My father, Burnett Draughn, was born in on Decoration Day, May the 30th, in 1919, somewhere near Daniel's Branch, Kentucky. He was Joe and Melissa Draughn's eighth child out of an eventual total of ten. My dad liked to say that he had nine brothers and sisters, and every one of them also had nine brothers and sisters. Burnett is an unusual first name. His parents had named him … [Read more...] about Burnett Draughn, Rest In Peace
Archives for August 2009
Obama’s Getting Alinskied
You've been hearing about it: Democratic representatives, home on the August recess, are -- at least some of them -- holding the traditional "town hall" meetings to hear from voters in their districts.And some of them are hearing yelling. Lots of yelling.The folks on the left have a simple explanation: this is a well-funded conspiracy, powered by gazillion … [Read more...] about Obama’s Getting Alinskied
Adventures In Avvo – Take 4
I gave Avvo Answers---Avvo's forum for lawyers to answer questions for free---a test drive a couple weeks ago with a test question about bailing someone out, and the result was a bit confusing, but I eventually got the answer I was looking for. You can read about it all in three short posts starting here: Adventures In Avvo - Take 1. I just got email saying my question had been … [Read more...] about Adventures In Avvo – Take 4
The Smoking Gun: a Killing in St. Paul
[update, 8/19/2009 -- and if you thought this was weird before, you ain't seen nothing, yet. Check out the comments, and watch for the update, later today. JR] The End of Carl Jackson Maybe the 911 call was not Carl Jackson's worst mistake. But it was his last one; it got him killed. He would have been smarter to run, instead. It would have been smarter not getting involved … [Read more...] about The Smoking Gun: a Killing in St. Paul
Megan Fox Fans Rejoice
Hey Guys! Somebody cast Megan Fox as a sexually seductive teenage killer creature thingy in a movie called Jennifer's Body. It's rated R, so there may be titties! … [Read more...] about Megan Fox Fans Rejoice