Words of the Day “Good Lord willing and the creek don’t rise.” – Hank Williams refrain The Show Goes On The show goes on in Music City. Despite the worst rain – and flood of the century – that immersed much of Nashville in water, the music continues to play louder than ever.  The resilient city came together as never before in the wake of one of the worst disasters in history, rescuing victims in many parts of the city – west, east, south and north and all points in between.  From Bellevue to Antioch to Donelson, home of the [...]

Friday, May 7th, 2010 • Category: Random, Wordsmith | RSS

Words of the Day  “You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.” – Henry Ford Gulf Coast Oil Spill Is Tarring BP’s Image The Gulf Coast offshore drilling disaster – which could be the worst oil spill in history – is spewing thousands of barrels of oil a day into ocean off the coast of Louisiana and Mississippi, and in the process is tarring BP’s image with a thick coat of toxic ooze. So far, the ruptured well is hemorrhaging 5,000 barrels of crude into the Gulf a day.  And it appears the Deepwater Horizon calamity [...]

Saturday, May 1st, 2010 • Category: Random, Wordsmith | RSS