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Latest blog posts from Birmingham Blues

Arachnophilia
I knew I had a good reason to support this man. I love spiders. Our house is full of those little crabby ones that jump up at things like houseflies or fruit flies or the ants that live in the ficus tree. And the yard is full of “banana” spiders and spiny orb weavers. Mom brag: DD16’s... Read more...
Published 6 hours ago

No Bailout for JeffCo
In a stunning non-surprise, the US Treasury Department has declined to guarantee Jefferson County’s sewer debt.  Gov. Bob Riley had requested the guarantee in order to lower interest rates on refinancing. Not to worry, though.  Commission President Bettye Fine Collins says of a proposed... Read more...
Published a day ago

Sarah Palin wins Mother-of-the-Year award
So, Sarah Palin was invited to drop the puck at Philadelphia Flyers’ first hockey game of the season. (I’d never heard of this, but apparently it’s something like throwing out the first baseball.) Philadelphia is a blue town and its fans have a reputation for being rowdy, so: A carpet was... Read more...
Published 3 days ago

National Coming Out Day…for Straight Allies
Today is National Coming Out Day. Tomorrow is the official dedication of the Ken Baker Equality Center in Montgomery. I wish every day that my brother could have lived to see a time when the Center would be only a gathering place, a place for fellowship and celebration, a place to honor the... Read more...
Published 4 days ago

Well, is He omnipotent, or isn’t He?
Okay, y’all, I’m confused. I’m just a fallen Episcopalian (the good news is there ain’t far to fall) so I don’t understand this invocation, delivered at a McCain rally in Davenport, Iowa. “There are plenty of people around the world who are praying to their god, be they Hindu, Buddah,... Read more...
Published 4 days ago

D’oh!
Could I be any dumber - all day long I’ve been refreshing a Google news “troopergate” search, and LIKE DUH, they’re in a different time zone! and three hours behind us. I was raging at the computer and accusing anonymous Alaskans of stonewalling when they were just pulling up to the... Read more...
Published 5 days ago

Work!
Sorry; it’s been a little crazy this week.  Lots of good stories out there that I haven’t posted.  I’ll catch up soon! Read more...
Published 5 days ago

Processing…Processing
That’s a shout out to any ST:TNG fans who read here.  The rest of you feel free to shake your heads at the geekiness. I’m still processing tonight’s debate.  My initial response?  Thank you, Jesus, the FSM, or the PTB �" nobody said “maverick”! Read more...
Published a week ago

It’s rejuvenating!
Okay, I just have to say this, and it’s sexist and ageist and all the other -ists, but the single thing I am loving about Sarah Palin is that suddenly we are hearing the word “young” attached to “forty-four.” I’m forty-seven, y’all, and I gave up the idea of buying high-heeled red... Read more...
Published a week ago

He’s Just Not That Into You
Michigan Republican officials were stunned by the news that the McCain campaign is giving up on the state’s 17 electoral votes.  Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson says, “I feel like I woke up this morning and there was a note on my pillow.” Republicans vowed to fight on with or... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago