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Local photography, National rants, Zero navel-gazing allowed… Blogging from Hopkinsville, KY

  • New Gadget Coming

    It’s been a year since I started recording sermons for Christian Heights. The Archos 5 has performed this function well over the past year. However, since Rev. Marion started distributing recordings of the full worship service on CD. I have been more concerned about the limits of the Archos 5 microphone. The Archos makes good…

  • Christmas Parade 2010

    I didn’t take too many photos of this year’s Christmas parade. After last year’s incident, the camera stayed in my pocket most of the time except for the few times you see below. In the video below you’ll see the Hopkinsville High Band marching past followed close behind by the JROTC students.

  • Creeping X-mas

    My Pastor at Christian Heights, Rev. Marion, preached against the commercialization of Christmas. During the first part of her sermon, Rev. Marion argues against the ‘Creeping X-mas’. The fact that Christmas decorations are put out earlier and earlier every year. I do mean ‘X-mas’ deliberately. That is Christmas without Christ. The X-mas decorations you see…

  • Shock: The Weatherman Got it Right

    Shock! Really! There was snow in the forecast and when I woke up this morning there was snow on the ground. Amazing! The general rule in Kentucky is to believe the opposite of what the forecast tells you when there is the possibility of snow. Significant snow accumulation is usually nixed when temperature and moisture…

  • If it’s free why should I pay for it?

    My car came pre-installed with an XM satellite radio. Every few months I get new offers/pleas to re-activate my radio. Sirius-XM offers two weeks free. They also offer 5 months of service for $20. $20 is a great deal for someone who will use the service a lot more than I do. Beyond just my…

  • Manson?

    As seen in Hopkinsville, this vanity license plate reads “MANSON”. It’s up to the reader to decide whether the driver prefers Marilyn or Charles. Either MM or CM are equally disturbing to me. If somebody has any ideas what ‘MANSON’ could mean in a different context. I am interested, but I don’t wish to publicly…

  • Rand Paul comes to Hopkinsville

    This is a teaser video for the big Rand Paul speech to come later. The upload to youtube failed last night and I was only able to post this sweep of the crowd that came to the TEA party. Check back later! Updated: The video of Dr. Paul’s speech is now online.

  • Newspaper Fail

    The story about a gun being brought into Christian County High School was buried on page A6. While the headline for the same day trumpeted the failing test scores at CCHS. FAIL!