My Good News Gamble

All my life, I’ve heard that “one sorrow can’t come without two more follows” or “tragedy strikes in threes.”
Unfortunately, the same saying doesn’t apply to good news. Good news is so rare and unexpected, particularly in comparison to the abundance of bad news we receive, the saying goes: “No news is good news.”
I [...]

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Does This Mean Only War Inspires Timeless Hits?

I found this will.i.am “We Are The Ones” video by way of Terry Frank.
I’m disappointed, I think.
The video, as a political ad, is okay.  As a politically-inspired tune, it stinks - as much or perhaps more than the official Yes We Can campaign song and the “unofficial” I Got a Crush [...]

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Bulls Gap School on Lockdown - Update

UPDATE: (WVLT) - A lockdown that lasted about four hours is finally over at a Hawkins County School.Hawkins County Director of Schools Charlotte Britton tells volunteertv.com the lockdown at Bulls Gap Elementary ended about 11:30 a.m.
Britton says the school was placed on lockdown at 7:30 a.m. after a threat of a student with [...]

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