Monday, March 12, 2012

Morning Y'all

Stephen is really steamed about Daylight Savings Time. That's okay, he's probably just cranky from missing out on some of his beauty sleep. He will get over it. By tomorrow, I don't think he will even be talking about it any more.

Just stepped away for a minute to get some grits from the kitchen and what a surprise. I think Mitt Romney has now endorsed Jeff Foxworthy for the GOP nomination. Wait, no. I'm mistaken, other way around. Sorry. Now I've got it figured out. Jeff Foxworthy is supporting Mitt Romney. It's that old standby of showing voters that you are just like them by having someone who is just like them stand next to you. Here's how Stephen put it: "Now, if you're a multimillionaire entertainer supporting the candidacy of a wealthy financier from Massachusetts, you might no longer be a redneck." (Please, oh please Mitt, don't try to tell redneck jokes.)

Stephen took a few minutes to discuss political strategy (and enjoy some sweet tea) with David "Mudcat" Saunders. Just two guys sitting and discussing different ideas for winning the South. Kind of nice to just relax, sit back and get their thoughts on winning the South for the Republican candidates.

Cheating Death. Prescott Pharmaceuticals. Nasal health. Nosebleeds. Pork. Reproductive Health. Rats. Abstinence Education. Just use your imagination to fill in the details and it will all make sense.

Katherine Boo, Pulitzer Prize winner, was Stephen's guest tonight. She is a staff writer at The New Yorker and editor for The Washington Post. She has written her first book, "Behind the Beautiful Forevers, Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity." Her other accomplishments are impressive. I have no doubt she will write more books and win more awards. The Undercity refers to slums that are on land right around the airport in Mumbai. There are about 80,000 to 90,000 people living in those slums.

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