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Visit the Big Easy
Published on 2 Apr, 2010 at 12:26 in Travel | Viewed 223 views times | No Comments
New Orleans has had more than its share of struggles in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, but the good news is that the city has steadily been getting back on in its feet and it remains one of the preeminent vacation destinations in America. New Orleans has so much to offer it almost isn’t fair
Ricky Martin fills us in
Published on 2 Apr, 2010 at 12:25 in Entertainment | Viewed 99 views times | No Comments
So it is all over the Internet that Ricky Martin, the singer that is best known for the tune “Livin La vida Loca,” has announced the world that he is gay. From reading some the voluminous stories about the matter I have garnered that people have cared about this for years. I personally find it
Mullen visits Afghanistan, turns up heat on Karzai
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, visited Afghanistan yesterday on the heels of the Obama chat with Afghan President Karzai concerning “corruption” in the country. This would seem to allude to the assertions that Karzai’s half brother, Ahmad Wali Karzai, who wields tremendous influence in the Taliban dominated Kandahar area,
Apple Pie recipe
Published on 2 Apr, 2010 at 12:22 in Recipes | Viewed 390 views times | No Comments
There are few things that represent the core of American cuisine any better than good old-fashioned apple pie. If you like to make your own crust from scratch, that’s great, but this recipe is made with store-bought refrigerated crust. It is very straightforward, quick and easy to make, and provides a great reward considering the
Final Four featuring fresh faces
Published on 2 Apr, 2010 at 12:21 in Sports | Viewed 160 views times | No Comments
The NCAA basketball tournament is one of the choice events on the annual sporting calendar, and playing your way into the Final Four makes you one of the elite programs in the country. We are going to see two teams that are no strangers to this rarefied air, Mike Krzyzewski’s Duke contingent and Tom Izzo’s
Braves phenom Heyward makes team, will start
Published on 2 Apr, 2010 at 12:20 in Sports | Viewed 173 views times | No Comments
The Atlanta Braves have high hopes for the 2010 season, and they are going to be an exciting team to watch, particularly in light of the announcement by Bobby Cox that 20-year-old outfielder Jason Heyward will be starting in right field. Heyward was considered to be the top minor league prospect in all of baseball,
Jimmy Buffett tour dates
Published on 2 Apr, 2010 at 12:19 in Entertainment, Events, Featured | Viewed 313 views times | No Comments
You would be hard pressed to find a musical artist with more universal appeal than Jimmy Buffett, and his brand of laid back, beach inspired feel good music has been a favorite of millions for decades. Buffett, who is an accomplished novelist and entrepreneur as well as an award winning musical performer, is now 63
Obama suddenly remembers we are at war, visits Afghanistan
Back in the days before perpetual warfare was a humdrum everyday reality, wartime presidents would prioritize management of the armed conflicts that the country was involved in. Additionally, news about the war(s) would dominate the press. After all, we are talking about the life and limb of our sons and daughters in the military, and
Green Day tours, reins in ticket prices
Published on 2 Apr, 2010 at 12:15 in Entertainment | Viewed 64 views times | No Comments
You may remember the struggle that Pearl Jam had with Ticketmaster back in the 1990s concerning the high fees they attach to every ticket purchased through them for every type of entertainment event imaginable. It is a sad state of affairs when this third party gets to “wet their beak” as a condition of staging
Bush started slide into socialism
People tend to have a very short memory, and it may be time to toss out a friendly reminder: the mainstream Republicans are no friends of the Constitution, they are no friends of liberty, and they are completely controlled by the same forces that control Obama. Under the last administration, the NWO was able to