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March 2008


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3/31/08    I Am Going Sky-Diving Tomorrow!!!!!!!!  posted by tango74 (0 comments)



3/31/08    Happy Birthday, Christopher Knight  posted by tango74 (0 comments)





3/30/08    A Week With Gizmo.....  posted by tango74 (0 comments)





I have been spending a week with the family cat Gizmo as my mom, who has cus...
3/30/08    Go Heels!!!! (From a Hokies Fan!).....  posted by tango74 (0 comments)



Bandwagoing: In realist theories of international relations, bandwagoning refers to t...
3/29/08    Wow- Davidson Makes Elite 8 in Men's College Hoops  posted by tango74 (1 comments)



Though I am more of a women's college gymnastics fan, I must admit that even I get st...
3/29/08    Gymnast Profile_ Amanda Castillo of Florida University  posted by tango74 (0 comments)

Ever since I saw Florida University Gators gymna
3/28/08    Images from North Carolina_Old Guilford Mill  posted by tango74 (0 comments)



Useful Links:

http://www.millofoldguilford.com

3/28/08    Video Game Addiction Tragedy  posted by tango74 (0 comments)



While researching video game addiction for a short play that I'm currently writing, I...
3/27/08    Five Favorite Characters Hatched from Eggs  posted by tango74 (0 comments)

Hmmm....I sort of knew once I added images to the blog that I might get carried away.

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3/27/08    My McCain Running Mate Predictions (Without Commentary)  posted by tango74 (0 comments)



10. Mike Huckabee

9. Condi Rice

8. Mitt Romney

7. Joe Liebe
3/26/08    My Bucket List  posted by tango74 (0 comments)

After seeing the Jack Nicholson-Morgan Freeman film "The Bucket List" a few weeks
3/26/08    Happy 23rd Birthday to Keira Knightley  posted by tango74 (0 comments)



Yes, I must profess that I am having 'too much fun' now that I've finally figure
3/26/08    Important Update from the Gravel Campaign...........A Defection??!  posted by tango74 (0 comments)
From: Mike Gravel Campaign 2008 <gravel-says@gravel2008.us>
Subject: Important Update fr...
3/26/08    New Video from Nejla Yatkin  posted by tango74 (0 comments)

3/25/08    Quote from Japanese Writer Yukio Mishima (1925-1970)  posted by tango74 (0 comments)



Japanese writer Yukio Mishima (1925-1970) was a novelist, poet and playwright. H
3/25/08    Fifth Year Anniversary of Iraq War  posted by tango74 (0 comments)



Since March 20th marked the fifth anniversary of the War in Iraq, I thought I wo
3/25/08    Obama Mania Comes to Greensboro  posted by tango74 (4 comments)



With the endorsement of Greensboro, NC, Mayor Yvonne Johnson, Barack Obama will
3/24/08    Happy Birthday, Terry Williams  posted by tango74 (0 comments)



I want to wish Terry Williams of Danville, Va., a happy 22nd birthday. Terry is
3/24/08    Sunday Leftovers- A Zippy the Pinhead strip  posted by tango74 (0 comments)






Links:
3/23/08    Gripping Play "Frozen" to be Staged in Philadelphia  posted by tango74 (0 comments)


Interact Theatre in Philadelphia is performing the stirring Bryony Lavery play "Frozen," ...
3/22/08    The Egg Gallery- 4 of 4 (For Nida Campbell of Charlottesville, Va.)  posted by tango74 (0 comments)
3/22/08    The Egg Gallery- 3 of 4 (For Lale and Matt Lovell)  posted by tango74 (0 comments)

3/22/08    The Egg Gallery- 2 of 4 (For Leigh-Anne Keatts)  posted by tango74 (0 comments)
3/22/08    The Eggs Gallery- 1 of 4 (For Nicolas Dawkins of Rock Hill, SC)  posted by tango74 (0 comments)
3/22/08    Arizona State Gymnast Wants to Trade Places with Obama  posted by tango74 (0 comments)
3/21/08    Got "the Hook"?????  posted by tango74 (0 comments)


My friend Julie Campbell of Reidsville, NC, suggested that those of us who are interested...
3/20/08    Bugs Bunny for President?  posted by tango74 (1 comments)



Political analyst Jeff Greenfield recently wrote an article for Slate.com in whi
3/20/08    A Quote from Rumi  posted by tango74 (0 comments)



Rumi (1207-1273), who is known as Mevlana in Turkey, was a great Persian philoso
3/19/08    "The Girl from Algeria"  posted by tango74 (0 comments)



At one point or another, all of us have fallen for someone who was with 'somebo...
3/19/08    My Favorite Right-Wing Blog: Kill Castro.com  posted by tango74 (0 comments)

It may shock most of you here, but there are a handful of conservative blogs that I lik
3/18/08    Alternative Comic Strip of the Week_American Elf  posted by tango74 (0 comments)



I read a collection of James Kochalka's "American Elf" comic strip last week. In
3/18/08    Mar 27-Folk Singer Bruce Piephoff Performing in Greensboro, NC  posted by tango74 (0 comments)


3/17/08    Happy St. Patty's Day Birthday, Lale Lovell  posted by tango74 (0 comments)

My sister Lale Gokbudak Lovell is now 34 years old. As it turns out, she shares a birthday wi...
3/17/08    My Final Four ..........(for all it's worth)  posted by tango74 (0 comments)

I am hardly Dick Vitale or Billy Packer, but since everyone from Karl Rove to Dennis Kuc
3/16/08    Before There was D.B. Cooper......  posted by tango74 (0 comments)

.........there was Everett Ruess.

