The Bristol Democratic Committee's Campaign Headquarters is having its Grand Opening this morning from 9-11am. The Sheriff's Office will be conducting a Child ID program, and Delegate Joe Johnson will stop by.
Come in now to visit with the Democrats and pick up yard signs, bumper stickers, and buttons. If you aren't registered to vote, we have Virginia Voter Registration Forms.
We are supporting Rick Boucher, Mark Warner, and Barack Obama in the upcoming November Soiree.
The Office will be open Mon thru Saturday until the elections.
Check out our website at http://www.bristolvademocrats.org

Check out Glen's Web Radio Show! Tomorrow, Friday, Aug 15, he has a great interview lined up! Here's his press release:

The lovely and talented Elske McCain will join Popcorn Theater tomorrow at noon (EST) for a full hour of chatter!

The vivacious star of screen and smaller screen will be joining us to talk about a career that has seen her turning up in such films as Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead, Gimme Skelter, You’re Next 3: Pajama Party Massacre, Killer Biker Chicks, and the upcoming Jessicka Rabid. You can catch the show live at the episode’s page, and/or you can download it in mp3 form from blogtalkradio following the show. Help me kick off Popcorn Theater with a bang!

And if you haven’t added Popcorn to your blogroll yet, stop by the website where you can see news about who and what will be on each show, and catch episodes of the tv series uploaded for your viewing pleasure!

Remember, that's http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cglenwilliams

On January 4, 2008 I found the obituary for Tedd Blevins in the Bristol Herald Courier. I thought Tedd to be an amazing person, and a wonderful artist. The obituary was ideal.

This morning I noticed the reprint of the obit was edited, so I check the Courier's website and found it was edited there as well. Tedd deserves an unedited obituary. Here is the original version:

Bristol, Tenn. - Tedd Blevins of Bristol Tennessee joined Rembrandt in the sky on Jan. 4, 2008.
He was wearing a green shirt. Rumors have it that Van Gogh and Vermeer have asked Tedd to join them at the Bar of the Pearly Gates for a smoke and a Bud, but the multitude of slightly clad and underage angels are appparently quite distracting. The bright orange and lavender bubbles are not helping, either.
Tedd is survived by his wife, Carole Blevins; sister, Christeene (Cricket) Sheets; daughters, Adrian Blevins and Shelly Blevins-Stanley; sons-in-law, Nate Rudy and Andy Stanley; and five audacious grandchildren, Weston and Benjamin Church, Madison and Cameron Stanley, and August Rudy.
A celebration in honor of his wit, joie de vive and infamous lifeforce will be held at the Main St. Chapel of Farris Funeral Service in Abingdon, Va., on Tuesday, Jan. 8, at 11 a.m. A more festive celebration of his life will be held this summer.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his name to Virginia Intermont College, 1013 Moore Street, Bristol, VA 24201, where he tried to be a bad influence on generations of young artists for 42 years. VI is not responsible for this obituary. Instead, it has been funded by the campaign to promote Tedd. Those wishing to send memories or messages of sympathy onlline may do so by visiting http://farrisfuneralservice.com.
Farris Funeral Service, Main Street Chapel, 427 E. Main St., Abingdon, VA., is serving Tedd's family.

My prayers are with the people of Minnesota this morning - those who lost loved ones, those who were injured, and all the local people who must be traumatized by this tragedy.

This morning the Washington Post reported that President Bush promised to rebuild the bridge, but wouldn't set a timetable. I think the bridge promise comes right after the New Orleans rebuilding promise in his pecking order....

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Originally uploaded by Carl J.

We were in Blacksburg on May 19-20 to visit John and Sarah. Their apartment complex borders the farm, and there are wonderful hiking/bicycle trails all around the area. We went for an evening walk and took a few pictures. The lighting wasn't very good, but if I want a photo, I snap it. This is my favorite from the trip.