I haven't had a chance to write in the blog for several days and I just have to take the time to catch up. A year ago I posted an entry about going to Nashville for my birthday and seeing and hearing Annie Sellick and the Hot Club band at the Bluebird Cafe. In the last year we have listened to Annie's CD numerous times and have come to love it.

Since last year's trip was so successful, I wanted to go back this year. So last weekend we went back to Nashville. This year we went to a different club - 3rd and Lindsley. We heard a band called "Fortunate Sons" with a lead singer named Gary Nicholson. Mr. Nicholson is a legendary Nashville songwriter. And while he has written a number of country hits, the band Fortunate Sons was a hard driving rock/R and B band. They did an awesome show. My ears did ring a little afterward, but hey, it's been a long time since my ears rang from a rock band and I didn't mind!

We also took in the world class Rodin sculpture show at the Frist Center - Nashville's art museum. That is an amazing show, and well worth the time.
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Tonight I went to a dog and pony show public presentation by the U.S. Dept. of Energy about the so-called cleanup at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant. The presentation was held in Paducah. I was totally disgusted. The DOE at Paducah is less than trustworthy. They have squandered over 2 billion dollars of taxpayers money and haven't cleaned up much. But they keep trying to put up a public face as if they are accomplishing good things at the site. The fact is that not much good has come out of that site since 1952. Those that keep saying that nuclear power is good for the environment must be ignorant of what the impact of the entire fuel cycle has been. It's bad. It will never be cleaned up.

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The Dems are talking about "bailing out" the domestic auto manufacturing industry. Hey, I could use some bailing out myself! After seeing the movie "Who Killed the Electric Car" i'm not in much of a mood to bail out GM. But, if congress puts enough strings on the money and forces the industry to manufacture more environmentally sound vehicles at a price and terms that the average person can afford, then ok. But if it's just a handout, then forget it. I'm against that.

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I think Hillary Clinton would make a good Sec. of State. If Bill's shenanigans cause her to not get the job, pox be on his house!

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I will be back soon to keep catching up... But I'm getting tired. Goodnight!