Walmart.
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Tuesday Morning Links: Frozen edition

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Marshall Ramsey

Good frozen morning to you.  We have a very cold week ahead of us — a week like the one last year that took the City of Jackson’s water system out. So forget the bread and milk, get a few jugs of water. It’s going to be cold.

Here’s the Free-For-All for the day.

OK, as I mentioned before: It’s cold. Arctic cold.  Lows the next few nights will be in the teens.  So if you have any unwrapped pipes (and if your house does, too), you might want to wrapped them tonight.   Today’s hi will be 41 and the low will be 18.

Traveling? Good luck. We’re OK in Central Mississippi, but North Mississippi and the rest of the South is still dealing with the ice and snow (probably until Friday). Airports are clogged (particularly Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Int. Airport).  Delta canceled 1,900 flights yesterday and 1,400 today — so the system is still trying to get back up on their feet.    But another round of snow will hit the Northeast, causing yet more delays.

Outrage of the day: The Westboro Baptist Church (yes, the group that protests military funerals) is threatening to protest the funeral of the 9-year-old girl killed in the Tucson shooting.  They will, though, be met with counter-protesters, ‘Angels’, from the community who plan on standing up to the Phelps Family’s antics. Parents of the shooter are distraught because of their son’s actions. SO is Uncle Fester, because the shooter has stolen his look.

Tonight is the Governor’s State of the State address at 6 p.m.  In one word: Frozen.  You can hear the speech online here.

Auburn wins the BCS National Championship 22-19 on a last second field goal. Instead of 60 minutes of exciting offense, it was 60 minutes of being blinded by Oregon’s day-glo socks.  At least the source of the bird kill has been found.

Verizon now has the iPhone – breaking AT&T’s monopoly on the popular smart phone. Click here to follow a live blog of the introduction.

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CARTOON: Moment of Silence

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Marshall Ramsey

I miss “United We Stand.”  The tone of political discourse is so screwed up in the country right now that you can have a nut  (no offense meant to pecans, peanuts and cashews) attack a crowd and all you get on the cable channels are people trying to pin the blame on one party or the other.  I just decided this afternoon to tune it out. I’ll continue to pray for the victims. And for this country.  Lord knows we need all the help we can get.


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Death of a hero: Major Dick Winters

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Marshall Ramsey

When America needed Major Richard “Dick” Winters, he stepped up and rose to the occasion. A decorated Army veteran of the Second World War, Major Winters was the biggest brother in Band of Brothers. He led his men in the 101st Airborne as they fought across Europe from D-Day to Germany.  And his tactics on taking a gun placement on the “Longest Day” are still taught at West Point. He served with distinction. He served with pride.

When his family needed Major Winters, he rose to the occasion again. He, like so many other men and women, came home and quietly worked to make this country the Superpower it became in the 20th Century. Major Winters came home from the war and  lived a quiet life raising his family in Pennsylvania until fame came knocking on his door.  That fame was brought first by Stephen Ambrose’s book “Band of Brothers” and then with the  subsequent HBO miniseries.

When his men needed Major Winters, he yet again rose to the occasion.  Not only was he there for them on the battlefield, he was there after the war as well. He meticulously protected their memories through his record keeping of their accomplishments.  He made sure their story was told correctly. He kept his fallen soldiers’ memories alive.

Major Winters died last week at the age of 92. He lived a good life — no he lived a great life.  And his life is worthy of emulation.  He would’ve been the first person to argue that he wasn’t a hero, but his actions in life proved he truly was.

When someone like Major Winters dies, I say a prayer that someone steps forward and fills the deceased’s  shoes.  So today, I pray for someone to be like Major Winters. I pray he or she steps up and does what is right. What is needed. I hope he or she does it with half the class and quiet determination Major Winters did. America needs you, whoever you are.

Godspeed Major Winters. America thanks you for all you’ve done for her.

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CARTOON: Slaying the dragon

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Marshall Ramsey

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CARTOON: State of Phil speech

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Marshall Ramsey

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Ice Tweets.

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Marshall Ramsey

This list will grow as the day goes on and if I still have power:

  1. I like ice in drinks, not on roads, trees & power lines.
  2. What’s the weather like at your place? Sleeting like mad at the Ramsey house.
  3. Just explained the seriousness of the weather to my sons in terms they can understand: “The Wii won’t work.”
  4. Sleet sounds like a hissing snake. And is about as inviting.
  5. My $1,000 car insurance deductible + Ice on the roads = my car not leaving my garage for anything.
  6. Sitting here drinking milk and eating bread as the sleet comes down. #whitedeath2011
  7. The boys are out back making sleet angels and sleet men.
  8. Ice is forming on grass and elevated surfaces. Saying a quick prayer the power stays on.
  9. Ever since I drew the linemen raising the power pole after Katrina, my lights mysteriously haven’t gone out.
  10. If my power stays on tonight, I’ll write “Thank you” on my next check to Entergy.
  11. Dear ice gods, please don’t take my power. America’s Funniest Home Videos is just so whacky tonight. (Never mind heat and stuff)
  12. If I have power & enough extension cord, I’ll use my wife’s hair dryer to dry the road to make sure my kids can get to school tomorrow.
  13. I love it when new weathercasters to the state pronounce Bude “Boo–dee”
  14. Due to Winter Weather Conditions, my eyes will close at 10 p.m. and will not reopen until late tomorrow morning.
  15. Ice storms are like lice, bedbugs, ticks and the cast of Jersey Shore.
  16. As of right now, I guess Madison County Schools aren’t closed. Mike Kent must be out attaching ice skates to all the buses.
  17. Sitting here in a landscape that looks like a glazed ham, I’m having serious snow-envy.
  18. If you feel the need to call a TV weatherperson and complain, put down the phone, look in the mirror and reevaluate your life.
  19. Law enforcement wants me to stay off the road. No problemo.
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Bull in a China Shop — CHAR Restaurant

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Marshall Ramsey

The following is a guest review I wrote for eatjackson.com.

If you ever wondered what a China Shop owner’s face looks like when a bull walks in, take three boys under the age of 11 into a white-table restaurant.  You can hear sphincters slam shut when you walk in the door.  My wife and I took our little bulls to Char Restaurant off of I-55 N in Jackson’s Highland Village Shopping Center celebrate my recent birthday.  Being the lead in ‘Spiderman the Musical’ is less dangerous.

It was Christmas party season; so even though the lobby was crowded with people waiting to be seated for their parties, our wait was very short. And when you are eating with customers who are also very short, a short wait is a very good thing. My three-year-old greeted the incoming customers. My eight-year-old flirted with the hostesses.  I prayed that our name would be called.  Not only because I feared disaster. I was hungry…

To read the rest, go to eatjackson.com

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