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I've been a Miami Dolphin fan for a long time, thanks largely to Dan Marino, but this current incarnation of the 'Fins is just pathetic. Ricky Williams? Please. I hope that new coach Nick Saban can right the ship, and...

Switch of Radio Stations Signals Cards' Latest Break From Old St. Louis

The Chief grew up in St. Louis, and remembers laying in bed as a kid on hot muggy summer nights watching the glowing tubes of an old AM radio while listening to the Cardinals play on KMOX radio. Later on, while in college and working nights there were even more hours listening. Travel away from St. Louis, and even moving to South Dakota, KMOX and the Cardinals were an electromagnetic beacon carrying an emotional constant connection to the city on the river.

So now comes the word that the Cards are to bail out from the clear channel KMOX and go to a much smaller station. So much for listening to the games on the radio at night from the expatriate location up here on the northern plains.

This story in the WaPo does a truly excellent job of explaining the whole situation of the shift, and the response of St. Louis and the Cardinal fans to the changes. I suppose there is commercial wisdom, or at least advantage at work here, but it still leaves a hollow spot knowing that a life-long relationship is soon to become so much dust in the wind. Sic transit gloria mundi.

And those caissons go rolling along

The Chief posted a comment yesterday, with a negative response to Bush's proposal to federalize the responsibility for rapid if not first response in case of disasters.

It seems that my concerns about the further erosion of states' soveriegnty have been noticed elsewhere. This DC Times OpEd by Tony Blankley goes further in exploring this issue. Check it out.

Today was a milestone day and I almost didn't realize it. This post you're reading is the 3,000th post since I moved to Typepad full-time in December of 2003; sometime today or last night long-time, valued commenter mike left the...

Gain SERENITY with new film.

This is one that the Chief has a BAD hankering to go see soonest. Although I have been a long-time Sci-fi afficianado, a lot of the stuff coming out seems to be long on effects, and somewhat short on substance. The I, Robot film for example, took a concept from Isaac Asimov, and proceded to totally warp it beyond recognition.

Serenity, is a movie sequel to the 11-episode TV series Firefly, which has become an instant cult classic of libertarian science fiction.

Take my love. Take my land.
Take me where I cannot stand.
I don?t care, I?m still free.
You can?t take the sky from me.

Take me out, to the black.
Tell ?em I ain?t comin? back.
Burn the land and boil the sea.
You can?t take the sky from me.

Have no place I can be
Since I found Serenity.

~ Theme Ballad of Firefly

"That's what governments are for, [to] get in a man's way."

~ Mal Reynolds, Captain of Firefly-Class Boat Serenity

Hey, with an attitude like that, it's GOT to be great. Whether or not you're a sci-fi fan, go see it. This sort of content needs to be supported in the media market-place if we don't intend to give it all up to the Oliver Stones, Michael Moores, and Brabra Streisands of the world.

GO SEE SERENITY!

The National Association of Broadcasters named Rush Limbaugh the Network Syndicated Personality of the Year:PHILADELPHIA - Rush Limbaugh of Premiere Radio Networks was named the Network Syndicated Personality of the Year at last night's NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner Show...

The post I made regarding the South Daktoa Democrats billboard has the South Daktoa Democrats stumped. Here is all Chad Schuldt can say:Trent spanks Sibby for his typical nuttiness yesterday about the Grassroot Democrats billboards in Sibby?s hometown.Looks like Schuldt...

From CNN: Oil prices fell in an unusual trading session Sunday after a weakened Hurricane Rita struck the U.S. Gulf Coast away from a major refining hub in Houston, although at least two big refineries were damaged. November Brent crude...

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