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Why I Love Living in the Future*

moodyredhead — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:53:20 +0000

Because this week, I was sitting in Birmingham, Alabama, using my iPhone to read a blog post written by my favorite former hometown Memphis food writer, who has since moved to Seattle. Which I found via a link from my favorite former law professor in Knoxville. That’s just cool. (* Concept of “Living in the Future” [...]

Public Service Announcement

moodyredhead — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 22:33:10 +0000

We will now take a quick break from our normal blog for a brief PSA regarding telephone manners. (Although I strongly suspect I’m preaching to the choir here.) For those of you who weren’t taught phone manners in school, or from your parents, please note the following when you are calling a business. Or [...]

Freedom of Speech: First Amendment Rights… and Wrongs

moodyredhead — Tue, 11 May 2010 03:54:38 +0000

A brief disclaimer: I never meant this blog to be about politics, or law. However, as these things do interest me, and do affect what I read, and watch, and listen to, I’m probably inadvertently going to drift that way at times. Plus, I recently re-activated my law license, so I’ve been [...]

Editor’s Note

moodyredhead — Tue, 11 May 2010 00:51:41 +0000

This is the point where I would normally apologize for not having posted in so long. Well, this time. . . not gonna. The truth is, my life has been in a bit of upheaval the last several months, with circumstances ranging from annoying to sucks-beyond-the-telling-of-it. The upshot is, I’m finally getting it back together (I [...]

If You Can’t Say Anything Nice… Stay off the ‘Net

moodyredhead — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:13:36 +0000

The quote on my Facebook profile page is one I lifted from Nathan Fillion on Twitter: “It costs nothing to say something nice. Even less to shut up altogether.” It’s a lesson a lot of people trolling around on the internet could use these days. I was bothered last week when Rush Limbaugh was admitted to [...]

Midseason Television 2010

moodyredhead — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:44:55 +0000

Well, the holidays have passed and a long winter stretches out in front of us. What could we possibly have left to look forward to? Mid-season television, of course! Over at Entertainment Weekly’s website, Michael Ausiello has posted his midseason “cheat sheet”, where you can check out return dates for your favorite shows as well as upcoming [...]

Happy New Year, Everyone!

moodyredhead — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:32:37 +0000

“Five to one against and falling…” she said, “four to one against and falling… three to one… two… one… probability factor of one to one… we have normality, I repeat we have normality.” She turned her microphone off — then turned it back on, with a slight smile and continued: “Anything you still can’t cope [...]

. . . Only Happy When It Rains

moodyredhead — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:45:58 +0000

As I’m writing this, it’s raining in Memphis. Which, around here, since it’s autumn, means little more than it’s a day that ends in “-y”. I have to confess, I’m one of those weird people who prefers dreary days, even when we’ve had more than our fair share, as we have in the Mid-South recently. [...]

Television News: Castle, Glee Updates

moodyredhead — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:11:47 +0000

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Squee! As it happens, there are two squee-worthy bits of television news this week, both of which suggest that Joss Whedon’s patience in implementing his insidious plan to take over the world of television is finally paying off. (It’s about time!) The most recent bit of good news comes [...]

Book Signing — Teaching Hope

moodyredhead — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:35:23 +0000

If you are in Memphis this Wednesday evening, October 21, I urge you to join me at Davis-Kidd Booksellers on Poplar. From 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., contributor and graduate of the Freedom Writers program, Suzanna Maddox, will discuss and sign Teaching Hope: Stories from the Freedom Writer Teachers and Erin Gruwell. Erin Gruwell, [...]