by James R. Begley Recently I caught myself making a statement that I thought I would never hear myself say. I actually said “I don’t think that I can live without my ‘cellphone’!”. These are words that should be completely foreign to me considering that if you were to have even mentioned the word ‘cellphone’ [...]
Thoughts by James R. Begley. I don’t think that I am the only one aware of the fact that this is the first time since the seventies that selling a million albums is considered a big deal. I would like to take a look back at the last 15 years of mainstream music production, and [...]
Thoughts, by James R. Begley I remember like it was yesterday. It was 1993 and I was nursing an injury sustained from kickboxing training. Feeling blue and getting lazy I was contacted by a martial artist friend of mine that he and a few others were planning to take a trip to Denver, Colorado to [...]
Thoughts by James R. Begley Seeing some the recent trailers for films that will be included in this summer’s blockbuster season, the fact that I’ve always been a sucker the big budget, huge explosion, incredible visuals, grand scale, popcorn selling event type movies becomes more and more prominent. This I think can easily be attributed [...]
There are many differences between individuals who label themselves as conservative and those who label themselves as libertarians. What is critical however is that these differences, though they exist, need to be put aside in order to work through the political system. This will allow for a potent and combined force to be solidified in [...]
Murfreesboro local Lou Ann Zelenik is making headlines again in a pair of press releases related to her campaign: first, a story of what conservative circles would call, “major proportions,” as Joe the Plumber endorses the former engineer, and second, Zelenik signs the De-Fund It pledge to end ObamaCare. “Joe the Plumber” endorses Lou Ann [...]
My fellow Tennesseans, I received an email from someone asking whom one of the organizations with which I am affiliated supports for governor. As an issues-based, grassroots organization, we do not advocate for particular candidates. On a whim, however, I decided to look at the major party candidates in the race and see if there [...]
The thing about medium-sized chains is that when first exposed to one of their locations, most people will assume that the store isn’t even part of a chain. That certainly was my impression when first I walked through the door of McAlister’s. In fact, it wasn’t until months later when I met someone who worked [...]
For sixteen years, Michael Morrison’s Digital Planet has been making life more entertaining in Murfreesboro. Now with two locations, one on West College Street and the other on Robert Rose Boulevard, Digital Planet offers 4200 sq. ft. of music, movies, games, and posters to those willing to shell out a few bucks. Savvy shoppers, by [...]
I am many things: a lover of music, avid watcher of science fiction, and consumer of caffeine … and I’m connoisseur of fried chicken. As such, I always am on the hunt for better fried poultry fare. Fortunately for me, I think I’ve found it. It was completely by chance, of course, as one particular [...]
Senate Bill 3498, introduced recently by State Senator Mae Beavers, was adopted by the State Senate. One of the reasons for introducing this bill is to amend certain Tennessee statutes relative to health care. But, the principal reason for proposing this amendment is to prevent the federal government from misusing the new federal Health Care [...]
Despite the fact that Ron Paul came in second to liberal Mitt Romney (by one vote), Ron Paul is still the “real” winner of the latest GOP straw poll at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference. Since his presidential campaign ended in 2008, Ron Paul has built a political movement, and because of the work of [...]
The Health Care controversy raging in Washington has all the attributes of a two-ring circus. Both sides are very passionate as to the solution to the problems. Both sides blame much of our problems on rising prices, which increases the cost of health care and insurance coverage. Unfortunately, most people and politicians do not understand [...]
Well the 2010 Masters is underway in Augusta GA., but does it not have a celebrity-gossip magazine feel to it? I mean, as much as you want to thank Tiger Woods for the past memories, you want to choke him for the tabloid feel that has engulfed this historic event. ESPN has a hole by [...]
Once again, we as sports fans are confronted with yet another “alleged” assault on a female in a bar. And it seems the Pittsburgh Steelers are still on the clock lending one more of theirs to this circus. Fresh off the heals of another “alleged” sexual assault by the one and only Ben Roethlisberger, comes [...]
