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- Coming out of the shadow of death. It appears I will in fact live. Haven't been this sick in a long time.
- Spent yesterday in bed with the chills, shakes, and various other unsavory things. I hope today is the last of it.
- Great. I appear to have caught the stomach bug my wife had and now my daughter is throwing up. Should be a fun day at Chez Holtsberry.
- Decide to ride the bus and we get freezing rain. Nice. Miserable morning.
- UT lost its only game to a last second comeback and the wins its last game in simlar fashion. Sorry Buckeyes, sucks don't it?
- 40 yards in 38 seconds with the game on the line.
- I guess that answers my question.
- Is Tressel giving Boeckman time cause he feels bad or because he thinks it will work?
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Feb

27

William F. Buckley Jr. (1925-2008)

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One of my heroes has died. William F. Buckley Jr. died overnight in his study in Stamford, Connecticut.

It is one of those headlines or emails that comes across your screen and feels like a punch in the gut. I was aware that his health was failing but you just don’t think about losing someone like this until it happens. And then it hits you that the world is somehow different. It feels like the end of an era.

WFB, as he was often known, changed the face of American conservatism and politics like few others. And like millions of others it was his writing, persona, and magazine that lead me to conservatism. I own all of his books and have read them all excepting his last (Cancel Your Own Goddam Subscription)

His range was remarkable. He wrote political polemics; syndicated columns; unique memoirs; books on sailing, language, and faith; and novels. He singlehandedly changed the perception of what conservatism could be. And in the process changed America.

RIP.

Feb

26

Larry Norman, RIP

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When I was younger I had a tape of Larry Norman’s Only Visiting This Planet. A friend had made a tape of the LP for me. I loved it. Edgy, folky, Christian music. I lost the tape, or wore it out, and never was able to get a hold of a quality copy again.

Norman passed away Sunday:

Christian music legend Larry Norman died Sunday of heart failure, according to his brother Charles Norman. He was 60.

Norman, a blonde, long-haired rocker who is often called the father of Christian rock music, was a giant in the Christian music industry, said Chris Willman, senior music writer for Entertainment Weekly.

Here is a YouTube of the classic Why Don’t You Look Into Jesus: