Archive for August, 2007

On passion, football, and religion in the south

In the American South, and in The Sunshine Empire, college football is a religion.  We are drawn to our cathedrals and temples and all experience a joined passion for students playing the American version of football.  For those who read this blog from outside the American south, and our friends in Singapore, Malaysia and Sweden, [...]

An aging Doctor talks before the Iraq war

Dr. Hunter S. Thompson from 2003

Karl Rove and the primaries on the verge of College Football

CQpolitics.com is reporting that Karl Rove is really to blame for the primary chaos that is engulfing us here in 2007. A gentleman from Wyoming County says he spiked the discussion of it in 2000 because he did not want a floor fight at the convention. Then it should be federally mandated that both parties [...]

Wyoming is not a State

I just read an article that was discussing people from Wyoming stating the influence that they had in always being a good barometer for Republicans. You are not important Wyoming, and you have less representatives in the House of Representatives than Duval County. Many states have tried to push themselves forward to exert there influence. [...]

Erie, very Erie

The Erie Street Cemetery  across the street from Jacobs Field in Cleveland this Friday.

A generation of swine

“In a nation ruled by swine, all pigs are upward mobile — and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: Not necessarily to Win, but mainly to keep from Losing Completely” -Dr. Hunter S. Thompson 

TSE Masters Series: The Doors

The Sunshine Empire is a huge fan of the doors. I love the music for the rich use of the organ, although it’s drowned out in this version.

Republicans with ass-less chaps

I know this will be written ad-nauseam, but with the arrest of Senator Larry Craig of Idaho, does this mean the entire Republican party is gay?  Of course except Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.  That guy must be dreamy to the lady-folk.  The only gay Democrat is Barney Frank, and can you really take a goofy [...]

Everybody’s workin for the weekend

We’ve all had those days that we get to lunch time and think, “wow, my day has raced by today.”  But am I the only one that once I say that the rest of my day takes 2 weeks.  You toil for what seems like 16 hours and you look up and see, “oh, only [...]

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