Well, I guess it worked (earlier post on the subject): Most of Alabama received rain during the first days of Gov. Bob Riley’s “Days of Prayer for Rain” — not enough to end the summer drought, but enough to start turning yards from brown to green. . . . “Any amount of rain is helpful [...]

I knew there was a reason I bitched every day for a year and a half until my family left Alabama and moved to Texas: With the state’s weather forecasters not delivering much-needed rain, Gov. Bob Riley on Thursday turned to a higher power. The governor issued a proclamation calling for a week of prayer [...]

A couple of interesting stories for your reading pleasure this Wednesday: David Axe over at War Is Boring is writing eloquently on his time with Dutch and Australian troops in Afghanistan. Plus, his firsthand accounts are often posted before any major papers pick up the stories. There are a number of posts — at least [...]

And we thought Texas politics were a bloodsport. [Hotel Tango: Left in Alabama.]

There seems to be a bit of a fight going on in the Texas political blogosphere regarding whether or not a Hillary nomination would harm down-ballot candidates. While I’m not really too interested in getting into the debate, I personally hope Hillary is not the Democratic candidate for president in 2008. I’m sick of dynasties [...]