Archive for March 2009

Back and Forth: The United State of Texas?

Mar 26th, 2009 | By JP | Category: Lead Article

Chuck Norris, ever the spokesman for subtlety, recently announced that he would gladly assume the role of President of Texas, if Texas became its own country.  He may wipe his ass with grizzly bears, but some think he is taking things too far: for Texas to be its own country, it would have to secede [...]



What It’s Like: No Longer Being Able to Hang Like You Once Could

Mar 24th, 2009 | By JP | Category: What It's Like

It is an odd sensation to wake up, or better yet come to, at 4:34 in the morning on a Wednesday, hammered drunk and with no idea as to how you got into your underwear, no idea at what time you went into your bedroom, and less clue as to when everybody turned the lights [...]



Saying Hello to John and June

Mar 24th, 2009 | By JP | Category: Life and Times

On a cold, overcast January day last year, some friends and I decided to say hello to Johnny Cash and June Carter.
But hold on, you might be saying.  Didn’t they both die over five years ago?
Yes, they did.  But their final resting place is in Hendersonville, TN, only twenty minutes from my apartment, at the [...]