Well, oops! I stopped by to put up what I’ve written for tomorrow and found today’s SLABBED Daily still in drafts – an unfinished laundry list of things I’ve been thinking about. We’re talking random.
Longsnapper Kevin Hausser’s release by the Saints has been getting a lot of ink. The ink has little to do with football and a lot to do with movie tax credits – a subject that hasn’t come up since Jamie Perdigao filed his RICO lawsuit.
Speaking of football, we join Rick Cleveland of the Clarion Ledger in celebrating the life of Steve McNair and mourning the loss.
The first time these eyes saw Steve McNair was 21 years ago this fall. He was 16 years young, and he was, in a word, special.
McNair played that day in a state championship football game for Mount Olive, and he never came off the field for a rest. He kicked off, through the end zone, to start the game. He threw passes; he intercepted a pass; he threw for a touchdown; he ran for a touchdown; he made almost every tackle; he punted; and he returned kicks and punts. He won the game almost single-handedly…
I don’t pretend to know about the circumstances surrounding McNair’s death. But I did come to know and appreciate the man over the years, not only as a gallant athlete, but as a compassionate and humble man who gave his time and money to many causes…
So many memories…of a trip to the Gulf Coast and a distribution center for Hurricane Katrina victims in the fall of 2005. The workers there were talking about all that McNair and Brett Favre were providing for their center and the victims. “Everything we ask for, they send us,” one volunteer said. McNair and his wife, Mechelle, themselves, helped load trucks headed to Mississippi with much-needed staples.
Speaking of Perdigao. He’s serving his time at a facility in Beaumont, Texas.
and speaking of time…I have no idea how long will it take for Attorney General Holder to respond to Eastland’s letter requesting a review of Paul Minor’s case or when the 5th Circuit will make a decision on his Appeal…just saying.
Over the weekend, I found an interesting series on former Governor Siegelman’s case and this bit of information in another post on the blog:
Also last week, retired Chief U.S. District Judge U.W. Clemon of Alabama’s Northern District told a National Press Club audience in Washington, DC that the Justice Department’s 2004 prosecution of Siegelman on corruption charges was the most unfounded criminal case that Clemon had presided over in nearly 30 years on the federal bench..
All that needs to be said about Sarah Pallin is that she reported has an $11 million dollar book deal. Can’t say that I’m interested in reading her book but will say that I’d resign from everything except breathing and write 24/7 for kind of money.
Sid Salter posted the Neshoba County Fair speaking schedule along with this great comment from his friend and mine Gail Denley describing the Fair:
“It’s a lot like what I always imagined Hell would be – it’s hot, it’s dusty and all my friends are there.”
Y’all come!