Author Archives: Jeff Whittle

Walmart Mania

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City officials are not the only ones worried about the new Walmart in Hermitage. I’m worried too. I’m worried that I’ll have to go through a mass of cars in order to get home. I do know some of the backroads, so I can always use those if the situation warrants.
Oh no. Not again. Church uses the Beverly Hillbillies to teach lessons on morality. It’s another case of using [insert 70s type sitcom for morality lessons] for Bible classes. We’ve seen this before with Andy Griffith. As if the Bible wasn’t good enough for morality lessons. Now they have to draw people in with TVLand.
I have come to the conclusion that there’s a race within the tech industry. It’s a race as to see who can use the biggest words on some obscure technology in order to fool people into thinking that they intelligently know what’s going on.

3 Different Churches

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Went to three different churches today. Morning service at Scottsville church of Christ; Evening services at Corinth Church of Christ then after church devo at Fountain Head Church of Christ. I had planned on going to Scottsville and Corinth; Fountain Head was just something extra.
On the way to Corinth Church of Christ a cop pulled me over for speeding. He looked at my license and registration and sent me on my way telling me to slow down! I was going 60 MPH in a 45. I gave him the excuse of not knowing the area and being on my way to church. I am fully convinced that he took pity on me for not having that glaring “Under 21” label on my drivers license. Any other time, I would have surely gotten a ticket.

Layne Staley Suicide

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Layne Staley, lead singer of Alice in Chains band is dead.….actually to be more specific, a body was found in Staley’s home, and they can’t confirm if it is Staley himself. This story hasn’t exactly hit the mainstream media yet. Somehow I doubt that MTVers know what Alice in Chains is.
Alice in Chains had some good music. I especially liked “No Excuses” and “I Stay Away.” It’s a definite loss for good music. It might not generate as much media attention compared to if they found some boy band member dead.
Let me make some predictions. Within a few days, perhaps today, MTV will begin playing “Alice in Chains Unplugged.” VH1 will roll out “Behind the Music: Alice in Chains,” if they haven’t already made it. Sony Music will roll out a bonus album of rarities and live performances of Alice in Chains. They’re already got a Greatest Hits album out now, so it would be a little redundant to roll out something similar.
Ignorant news commentators will make the inevitable comparisons to Kurt Cobain and grunge music in general. Kurt and Layne were 2 different people. I’m not sure the comparison is justified.
In other music news….
Gene Simmons wants to Help Sharon and Arafat make Peace….how completely strange. Whenever they’ve interviewed Gene Simmons, he’s always talked about KISS so intellectually as if there was some type of substance to their music. KISS didn’t have any deep meaningful lyrics. Come on….”I Want to Rock and Roll all Nite and Party Every Day” …. “Lick it Up” …..these are hardly anything earth shattering. Let’s tell it like it is. KISS was a glam rock band with great merchandising skills….nothing more, nothing less. I have a hard time taking a band seriously when they dress up in outrageous costumes and paint their faces.
On a side note, when I was in elementary school I thought KISS stood for Knights In Satan’s Service. That being the case, I found it a bit shocking when I saw another kid wearing a KISS shirt to school. The kid wasn’t worshipping satan; he was just had no fashion sense.
Currently listening to Moby’s “We are All Made of Stars.” I’m not a big Moby fan, but I like some of his music, but definitely not his politics. From looking at his website, moby.com, it’s pretty clear that he’s one of those silly vegetarians. Unless one lives in India, all vegetarians are hypocrites. I can guarantee that somewhere located deep dark inside of all vegetarian’s home is a product made from animals. Whether its their leather watch band, or their leather shoes, its there.

Long Hot Spring

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One of my friends pointed out that I’m always surprised to learn that people actually read this webpage. “If you don’t want people to read it, then don’t update it everyday.” he said.
It appears that it’s going to be one long hot summer, if this spring’s temperature is any indication. All I know is that I left for Canada 2 weeks ago with 60 degrees and now I’m back with 80 degrees. It is supposed to cool down some, but it seems like I completely missed spring. Middle Tennessee’s humidity is killing us.

Hiding in the Church of the Nativity

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Yesterday’s post was made at exactly 12 noon. I don’t think I could have planned it if I tried.
Dental appointment today. Surprisingly the hygienist didn’t get on to me for not flossing. They’ve got me on a 3 month plan for visits. Something about my tartar buildup being so much, they have to keep it under control with frequent visits. I think the hygienist just likes to scrape my teeth. Ugh.
Remember all those Palestinians hiding out in the Church of the Nativity? Arafat has called the siege of the church by the Israeli army “shameful.” Let me be first to point out that if Christians were hiding out in a Mosque, the Arabs would be calling for expulsion of the infidels. But Christians are accommodating within their holy sites. They let military personnel hide out in their churches.
Teens unimpressed with Cops’ PT Cruiser…neither am I. PT Cruisers are a lame attempt at recapturing retro excitment of pre-1940 care models. PT Cruisers are ugly, too small, and hyped up way too much.

Godfather

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I think I ate too much pizza last night while watching The Godfather. Again, yet another movie which gained critical acclaim, but failed to make me enjoy it. I can see why some people might be fascinated with this movie � with this intrigue of Gangster life, yet the movie itself was boring. Definitely not in the top 50 in my book. Question: Does Marlon Brando actually speak like that in everyday conversation? If so, he needs some speech lessons.
During this April heat wave, we�ve taken to keeping the windows open in order to conserve energy. Last night the temperature inside read 81 degrees. I�m not so sure this strategy is working�..
In other news�.
From the department of ignorance: Student gives birth in dorm room, completely unaware she was pregnant.. How exactly can you be pregnant and not know it? The sad thing is that this girl may not even know who the father is. Time to call Montel for paternity tests!!!!
After 15 years of absence Press Your Luck is back�.long live the Whammy. Too bad I don�t get the Game Show Network, so none of this means anything to me.
Before the Game Show Network was around, I can remember those long summer afternoons watching the USA Network. There were hours filled back to back with game shows like �Let�s Make a Deal,� �Bumper Stumpers,� �The $25,000 Pyramid,� and �Password,� among many others. I guess USA had lots of time to fill and plenty of game shows in their vaults.
Here’s a shocker: Preachers tend to “borrow” from other preachers’ sermons.

Last Minute Tax Returns

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Why should post offices stay open til midnight so that last minute tax filers can buy a stamp? If you wait til the last minute to file your taxes, then it is your fault if you mail it too late. Don�t use my tax dollars to pay postal workers� overtime.
In other news�.
Friendship Christian Might Have Lay Offs�.seems the slow economy has hit everyone.
Now we know what Andy LaValley is doing these days – http://www.greenhillchurch.com/andy.html
Yesterday was Free Cookie Day at Subway. Sorry you missed it. This is reminiscent of Free Fries Day at Burger King a while back on New Years Day.
I see that only my sister and Mark are commenting on my posts. Where is everyone else? I know there are plenty of nameless people out there who occassionally read these babblings.