In Sequatchie County, Tennessee, there is a celebration in the making. On the afternoon of Thursday, January 15, local resident Frankie Earl Riggs, 78,  will be making his historic 200th trip to the local Kangaroo market. “He walks in here every week, like clockwork,” says cashier Frances Holland. Riggs makes the two-block hike each week to his favorite local store and purchases the same items each week. “He always buys chocolate milk, a box of condoms and lighter fluid. Not sure what he’s doing with it, but it’s making him a local legend,” said Holland.
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Many of you have probably seen the teaser for the upcoming apocalyptic thriller 2012. Here’s another take on the issue.

Sometimes you read something and it makes you stop, shake your head in disbelief and wonder how some people can be so stupid that they barely have the mental wherewithall to put one foot in front of the other. Few things corrupt the human mind more than religion and blind nationalism. Combine the two and that unholy union produces the worst kind of loud-mouthed assholes.
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We are being fed constant breaking news updates on the fighting in the Gaza Strip. Violence in that region is certainly nothing new. In fact, reports of skirmishes in the Middle East are generally met with a “what else is new” reaction. It isn’t alarming anymore. This latest episode has brought a few interesting things to the forefront.
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I grew up loving George Carlin’s comedy. He was amazingly insightful and extremely intelligent. This is one of my favorite bits in which he examines the softening of our language. Enjoy!