United States of Fear...as defined by the media.

We live evermore in the United States of Fear. We are entertained by it. Titillated by it. Distracted by it. And we have learned to move as media move, together like birds in a flock, attention changing constantly and for no apparent reason. Already, fear of staph is fading. Tomorrow there will be fear of something else. REST OF ARTICLE

Gillispie asks for crushing blow; Patterson delivers, then some.

I'll say it again...he's for real. KY will be fotunate if he stays more than 2 years. He says he plans on staying for 4 but he's only played 2 exhibition games and it's easy to already tell; Ky has someone special in Patrick Patterson. "Freshman" Patrick Patterson had 17 points, seven rebounds, four assists, three blocks and was a perfect 6-6 from the field as the Wildcats defeated Seattle, 82-63, at Rupp Arena Saturday night in the second and final exhbition.

UK 99, Pikeville College 64
Stars of the Game:
Jodie Meeks - 34 points (7-9 - 3 pointers)
Patrick Patterson - 21 points - 9 rebounds (He's for real)
You wouldn't know it by the score but Pikeville really wasn't that bad a team. KY's players look stronger than last year and in shape plus they hustled big time on defense. Tubby's teams didn't come together usually until late January or February. I don't think it will take this team that long to jell. It looks like they can go 9 or 10 players deep. They shot 62% from the field; another good sign and had 25 assists! It was a great first game for Biily G. even it was just an exhibition game.

Another Fine Commercial

I like good commercials. 99% of the people if asked, will tell you they hate commercials. But, if you ask them if they like "good" commercials, I think it's a different story. Defining a good commercial is subjective though. For me....a good commercial makes me pay attention. It evokes some sort of emotion like laughter, surprise, sympathy, or empathy and it needs to be relevant. Remembering the product doesn't hurt either. Unfortunately, most commercials are like audio or video wallpaper and they don't even show up on our radar. The exception is if we're ready to buy something. For example, Mary and I have decided to buy some furniture. We have now moved into a hot zone as a furniture consumer. We see and hear every furniture commercial. I saw an ad for a local furniture store and told Mary about it and we decided to go check out the "deal." Unfortunately when we got to the store and investigated the offer, it wasn't the way it appeared in the ad. We felt betrayed by the store. They got us in the store but left us with a negative impresssion. But, that's why advertising works. It doesn't always create a need but it can give you a possible solution to a perceived need or desire. People hate commericals because we often are misled. I think this RBS commercial is good because it pulls together different emotions. I was concerned for the man's safety but then I thought it was funny how the guy next to him talked calmly about a possible tragic situation. Then I was surprised by the guy from the next table becoming involved in the incident and the message at the end was relevant. "Less Talk - Make It Happen." That's relevant for me. Good commercial, but I don't have a need for a bank right now so I probably won't remember the bank's name 2 days from now, unless I see the commercial again or my bank ticks me off. One thing is certain. If you are involved in a business that doesn't advertise, it will make competing extremely difficult.

Carved Yours Yet?

What a wild day of football yesterday. KY loses, FL loses, SC loses. And then.....Millsaps loses.

Fowler Impressed With Lexington

While last Saturday's Kentucky-Florida football game turned out to be a disappointment for Big Blue Nation, the turnout for the pregame festivities for ESPN's College GameDay more than impressed host Chris Fowler.
"They really rolled it out for GameDay last weekend in Lexington," Fowler wrote in his blog for ESPN.com this week. "We have never experienced such overwhelming hospitality from a school and a city in the 14 years of road shows. We were showered with well-wishers and gifts. When you walk into your hotel suite and find six bottles of nice bourbon (three large and three small), you know they want you to enjoy your stay."
The rest of Fowler's hospitality top five: Clemson, S.C.; Eugene, Ore.; Blacksburg, Va.; and Tempe, Ariz. Not bad company for a basketball school.

Just Around The Corner...Any Thoughts On Halloween?

Toward Whom Are You Leaning? I Like Romney So Far..

His sons have a pretty GOOD BLOG.

Global Warming = Fires ?

This video is in response to an NBC Nightly News report Tuesday evening which stated "these fires as well as other climate variations like the late frost in Minnesota and heavy rains in Texas are caused by global warming." The problem is NBC has invested itself into the "inconvemient truth" of global warming and refuses to listen to differing opinions. How do you explain that the earth was warmer thousands of years ago than it is now when there were no cars or power plants? When you get 10 minutes....watch the video.

