Best Cue in Tuscaloosa

The Pig Shack just won best barb-b-cue in Tuscaloosa.  I agree and just think what would happen if they actually do not have any place to sit inside!  Go and enjoy!

Waldhorn Inn in Pineville Nc

When we were in Charlotte we checked for German food and found that one of the 10 best German Restaurants in the country were in a suburb called Pineville.  We went for Brunch and they do real German Food and you get so much for $16.95 that it is a bargain.  I am glad we ate their but I am glad we do not live nearby since I would gain too much weight.  Go and go for Brunch.

Inequality is based on structural changes in family

This election you will hear a lot that inequality is a problem.  It is and much of the problem has little to do with the economy and more to do with the the structure of the family.  This article from the New York Times shows this better than most.   http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/15/us/two-classes-in-america-divided-by-i-do.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all

How Newsroom went from watchable to Liberal Attack machine

HBO’s Newsroom started as an interesting show on what an imaginary news program would be like.  I really liked the pilot.  By the third episode it was unwatchable and yet another line of attacks on conservative politics.  I guess I should have known what was coming but I hoped they would be more informed, more balanced, or just plain more interesting.   Instead, we get the same old trope that the tea party is controlled by the Koch brothers.  Each show is shriller, less interesting, and more liberal.  It got so bad by the third episode that they decided there is no use debating since they know better.  This is what Thomas Sowell calls the liberal vision of the anointed and makes it unwatchable.  I wonder how much of the audience is conservative and when the others will stop watching.  My limit was the third episode.  

Romney's Timing

We keep hearing from the so-called smart people that Romney needs to define himself.  The reality is that his timing has been great so-far.  This election, like most second-term elections, is much more a referendum on the incumbent than about the challenger.

Romney needs to announce his running mate about 2 weeks before the convention.  About one week before the convention he should make a major speech about the themes that he will focus on for the campaign.   His major address at the convention will focus on the themes and the future of the campaign depends on the themes at this point in time, not what is going on in July.  Most undecided people will not look at the campaigns until the elections.  So everyone should take a breath and stop worrying about what Romney is doing right now.

What states will decide the election?

Right now people want to believe that the election will be decided by 8 or 10 states.  The Romney campaign is doing its best to expand the number of states that Obama will have to play in.  For instance, the states of Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Iowa and Indiana all went for Obama last time and this time Romney is putting a little time and money in these states to make Obama expand the number of states he must defend.   Can Romney win any of them?  If he does it is game over for the President.  It looks like the President is running a Western strategy but that only works if he carries the states in the East that he carried last time.  The Presidential election is a chess like game with 50 different state elections.  Right now Romney has made an aggressive move.  Obama countered with a move on immigration that only works if he carries the East.  It will be a real interesting election season.  Make sure you have lots of Beer and popcorn!

Gas Grill or Charcoal Grill?

My old grill is dust!  I need a new one and I am trying to decide between propane and charcoal.  Pro and con?  Any recommendations?