Monthly Archives: January 2012

The Kicker

The crowd was long gone and the lights were now dim. He walked out onto the artificial grass, looking at the red, white and blue confetti on the field.  He took one step repeated by 100 more. As he reached … Continue reading

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State of the Union Tweets

A few tweets from last night’s State of the Union address: “Fifty bucks the Vice President picks his nose. Fifty bucks he eats it.” From Caddyshack 3: #SOTU John Boehner looks like he’s unsuccessfully trying to use the Jedi Mind trick. … Continue reading

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Fit-to-Fat-to-Fit Blog: Day 10

Goal Weight: 195 Today’s weight: 228. Fatigue is a thief who’ll pilfer your hopes and steal your dreams. I hit a wall yesterday. And not with my car. My fatigue caught up with me and I broke down.  It wasn’t … Continue reading

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Wednesday Free-For-All

Good morning! Have a great day!

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The Donut

The sun broke the horizon, painting the brown brick buildings with hues of pink and orange.  The small Southern city was coming alive dressed with spectacular beauty. On a wooden bench outside of a downtown donut shop, an old man … Continue reading

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Fit-to-fat-to-fit Blog: Day 9

Goal weight: 195 Let’s forget weight for a moment: Last night I took off a pair of size 40 jeans (a Christmas present from my wife).  Big deal you say?  I took them off without unbuttoning or unzipping them. I’ve … Continue reading

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Tuesday Free-For-All

It’s 3:41 am. Hope you have a great day.

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BERT CASE

WLBT anchor/reporter Bert Case is nothing short of a local legend. Friday’s capture of a Madison County fugitive makes him even more so.  But it wasn’t the first time he captured a wanted man:

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Late

Hundreds of taillights clogged the interstate for as far as he could see. Jim Kinney fought the urge to honk his horn – like that would have done any good.  Instead, he was like a roast in a Crockpot — … Continue reading

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Fit-to-Fat-to-Fit Blog: Choices

Goal Weight: 195 Starting Weight: 245 Present Weight: 229.6 lbs. Exercised on my ankle today. It survived but is sore now.  I currently have it elevated and iced. A funny thing is happening now that I am getting back to … Continue reading

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