California Fires vs Katrina

Maybe it's just me but I have seen interviews with the current victims of the CA fires and they are patient and thankful for the rescue workers; just the opposite of what I saw and actually continue to see with the Katrina victims. Watching fires heading for your home has to be terrifying. Wonder where Rev. Jesse Jackson and the Rev. Sharpton are? Don't they care about fire victims?

We Had Lots of Fun

It was an interesting evening in the Bluegrass. We made new friends....we actually tailgated with huge Gator fans. We parked right next to Fred, Pam & Margaret. They attended UF in the 60's and retired almost 20 years ago and have been traveling to Gator away games every since. Margaret's husband died about a year ago and Fred said he now has 2 wives. They were a hoot. And then when we got to our seats (That we got for Father's Day) and we had Gator fans right in front of us and right behind us; and you know what? They were OK too. The game? A few breaks our way and we win. Tebow....almost impossible to stop. He runs 3 yards and falls forward for 3 more. I have attended several UK vs. UF games over the years and now....we compete. KY football ain't what it used to be. The fans today were unbelievable! I have never seen anything like it. It was a lot of fun. Heck, we even had a Gorilla in our section. Go Cats! It is still going to be our best season in years. And Gator fans.....not so bad after all. :)

ESPN Game Day...

I Have A Theory...

I have come to like Ellen and appreciate her humor but I am getting really tired of seeing her emotional tantrum everywhere. I think it is another case of "spoiled celebrity doesn't get her way, and doesn't know how to handle adversity." Ellen - you need to grow up for Pete's sake; you look like a 2 year old.

I Think Florida Is Next.....

At least from the age of twelve, God's purpose for His life had molded all His thinking. (Luke 2:46-49) While He was busy with His hands at the carpenter's bench or walking over the hills of Nazareth in His leisure moments, His mind may have been grappling with the full proportions of the task ahead. From childhhood He had chosen to saturate Himself in the Scriptures; His mind was so saturated with the Old Testament that most of what He said is directly based on it. The Holy Spirit has indwelt and possessed Jesus from conception. (Isaiah 11:2) As his human mind, emotions, and will developed normally from boyhood to full maturity, there was never a single moment when His entire being was not utterly committed to one aim - to be about His Father's business. While Jesus studied the scriptures to know God's purpose for Him and God's methods, He also studied the world around Him. He lived so close to the ordinary people of Nazareth that He felt people's sorrows and grieved over their sin. He knew that God had sent Him to bear the iniquity of us all on the Cross. How He must have wished for the day when He would be binding up the brokenhearted, preaching deliverance to the captives, healing the sick, raising the dead, bringing joy to replace depression and praise to replace complaints as Isaiah had prophesied. (Compare Isaiah 61:1-3 with Luke 4:18) However, always He submitted to His Father's purpose and methods of achieving that purpose as well as His Father's timing at each stage. Therefore, he patiently waited for thirty years until God's time came.
From the notes from BSF Lesson 6 - The Study of Matthew

Brooks for Governor - click

Will Someone Tell Me What This Has To Do With "Peace?"

Nobel Prize Committee Should Be Gored
By Robert Faletra,
After I finished chuckling last Friday when I heard about the absurdity of Al Gore winning the Nobel Peace Prize for making a propaganda movie about global warming, I got to thinking.
Heck, if this guy can win a million-dollar prize for flying around in private jets, taking limousines everywhere he goes, burning mucho gallons of oil heating his oversize mansion and then tell everyone else they are screwing up the planet, why can't I get in on this deal?
Liberal or conservative leanings aside, you have to admit Gore doesn't need a 10,000-square-foot house in the Belle Mead area of Nashville, Tenn., that used 221,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity in 2006, more than 20 times the national average of 10,656 kwh. Don't get me wrong. If he likes to be separated from the rest of the small family he has with that kind of space, have at it. But it's just a bit hypocritical that he then urges average Joes to conserve energy in their modest houses. Remember, Gore spent a combined $30,000 in electricity and gas bills for his mansion in 2006. And this doesn't account for the fuel for the private jets and the limousines.

I'm So Excited I'm Not Even Sure When Basketball Season Starts

Kentucky stuns top-ranked LSU in 3 OTs. KY-43 LSWho? - 37

"We are shocked," LSU linebacker Darry Beckwith said. "Anytime you lose, it hurts."
"Best football game in my 50 years as a UK fan" says UK fan Mike West.

Sold Out Weekend! Big Blue Madness - KY vs. LSU - Keeneland! Whew...