Plan B Theatre out of Salt Lake City, Utah, is prese...
3/15/08    Top 10 Things That are More Likely Than a Va. Tech Win over UNC..  posted by tango74 (0 comments)

In a mere ten hours or so in the ACC Men's Basketball Tournament in Charlotte, NC, the t
3/13/08    My Poem: "Prince Charles"  posted by tango74 (0 comments)

There are those of you who will enjoy this entry. Others of you may cringe as I lack the
3/13/08    Albert Camus Quote on Capital Punishment  posted by tango74 (0 comments)



Yesterday, when I had unexpected free time at work (don't laugh), I had the chan
3/13/08    Will Ethan Hawke Be at the Trial?  posted by tango74 (0 comments)



When I initially put up my Facebook page, I decided to jokingly state that my r
3/12/08    Uhm.......a View I Think Everyone Should Disagree With  posted by tango74 (0 comments)
In my opinion, if an animal in the wild like a swan is caught being gay it should be shot o
3/12/08    Gas Prices Are Rising (AGAIN!!!)  posted by tango74 (0 comments)

According to "The Deseret News" in Salt Lake City, Utah, local resident Eric Lowry paid
3/12/08    Penn Jillette on Starbucks and Comic Books  posted by tango74 (0 comments)



Magician/comedian/actor/game show host Penn Jillette of Penn and Teller fame is
3/11/08    Boy Meets Cow (alternative comic strip of the week)  posted by tango74 (0 comments)





I saw this comic strip last week. It's from the strip "How to be H
3/10/08    Happy 68th Birthday, Chuck Norris! (Not an Endorsement)  posted by tango74 (0 comments)

3/10/08    Over-the-Top Campaign Ad from Vernon Robinson...(He Lost!)  posted by tango74 (0 comments)

3/10/08    Lyndon Johson's "Daisy" Ad from 1964  posted by tango74 (0 comments)

3/9/08    Natalie Portman's Vegan  Shoes  posted by tango74 (3 comments)
Wow, I wish I was good at posting photos so I could show the "V for Vendetta"' star's pumps
3/9/08    Michigan Upsets Top-Ranked Georgia in Women's Gymnastics  posted by tango74 (0 comments)
The Boise State Broncos women's gymnastics team, which features Greensboro, NC, gymnast Courtney ...
3/9/08    Obama Lassos Hillary in Cowboy State  posted by tango74 (0 comments)
We are continuing our campaign coverage here at Politics, Culture and Wastes of Time with a look ...
3/8/08    Coming Attractions to This Blog  posted by tango74 (0 comments)
A majority of the entries on this blog are spur of the moment things, such as the last entry on C...
3/7/08    Chris Knight: "Just Say No"- 600th entry  posted by tango74 (0 comments)
It seems like my good friend Chris Knight is becoming Nancy Reagan as he is telling people to "Ju...
3/7/08    A Rave Review for Miss Pettigrew  posted by tango74 (0 comments)
"Mrs. Pettigrew Lives for a Day" is opening nationally today. It will be one of two new movies op...
3/6/08    Remembering My Late Father Mehmet Gokbudak  posted by tango74 (0 comments)
My father, or 'baba' as I referred to him, Mehmet Tolun Gokbudak (1921-1983) came to America in 1...
3/6/08    "There Will Be Blood" Opens at the Lyric in Blacksburg, Va.  posted by tango74 (0 comments)
P.T. Anderson's epic film "There Will Be Blood" which features an Academy-Award winning performan...
3/5/08    Hillary Wins Swing Town in Swing State  posted by tango74 (0 comments)
As I was pumping gas today at a Chevron station in the Roanoke, Va., area, I decided to go inside...
3/4/08    NC State Gymnasts Get Recognized  posted by tango74 (0 comments)
The 17th ranked North Carolina State Wolfpack women's gymnastics team had an impressive win in a ...
3/4/08    Austin, Tx., Man Votes at 6:40 a.m.-Second Super Tuesday Coverage  posted by tango74 (0 comments)
We start this entry by saluting Ken Zornes of Austin, Tx., who cast his vote at 6:40 a.m. because...
3/4/08    I am 38 Today.......Two More Years Before the Dreaded 4-0  posted by tango74 (2 comments)
It is a rainy day here in Roanoke, Va. So far, I haven't received any gifts yet, but I'm going to...
3/3/08    Obama is Still Winning the Youth Vote  posted by tango74 (0 comments)
There are four primaries tomorrow in Rhode Island, Vermont, Ohio and Texas. The Lone Star State a...
3/2/08    My Friend Joe Scott Interviewed Will Ferrell  posted by tango74 (0 comments)
Since I am back in my hometown of Roanoke, Va., for spring break (alas, since I will be 38 on Tue...
3/2/08    Game Day Results.....Congrats to UNC Gymnastics  posted by tango74 (0 comments)

Sports fans around the country were perhaps more aware of the University of North Carolina me...
3/2/08    The Joy of Writing????!!!!!  posted by tango74 (0 comments)

I was a bit surprised to learn through Facebook that a friend of mine in Turkey is apparently...
3/1/08    ESPN Game Day....Our Version  posted by tango74 (0 comments)

Since this is not a sports blog per se, it might be a bit extreme to cover all the major coll...
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