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“Frightening beyond belief. I have no words.”
Resident of Sendai, Japan, tsunami victim

Most of us who saw the telecasts of the tsunami’s destruction in Japan could understand that man’s reaction to the horror of the cataclysmic event. Your jaw drops. Your eyes widen. You have no words.

It’s a line from the Eagles 1975 classic hit, Tequila Sunrise: “The days go by.”
And they do. Whether you like it or not, whether you are waiting for (or enduring) a tequila sunrise on a beach in Acapulco, or working in a coal mine in Eastern Kentucky, or trading stocks on Wall Street, or writing songs in Nashville — the days go by. Like wet sand slipping through our fingers, the days go by.

Legislative committees were hard at work this week approving many bills that then moved to the Senate floor for consideration by the full body.

It’s my belief that cars and trucks actually have personalities. Some are good natured all the time, some are grumpy in the morning, some love a challenge like running through snow, some don’t like to be rained on, some like it hot, and some like it cold. Then again, some can be just plain ornery when they feel they’ve not been given proper respect.
Really.