Temp: 32.2 degrees F
Rainfall (past 24 hours): 0.05 inches
Humidity: 72 percent (Normal)
Conditions: Clear skies; security lights still on in the distance; birds audible; standing water (and some ice) in the yard from yesterday's rain; some light frost on the ground.
Wind: 0.1 mph out of the West-Northwest.
Barometric Pressure: 29.88 inHg.
Week to Date Rainfall: 1.95 inches
Month to Date Rainfall: 2.6 inches
Year to Date Rainfall: 66.75 inches
NOTES: Today is the 356th day of 2012 and the 2nd day of Winter. There are nine days left in the year.
Readings taken at 0700 hrs Central Standard Time (1300 GMT) daily, just west of the Monroe-Conecuh County line, near Excel, Alabama, USA, in the vicinity of Lat 31.42834°N Lon 87.30131°W. Elevation: 400 feet above sea level. CoCoRaHS Station No. AL-MN-4, Station Name: Excel 2.5 ESE
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Friday, December 21, 2012
Sundeen's 'The Man Who Quit Money' tells of Suelo's moneyless journey
Published in March by Riverhead Books, this 272-page book tells the story of 51-year-old Daniel Suelo, who quit using money altogether in 2000. Suelo, a Colorado native, walked into a Utah phone booth in the autumn of that year and left all of his money, a grand total of $30, on top of the phone and walked away. Since then, he hasn’t earned, received or spent a single cent. He also doesn’t live off of welfare, have a bank account or carry an ID.
How does someone live without money? How does he eat? Where does he sleep? “The Man Who Quit Money” answers all of those questions and many more as Sundeen masterfully details Suelo’s moneyless journey and the events that led up to his decision to live without money.
Some of you may think that Suelo’s nothing but a bum, but you’d be wrong. He doesn’t panhandle, and while it’s true that he does survive to some degree by dumpster diving for food and sleeping out under the stars, he isn’t afraid of hard work or of even having a job, despite the fact that he won’t accept a paycheck. He mostly exists on what people have discarded, given to him freely or on whatever’s readily available to anyone.
Suelo and his chosen lifestyle just don’t fit the profile of the typical hobo. He’s college educated, speaks fluent Spanish, worked for the Peace Corps and maintains a widely read blog (zerocurrency.blogspot.com) via the internet connection at his local library.
Suelo lives the way he lives mostly for spiritual and religious reasons. Raised in a home that adhered to the Christian and literal Biblical teachings of the evangelical Plymouth Brethren, Suelo is motivated by the teachings of such spiritual leaders as Jesus and Buddha and is convinced that the love of money is the root of all evil. One of his guiding principals comes straight from Matthew 19:21, where Jesus said that “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor.”
“The Man Who Quit Money” artfully shows how Suelo creatively and resourcefully navigates the modern world without money and also shows how in many ways he lives a life with a higher purpose. Even though he’s penniless, he seems richer than a lot of us, especially when it comes to friendship and living a meaningful life.
While I realize that Suelo’s lifestyle isn’t practical for everyone (especially those of us with families), many of us would do well to read about some of Suelo’s guiding principles. When it all comes down to it, we’re all surrounded by a bunch of junk that we don’t need, too much food and the life-sucking pressures of financial obligations like debt and taxes.
In the end, I highly recommend “The Man Who Quit Money,” and if you enjoy reading it, you may also enjoy reading some of Sundeen’s other books. They include “Car Camping” (2000), “The Making of Toro” (2003) and “North by Northwestern: A Seafaring Family on Deadly Alaskan Waters” (2010). They’re all available through major booksellers like Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
Daily Weather Observations for Fri., Dec. 21, 2012
Temp: 35.6 degrees F
Rainfall (past 24 hours): 0.9 inches
Humidity: 62 percent
Conditions: Clear skies; security lights still on in the distance; birds audible; standing water in the yard from yesterday's rain; small spider in the rain gauge.
Wind: 7.3 mph out of the West.
Barometric Pressure: 29.78 inHg.
Week to Date Rainfall: 1.9 inches
Month to Date Rainfall: 2.55 inches
Year to Date Rainfall: 66.7 inches
NOTES: Today is the 355th day of 2012 and the 1st day of Winter. There are 10 days left in the year.
Readings taken at 0700 hrs Central Standard Time (1300 GMT) daily, just west of the Monroe-Conecuh County line, near Excel, Alabama, USA, in the vicinity of Lat 31.42834°N Lon 87.30131°W. Elevation: 400 feet above sea level. CoCoRaHS Station No. AL-MN-4, Station Name: Excel 2.5 ESE
Rainfall (past 24 hours): 0.9 inches
Humidity: 62 percent
Conditions: Clear skies; security lights still on in the distance; birds audible; standing water in the yard from yesterday's rain; small spider in the rain gauge.
Wind: 7.3 mph out of the West.
Barometric Pressure: 29.78 inHg.
Week to Date Rainfall: 1.9 inches
Month to Date Rainfall: 2.55 inches
Year to Date Rainfall: 66.7 inches
NOTES: Today is the 355th day of 2012 and the 1st day of Winter. There are 10 days left in the year.
Readings taken at 0700 hrs Central Standard Time (1300 GMT) daily, just west of the Monroe-Conecuh County line, near Excel, Alabama, USA, in the vicinity of Lat 31.42834°N Lon 87.30131°W. Elevation: 400 feet above sea level. CoCoRaHS Station No. AL-MN-4, Station Name: Excel 2.5 ESE
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Sports fans have nine college bowl games to look forward to
Sports fans have nine college football bowl games to look forward to during the coming week and here are my predictions for that slate of games.
I look for BYU to beat San Diego State in the Poinsettia Bowl, which will kick off today (Thursday) at 7 p.m. at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego.
I expect Central Florida to defeat Ball State in the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s St. Petersburg Bowl, which will start tomorrow (Friday) at 6:30 p.m. at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla.
I figure Louisiana-Lafayette will outgun East Carolina in the New Orleans Bowl, which will begin Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Superdome in New Orleans.
I predict that Boise State will outpace Washington in the Las Vegas Bowl, which is set to kick off Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas.
I look for Fresno State to whip SMU in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, which will start Monday at 7 p.m. at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu.
I expect Western Kentucky to upend Central Michigan in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Ford Field in Detroit.
I predict that San Jose State will down Bowling Green in the Military Bowl on Thurs., Dec. 27, at 2 p.m. at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C.
I figure Cincinnati will defeat Duke in the Belk Bowl on Dec. 27 at 5:30 p.m. at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C.
Last, but not least, I look for Baylor to beat UCLA in the Holiday Bowl Dec. 27 at 8:45 p.m. at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego.
ESPN will broadcast all nine of the games mentioned above.
Also during the past week, The Courant received a note from the University of Alabama’s National Alumni Association saying that Alabama head coach Nick Saban will pay a visit to Andalusia in May.
If you’ve ever wanted to meet Saban, this will be a good opportunity to do so when his “Crimson Caravan” visits Andalusia on Tues., May 14. The event will be held at the Andalusia Kiwanis Center, and tickets are $50 each.
Tickets to this event would make a great gift for the Alabama fan on your Christmas list. You can order them by mailing a check to:
Keron Kyzer, Vice President
Dist. 12, Alabama National Alumni Association
108 Third Ave.
Andalusia, AL 36420.
Make checks payable to the University of Alabama and be sure to include your name, e-mail address, mailing address and phone number.
Also during the past week, the Alabama Sports Writers Association published its second-annual Super 25 football poll, which ranks teams statewide regardless of class. Class 6A Hoover, which won the Class 6A state title, was ranked No. 1. Teams from Southwest Alabama that made the Top 25 included Spanish Fort at No. 2; UMS-Wright of Mobile, No. 3; Brantley High School, No. 7; St. Paul’s of Mobile, No. 13; Washington County High School of Chatom, No. 15; and McGill-Toolen of Mobile, No. 21.
I look for BYU to beat San Diego State in the Poinsettia Bowl, which will kick off today (Thursday) at 7 p.m. at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego.
I expect Central Florida to defeat Ball State in the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s St. Petersburg Bowl, which will start tomorrow (Friday) at 6:30 p.m. at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla.
I figure Louisiana-Lafayette will outgun East Carolina in the New Orleans Bowl, which will begin Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Superdome in New Orleans.
I predict that Boise State will outpace Washington in the Las Vegas Bowl, which is set to kick off Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas.
I look for Fresno State to whip SMU in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, which will start Monday at 7 p.m. at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu.
I expect Western Kentucky to upend Central Michigan in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Ford Field in Detroit.
I predict that San Jose State will down Bowling Green in the Military Bowl on Thurs., Dec. 27, at 2 p.m. at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C.
I figure Cincinnati will defeat Duke in the Belk Bowl on Dec. 27 at 5:30 p.m. at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C.
Last, but not least, I look for Baylor to beat UCLA in the Holiday Bowl Dec. 27 at 8:45 p.m. at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego.
ESPN will broadcast all nine of the games mentioned above.
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Also during the past week, The Courant received a note from the University of Alabama’s National Alumni Association saying that Alabama head coach Nick Saban will pay a visit to Andalusia in May.
If you’ve ever wanted to meet Saban, this will be a good opportunity to do so when his “Crimson Caravan” visits Andalusia on Tues., May 14. The event will be held at the Andalusia Kiwanis Center, and tickets are $50 each.
Tickets to this event would make a great gift for the Alabama fan on your Christmas list. You can order them by mailing a check to:
Keron Kyzer, Vice President
Dist. 12, Alabama National Alumni Association
108 Third Ave.
Andalusia, AL 36420.
Make checks payable to the University of Alabama and be sure to include your name, e-mail address, mailing address and phone number.
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Also during the past week, the Alabama Sports Writers Association published its second-annual Super 25 football poll, which ranks teams statewide regardless of class. Class 6A Hoover, which won the Class 6A state title, was ranked No. 1. Teams from Southwest Alabama that made the Top 25 included Spanish Fort at No. 2; UMS-Wright of Mobile, No. 3; Brantley High School, No. 7; St. Paul’s of Mobile, No. 13; Washington County High School of Chatom, No. 15; and McGill-Toolen of Mobile, No. 21.
Sports Flashback from The Evergreen Courant for Dec. 20, 2012
14 YEARS AGO
DEC. 17, 1998
“Coley Vaughn, 15, killed her first deer last Wed., Dec. 9. The buck had eight points and weighed 165 pounds. She shot the deer with her father’s 30.96 rifle. She is the daughter of Paul Vaughn and Martha Vaughn of Evergreen. Not a bad first deer for the young lady hunter.”
“Hillcrest High School offensive coordinator Keith Nettles congratulates Sam Fountain on being named to the Birmingham News All-State Team for Football. Sam was named as an Honorable Mention for Offensive Linemen.”
“Sparta Lady Warriors defeat Escambia Lady Cougars: The Sparta Academy Lady Warriors defeated the Escambia Academy Lady Cougars 69-39 on Tues., Dec. 8, in Evergreen.
“Leading scorer for the Lady Warriors was Andrea Ward with 32 points. Also scoring in double figures were Shelley Bell with 13 points and Ashley Hammonds with 10 points.
“Rounding out the scoring for the Lady Warriors were Laura Wiggins, Sally Hartley and Jill Pate with four points each and Katie Etheridge with two points.”
“The Sparta Academy Warriors claimed their first win of the season with a 90-70 victory over the Greenville Academy Tornadoes on Mon., Dec. 14, in Greenville.
“Leading scorer for the Warriors was Seth McIntyre with 25 points. Also scoring in double figures were Chad Morris with 17 points and Bryant Shipp with 13 points.”
29 YEARS AGO
DEC. 15, 1983
“Players were presented with individual awards Saturday night at the Evergreen Quarterback Club’s annual football banquet honoring the Evergreen High Aggies held in the school cafeteria. Winning awards were James Roche, outstanding defensive back; DeWayne Booker, outstanding defensive lineman; Mark Bell, the Wendell Hart Memorial Trophy; Henry Savage, outstanding defensive back; and Nathaniel Grace, outstanding offensive lineman.”
“Coach Tom Goode, offensive line coach of Alabama’s Crimson Tide who resigned the first of this week to become offensive coordinator for Mississippi State’s Bulldogs (his alma mater), was the featured speaker at the Evergreen Quarterback Club’s Banquet Saturday night.”
“Sparta Academy’s girls basketball team won the Greenville Academy Christmas Tournament in Greenville last week. The Lady Warriors also won the Fort Dale-South Butler Tip-Off Tournament earlier in Greenville and now sport a season record of eight wins and one loss. Team members are Shawn Hammonds, Susan Ward, Kim Searcy, Jeannie Vonderau and Julie Johnson; and Carol Kendrick, Jan Coker, Leah Carrier, Tammy Booker, Tina Bybee, Angela Sellers, Tracy Holmes and Coach Robert Cumbee.”
“Tina Bybee, Jan Coker, Tammy Booker and Leah Carrier of the Sparta Academy girls basketball team were named to the All Tournament Team at the Fort Dale-South Butler Tip-Off Tournament in Greenville.”
44 YEARS AGO
DEC. 19, 1968
“Coach Hart awards letters to 23 Aggies at banquet: Coach Mickey Andrews, backfield coach at Livingston State University, stressed the qualities it takes to make winners, on the football field and in life, in the featured address at the Evergreen Quarterback Club’s annual football banquet last Thursday night. A capacity crowd was on hand for the event at the Evergreen High Cafeteria.
“Head Coach Wendell Hart awarded letters to 23 Aggies, including 11 seniors and three sophomores.
“Elliott (Buck) Quarles was the big winner of individual awards. The senior linebacker and full back was presented the Outstanding Player Award given by the Evergreen Jaycees by James Ansley. He was also awarded the Outstanding Back Trophy given by radio station WBLO by Bill Moody.
“The coveted D.T. Stuart Sportsmanship Trophy, given by D.T. Stuart Jr., was won by Roger Waller, Aggie captain.
“Gwyn Daniels presented the Daniels Exterminating Co. Most Valuable Lineman Trophy to senior tackle Forrest Simpson.
“Letter awards went to these seniors: Capt. Roger Waller, Alt. Capt. Don Montgomery, Jimmy Hart, Charlie Wild, Buck Quarles, Leon Hinson, Tommy Weaver, Forrest Simpson, Wayne Hammonds, Claude Nielsen, Jimmy Brown.
“Juniors winning letters were Hollis Tranum, Jimmy Bell, Ivon Gomes, Ernest Shipp, Eddie Ralls, Jimmy Hamiter, John Brantley, Ronald Parker, Ronald Halford.
“Sophomores earning letters were Larry Peacock, Jeb Barron and Reggie Smith.”
59 YEARS AGO
DEC. 17, 1953
“Unusual Basketball At High School Tuesday: It will be the privilege of the student body and faculty of E.H.S. and the general public to view a spectacle that happens perhaps once in a blue moon, Tuesday morning, Dec. 22, at 8:30.
“For the benefit of the March of Dimes, the E.H.S. ‘B’ team will be pitted against the mighty gentlemen of the E.H.S. faculty in E.H.S’s ‘Basketball Game of the Year.’
“Featured on the faculty’s spectacular line-up will be ‘Step-and-a-Half’ Claybrook, whose mighty frame reaches to the ultimate height of five feet, six inches.
“Next comes ‘String Bean’ Dye, a six-footer who is retired from pro basketball and is now tangling with the chemistry students of E.H.S.
“The tall man on the team is ‘Fats’ Livings, a short 6-3 midget. Shooting from the guard slots will be two coaches, ‘Slow Motion’ Hart and ‘Lightning’ Parsons. These gentlemen, a few years absence, will return to the basketball court to show us how they used to do it.
“Last, but definitely not least, we find ‘Long Byron’ Rawls and ‘Never Miss’ Kelley. ‘Long Byron,’ although handicapped by a lack of height, is through his shooting and dribbling ability, one of the outstanding members of the faculty team. ‘Never Miss Kelley’ who hasn’t played since his high school days, is expected to turn in an unusually outstanding performance. ‘Whistler’ Wilkerson is the team’s secret weapon.
“The rumor is being circulated that the faculty will use the old-fashioned snow-bird system of offense.
“Everybody is invited to come to the gym at E.H.S. next Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. Admission will be one piece of silver money. Come one, come all!”
74 YEARS AGO
DEC. 15, 1938
“Brooklyn Wins From Castleberry, 16-14: The basketball kettle of the Conecuh County schools was set to boiling Friday night when Brooklyn met Castleberry on the latter’s court. Getting off to a fast start the Brooklyn quintet rolled up a fairly comfortable lead in the first half of the game with a swift offense and a stubborn defense.
“The halftime score was Brooklyn 15, Castleberry 5. However, Castleberry made it known they were still in the game and hit the comeback trail, but the time element caught them two points shy of Brooklyn’s lead. The game ended as follows: Brooklyn 16, Castleberry 14. The high score man for Brooklyn was Clayton Brown, for the losers, Pug James.”
“Mr. G.W. Martin was a member of the party of deer hunters hunting near Castleberry on Saturday.”
“Noted Football Stars To Appear In Charity Game: Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 12 – Forty-four of the leading college seniors in the United States will take part in the ‘Blue and Gray’ all-star charity football game here in Cramton Bowl Jan. 2.
“Headed by the University of Mississippi’s great All-American back Parker Hall, the ‘Gray’ will have such stars in their backfield as Barrett Booth, LSU; Kimble Bradley, Ole Miss; Speck Kelly of Auburn; Charley Watson of North Carolina; Gaylon Smith of Southwestern and Don Willis of Clemson.”
DEC. 17, 1998
“Coley Vaughn, 15, killed her first deer last Wed., Dec. 9. The buck had eight points and weighed 165 pounds. She shot the deer with her father’s 30.96 rifle. She is the daughter of Paul Vaughn and Martha Vaughn of Evergreen. Not a bad first deer for the young lady hunter.”
“Hillcrest High School offensive coordinator Keith Nettles congratulates Sam Fountain on being named to the Birmingham News All-State Team for Football. Sam was named as an Honorable Mention for Offensive Linemen.”
“Sparta Lady Warriors defeat Escambia Lady Cougars: The Sparta Academy Lady Warriors defeated the Escambia Academy Lady Cougars 69-39 on Tues., Dec. 8, in Evergreen.
“Leading scorer for the Lady Warriors was Andrea Ward with 32 points. Also scoring in double figures were Shelley Bell with 13 points and Ashley Hammonds with 10 points.
“Rounding out the scoring for the Lady Warriors were Laura Wiggins, Sally Hartley and Jill Pate with four points each and Katie Etheridge with two points.”
“The Sparta Academy Warriors claimed their first win of the season with a 90-70 victory over the Greenville Academy Tornadoes on Mon., Dec. 14, in Greenville.
“Leading scorer for the Warriors was Seth McIntyre with 25 points. Also scoring in double figures were Chad Morris with 17 points and Bryant Shipp with 13 points.”
29 YEARS AGO
DEC. 15, 1983
“Players were presented with individual awards Saturday night at the Evergreen Quarterback Club’s annual football banquet honoring the Evergreen High Aggies held in the school cafeteria. Winning awards were James Roche, outstanding defensive back; DeWayne Booker, outstanding defensive lineman; Mark Bell, the Wendell Hart Memorial Trophy; Henry Savage, outstanding defensive back; and Nathaniel Grace, outstanding offensive lineman.”
“Coach Tom Goode, offensive line coach of Alabama’s Crimson Tide who resigned the first of this week to become offensive coordinator for Mississippi State’s Bulldogs (his alma mater), was the featured speaker at the Evergreen Quarterback Club’s Banquet Saturday night.”
“Sparta Academy’s girls basketball team won the Greenville Academy Christmas Tournament in Greenville last week. The Lady Warriors also won the Fort Dale-South Butler Tip-Off Tournament earlier in Greenville and now sport a season record of eight wins and one loss. Team members are Shawn Hammonds, Susan Ward, Kim Searcy, Jeannie Vonderau and Julie Johnson; and Carol Kendrick, Jan Coker, Leah Carrier, Tammy Booker, Tina Bybee, Angela Sellers, Tracy Holmes and Coach Robert Cumbee.”
“Tina Bybee, Jan Coker, Tammy Booker and Leah Carrier of the Sparta Academy girls basketball team were named to the All Tournament Team at the Fort Dale-South Butler Tip-Off Tournament in Greenville.”
44 YEARS AGO
DEC. 19, 1968
“Coach Hart awards letters to 23 Aggies at banquet: Coach Mickey Andrews, backfield coach at Livingston State University, stressed the qualities it takes to make winners, on the football field and in life, in the featured address at the Evergreen Quarterback Club’s annual football banquet last Thursday night. A capacity crowd was on hand for the event at the Evergreen High Cafeteria.
“Head Coach Wendell Hart awarded letters to 23 Aggies, including 11 seniors and three sophomores.
“Elliott (Buck) Quarles was the big winner of individual awards. The senior linebacker and full back was presented the Outstanding Player Award given by the Evergreen Jaycees by James Ansley. He was also awarded the Outstanding Back Trophy given by radio station WBLO by Bill Moody.
“The coveted D.T. Stuart Sportsmanship Trophy, given by D.T. Stuart Jr., was won by Roger Waller, Aggie captain.
“Gwyn Daniels presented the Daniels Exterminating Co. Most Valuable Lineman Trophy to senior tackle Forrest Simpson.
“Letter awards went to these seniors: Capt. Roger Waller, Alt. Capt. Don Montgomery, Jimmy Hart, Charlie Wild, Buck Quarles, Leon Hinson, Tommy Weaver, Forrest Simpson, Wayne Hammonds, Claude Nielsen, Jimmy Brown.
“Juniors winning letters were Hollis Tranum, Jimmy Bell, Ivon Gomes, Ernest Shipp, Eddie Ralls, Jimmy Hamiter, John Brantley, Ronald Parker, Ronald Halford.
“Sophomores earning letters were Larry Peacock, Jeb Barron and Reggie Smith.”
59 YEARS AGO
DEC. 17, 1953
“Unusual Basketball At High School Tuesday: It will be the privilege of the student body and faculty of E.H.S. and the general public to view a spectacle that happens perhaps once in a blue moon, Tuesday morning, Dec. 22, at 8:30.
“For the benefit of the March of Dimes, the E.H.S. ‘B’ team will be pitted against the mighty gentlemen of the E.H.S. faculty in E.H.S’s ‘Basketball Game of the Year.’
“Featured on the faculty’s spectacular line-up will be ‘Step-and-a-Half’ Claybrook, whose mighty frame reaches to the ultimate height of five feet, six inches.
“Next comes ‘String Bean’ Dye, a six-footer who is retired from pro basketball and is now tangling with the chemistry students of E.H.S.
“The tall man on the team is ‘Fats’ Livings, a short 6-3 midget. Shooting from the guard slots will be two coaches, ‘Slow Motion’ Hart and ‘Lightning’ Parsons. These gentlemen, a few years absence, will return to the basketball court to show us how they used to do it.
“Last, but definitely not least, we find ‘Long Byron’ Rawls and ‘Never Miss’ Kelley. ‘Long Byron,’ although handicapped by a lack of height, is through his shooting and dribbling ability, one of the outstanding members of the faculty team. ‘Never Miss Kelley’ who hasn’t played since his high school days, is expected to turn in an unusually outstanding performance. ‘Whistler’ Wilkerson is the team’s secret weapon.
“The rumor is being circulated that the faculty will use the old-fashioned snow-bird system of offense.
“Everybody is invited to come to the gym at E.H.S. next Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. Admission will be one piece of silver money. Come one, come all!”
74 YEARS AGO
DEC. 15, 1938
“Brooklyn Wins From Castleberry, 16-14: The basketball kettle of the Conecuh County schools was set to boiling Friday night when Brooklyn met Castleberry on the latter’s court. Getting off to a fast start the Brooklyn quintet rolled up a fairly comfortable lead in the first half of the game with a swift offense and a stubborn defense.
“The halftime score was Brooklyn 15, Castleberry 5. However, Castleberry made it known they were still in the game and hit the comeback trail, but the time element caught them two points shy of Brooklyn’s lead. The game ended as follows: Brooklyn 16, Castleberry 14. The high score man for Brooklyn was Clayton Brown, for the losers, Pug James.”
“Mr. G.W. Martin was a member of the party of deer hunters hunting near Castleberry on Saturday.”
“Noted Football Stars To Appear In Charity Game: Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 12 – Forty-four of the leading college seniors in the United States will take part in the ‘Blue and Gray’ all-star charity football game here in Cramton Bowl Jan. 2.
“Headed by the University of Mississippi’s great All-American back Parker Hall, the ‘Gray’ will have such stars in their backfield as Barrett Booth, LSU; Kimble Bradley, Ole Miss; Speck Kelly of Auburn; Charley Watson of North Carolina; Gaylon Smith of Southwestern and Don Willis of Clemson.”
Daily Weather Observations for Thurs., Dec. 20, 2012
Temp: 68.6 degrees F
Rainfall (past 24 hours): 0.4 inches
Humidity: 89 percent (Humid)
Conditions: Heavy, dark clouds and raining.
Wind: Not measured.
Barometric Pressure: Not measured.
Week to Date Rainfall: 1.0 inches
Month to Date Rainfall: 1.65 inches
Year to Date Rainfall: 65.8 inches
NOTES: Today is the 354th day of 2012 and the 90th day of Fall. There are 11 days left in the year.
Readings taken at 0700 hrs Central Standard Time (1300 GMT) daily, just west of the Monroe-Conecuh County line, near Excel, Alabama, USA, in the vicinity of Lat 31.42834°N Lon 87.30131°W. Elevation: 400 feet above sea level. CoCoRaHS Station No. AL-MN-4, Station Name: Excel 2.5 ESE
Rainfall (past 24 hours): 0.4 inches
Humidity: 89 percent (Humid)
Conditions: Heavy, dark clouds and raining.
Wind: Not measured.
Barometric Pressure: Not measured.
Week to Date Rainfall: 1.0 inches
Month to Date Rainfall: 1.65 inches
Year to Date Rainfall: 65.8 inches
NOTES: Today is the 354th day of 2012 and the 90th day of Fall. There are 11 days left in the year.
Readings taken at 0700 hrs Central Standard Time (1300 GMT) daily, just west of the Monroe-Conecuh County line, near Excel, Alabama, USA, in the vicinity of Lat 31.42834°N Lon 87.30131°W. Elevation: 400 feet above sea level. CoCoRaHS Station No. AL-MN-4, Station Name: Excel 2.5 ESE
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
This week's movie picks are 'On the Road' and 'Total Recall'
It’s Wednesday, so today I give you my weekly list of movies that will open in theatres this week as well as a list of movies that will be released this week on DVD.I hope this will serve as a useful guide as to what’s going on this week if you happen to be near a movie theatre or if you’re looking for something to drop into your NetFlix queue.
Movies that are scheduled to hit theatres this week include:
- Amour (Drama, PG-13): Directed by Michael Haneke and starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert, Alexandre Tharaud and William Shimell.
- Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best (Drama, Not Rated): Directed by Ryan O’Nan and starring Ryan O’Nan, Michael Weston, Arielle Kebbel, Melissa Leo and Jason Ritter.
- Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away (PG, Performing Arts, Fantasy): Directed by Andrew Adamson and starring Igor Zaripov and Erica Kathleen Linz.
- The Guilt Trip (PG-13, Comedy): Directed by Anne Fletcher and starring Seth Rogen, Barbra Streisand, Yvonne Strahovski, Colin Hanks and Adam Scott.
- The Impossible (PG-13, Action, Drama): Directed by Juan Antonio Bayona and starring Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts, Tom Holland, Samuel Joslin and Oaklee Pendergast.
- Jack Reacher (PG-13, Crime, Action): Directed by Christopher McQuarrie and starring Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Robert Duvall, David Oyelowo and Richard Jenkins.
- Not Fade Away (R, Drama): Directed by David Chase and starring John Magaro, Will Brill, Jack Huston, Bella Heathcote and Brahm Vaccarella.
- On the Road (R, Drama, Adventure): Directed by Walter Salles and starring Kristen Stewart, Amy Adams, Kirsten Dunst, Garrett Hedlund and Viggo Mortensen.
- This is 40 (R, Comedy): Directed by Judd Apatow and starring Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Megan Fox, Jason Segel and Albert Brooks.
- Zero Dark Thirty (R, Action, Drama): Directed by Kathryn Bigelow and starring Joel Edgerton, Kyle Chandler, Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong and Jennifer Ehle.
New DVD releases for the week of Dec. 18 include:
- Arbitrage (R, Drama): Directed by Nicholas Jarecki and starring Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Tim Roth, Brit Marling and Monica Raymund.
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (PG, Childrens, Comedy): Directed by David Bowers and starring Zachary Gordon, Devon Bostick, Steve Zahn, Rachael Harris and Robert Capron.
- Killer Joe (R, Crime, Drama): Directed by William Friedkin and starring Matthew McConqughey, Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple, Thomas Haden Church and Gina Gershon.
- Pitch Perfect (PG-13, Comedy, Musical): Directed by Jason Moore and starring Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Elizabeth Banks, Alexis Knapp and Christopher Mintz-Plasse.
- Premium Rush (PG-13, Action, Suspense): Directed by David Koepp and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dania Ramirez, Jamie Chung, Aasif Mandvi and Michael Shannon.
- Red Hook Summer (R, Drama): Directed by Spike Lee and starring Clarke Peters, Nate Parker, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Toni Lysaith and Jules Brown.
- Resident Evil: Retribution (R, Science Fiction, Action): Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and starring Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Sienna Guillory, Kevin Durand and Shawn Roberts.
- Sleepwalk with Me (PG-13, Comedy): Directed by Mike Birbiglia and starring Mike Birbiglia, Lauren Ambrose, James Rebhorn, Carol Kane and Cristin Milioti.
- Total Recall (PG-13, Science Fiction, Action): Directed by Len Wiseman and starring Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, Bryan Cranston and John Cho.
- Trouble with the Curve (PG-13, Drama): Directed by Robert Lorenz and starring Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, Justin Timberlake, Matthew Lillard and John Goodman.
If I could only watch one movie at the theatre this week, it would be “On the Road,” and if I had to pick just one DVD to rent this week, it would be “Total Recall.”
In the end, let me know if you get a chance to watch any of the new movies in theatres this week or if you’ve already seen any of the movies that have just been released on DVD. What did you think about them? Which would you recommend? Let us know in the comments section below.
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