On that one characteristic alone, being black in America, I can’t relate. I’ll never be able to because I’m white in America. But! with what has been broadcast across the country lately between law enforcement and communities of black people I can finally say that I understand, even if it is only slightly. The specificContinue reading “Being black in America”
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Little Big Town sings the National Anthem
I wasn’t able to catch the college playoff championship on TV, so I listened to some of it on the radio. I happened to catch the national anthem performed by Little Big Town and wow, did they sound good. If you missed it, here it is: Since my days of working at CMT, I’ve beenContinue reading “Little Big Town sings the National Anthem”
The woman in Keith Urban’s video “Blue Ain’t Your Color”
Keith Urban’s latest single is #1 on most of Billboard’s country charts, and the video stars one of the most well-known supermodels. Her name is Amber Valletta. [click here for more about Keith Urban’s new video “We Were”, the post will open in a new window] I remember her most from her role in the movieContinue reading “The woman in Keith Urban’s video “Blue Ain’t Your Color””
Nashville had a snow day
Well, Nashville had another apocalyptic snow day yesterday. I’m sorry if you were in Nashville or nearby and had to deal with this traffic: I was determined to stay home, although how long do you have to be in one place before it’s officially called cabin fever? I had only been home since mid-afternoon ThursdayContinue reading “Nashville had a snow day”
Nature’s lesson on: Gun safety
I’m starting this post off with a little information about roadkill, but hang with me because it’s relevant to the topic of gun safety. So there isn’t a centralized datasource on what the most common roadkill is, but according to this map deer, possum, raccoon, squirrel, and armadillo are up near the top. On theContinue reading “Nature’s lesson on: Gun safety”
Out of the Wilderness 