Friday, May 29, 2009
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Brinks, AR
A murderer lurked here for a long time. Clifford Mac Ritter, a killer of two, existed here for more than two decades before he would kill again.
On May 13, 2009 Clifford killed my friend. He shot him down for no reason. It was a senseless murder of a good man, a good father, who didn't have an unkind bone in his body.
Clifford's family knew he would kill again. Nobody was surprised when the police came after the shotgun blasts were fired. The neighbors knew to stay away from this monster.
Why didn't my friend know?
Why was this monster living freely?
Why did he serve a total of five years in prison, over a period of fifteen years, only to be unleashed to society to kill again?
Brinks, AR is on the fringes of civilization....
But why was my friend murdered there?
On May 13, 2009 Clifford killed my friend. He shot him down for no reason. It was a senseless murder of a good man, a good father, who didn't have an unkind bone in his body.
Clifford's family knew he would kill again. Nobody was surprised when the police came after the shotgun blasts were fired. The neighbors knew to stay away from this monster.
Why didn't my friend know?
Why was this monster living freely?
Why did he serve a total of five years in prison, over a period of fifteen years, only to be unleashed to society to kill again?
Brinks, AR is on the fringes of civilization....
But why was my friend murdered there?
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Boi de Ouro
Ate at this Brazilian steakhouse yesterday following the graduation ceremony...permit me the freedom to borrow the name of a British sitcom to say it was Absolutely Fabulous!
The price was reasonable as well. I ate at a similar restaurant in Atlanta and it was $50 a person. We were charged only $20 a person but I believe it was cheaper because we were there during brunch hours.
The salad bar was extensive and full of unusual items not seen very often. Considering the limited fare in Fort Smith I was delighted. From the salad bar I particularly enjoyed the black beans which had some sausage mixed in.
At Brazilian steakhouses its all about the meat. Once the card is turned over the meat server comes with a huge cut of meat on a giant skewer. The meat keeps coming - all sorts of meat until the card is flipped over again. We had filet mignon, top sirloin, pork tenderloin, rotisserie chicken, and sausage. All were cooked to absolute perfection, save the chicken which was a bit dry. The chicken is really a mild complaint that didn't detract from the wonderful meal we had here.
I highly recommend this restaurant. If visiting Fayetteville its a must.
http://ping.fm/P6d3f
The price was reasonable as well. I ate at a similar restaurant in Atlanta and it was $50 a person. We were charged only $20 a person but I believe it was cheaper because we were there during brunch hours.
The salad bar was extensive and full of unusual items not seen very often. Considering the limited fare in Fort Smith I was delighted. From the salad bar I particularly enjoyed the black beans which had some sausage mixed in.
At Brazilian steakhouses its all about the meat. Once the card is turned over the meat server comes with a huge cut of meat on a giant skewer. The meat keeps coming - all sorts of meat until the card is flipped over again. We had filet mignon, top sirloin, pork tenderloin, rotisserie chicken, and sausage. All were cooked to absolute perfection, save the chicken which was a bit dry. The chicken is really a mild complaint that didn't detract from the wonderful meal we had here.
I highly recommend this restaurant. If visiting Fayetteville its a must.
http://ping.fm/P6d3f
Saturday, May 9, 2009
UA Commencement 2009
It was a big affair in old Barnhill Arena. Thousands were on hand to watch the undergrads and graduate students receive their degrees. The ceremony opened up with an extremely poor rendition of "God Bless America" - I assume that every song is traditionally performed by a prospective graduate but this performer was particularly tone-deaf. Then the honor students were named (no I wasn't one of them but I did keep a 3.5 GPA). Then the commencement speaker gave his speech.
General Steele is an accomplished individual and an accomplished speaker. He started as a private in his military career and worked his way up to 3-star general. He must have gone to West Point somewhere along the way. Today he runs a management consulting firm of sorts and serves on the board of 6 companies. He started his speech and it began well.
General Steele spoke of the need to keep the capitalist system in place and referred to it being challenged...not strongly enough in my Libertarian opinion but he did mention it. Then he gave his "simple philosophy" and made a reference to "arrogant" MBA graduates. I'm not sure if he knew he was addressing MBA graduates such as me, but he was and he made no attempt to qualify his statement. He basically said that MBAs are caught up in themselves and that an MBA degree is some sort of license for snobbery.
I just felt like I should write my thoughts on the matter. I�m not one to lodge a complaint with the university or anything. Just want to keep my thoughts for future reference. I thought it was amusing really.
Thank you General Steele for your service to our country. I haven�t accomplished anything close to what you have done but I feel my MBA will set me on the right path � after I�ve completed the summer courses!
General Steele is an accomplished individual and an accomplished speaker. He started as a private in his military career and worked his way up to 3-star general. He must have gone to West Point somewhere along the way. Today he runs a management consulting firm of sorts and serves on the board of 6 companies. He started his speech and it began well.
General Steele spoke of the need to keep the capitalist system in place and referred to it being challenged...not strongly enough in my Libertarian opinion but he did mention it. Then he gave his "simple philosophy" and made a reference to "arrogant" MBA graduates. I'm not sure if he knew he was addressing MBA graduates such as me, but he was and he made no attempt to qualify his statement. He basically said that MBAs are caught up in themselves and that an MBA degree is some sort of license for snobbery.
I just felt like I should write my thoughts on the matter. I�m not one to lodge a complaint with the university or anything. Just want to keep my thoughts for future reference. I thought it was amusing really.
Thank you General Steele for your service to our country. I haven�t accomplished anything close to what you have done but I feel my MBA will set me on the right path � after I�ve completed the summer courses!
Friday, May 8, 2009
Graduating tomorrow!
I'm doing the graduation walk thing tomorrow in Fayetteville.
It's a bit anti-climactic though considering I have to take to classes in the summer. July 11th I will have officially completed the MBA program!
It's a bit anti-climactic though considering I have to take to classes in the summer. July 11th I will have officially completed the MBA program!
Thursday, May 7, 2009
What is it about liberals...
That makes them think of taxes as the government's money?
A rabid Obama supporter at work the other day came up to a known conservative with a rant. This was about the time that Obama's $13 a week "tax cut" went into effect. He claimed that since conservatives weren't happy with the way stimulus money was being spent that they should sent the $13 back to the federal government.
I responded by explaining to this person that taxes are not the government's money - taxes are MY money that the government takes from me. Why should I send money back to the government that was mine in the first place?
How did modern liberals arrive at this understanding of taxes?
A rabid Obama supporter at work the other day came up to a known conservative with a rant. This was about the time that Obama's $13 a week "tax cut" went into effect. He claimed that since conservatives weren't happy with the way stimulus money was being spent that they should sent the $13 back to the federal government.
I responded by explaining to this person that taxes are not the government's money - taxes are MY money that the government takes from me. Why should I send money back to the government that was mine in the first place?
How did modern liberals arrive at this understanding of taxes?
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
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