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September 12, 2006

'Round About

--This was kinda lame after the big threats the other day. I'd be willing to bet even WildChild could throw a grenade over an 8 ft. wall. The only thing these Losers seem to be good at is getting themselves killed.

--Fayetteville residents vote today on the increased sales tax. Be interesting to see how this one turns out.

--Speaking of interesting, this breakdown of Arkansas longevity rates by county are pretty interesting. Benton County, where we live now, is ranked 1st. And Searcy County, where I'm from, is ranked 8th. Not too surprising, as hillbillies tend to live a long time if we don't die young. At least the women in both sides of my family do, usually making it 90-100 yrs. The men, not so much. I've always said the men don't last as long because they have to put up with the women. The women are usually meaner.

--One exception was one of my great-grandfather's, who ran a saloon in downtown Gilbert, Arkansas back in the day. He had the reputation of being as mean as a red hog....though I suppose to successfully run a saloon during that time and in that area, you'd have to be.

One family story I heard recently about him claims the local sheriff came to arrest Grandpa one day for something or another. Grandpa wasn't inclined to go peacefully, and a gunbattle ensued. After firing at each other for quite a while, the sheriff yelled out "Well, I'm going to have to call it a day. I've run out of bullets."

And he left, sans Grandpa.

Posted by Rita at September 12, 2006 10:36 AM

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Posted by: Craig at September 14, 2006 06:43 AM

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