This is the 1,985th post on BoWilliams.com. It appears roughly halfway through my blog’s sixth year in existence. It contains my blog’s first ever occurrence of “Kenya,” and only its fifth of “Hawaii.” I trust this is sufficient testimony to my general lack of interest in questioning Barack Obama’s birthplace. My position has always been … Read more
Did you know we have an alternative music festival in northern Alabama? The Acoustic Cafe started in 1996, and has recently moved to a site in rural Marion County. It happens again next weekend—May 25 and 26. I learned of The Acoustic Cafe from a friend of mine. She mentioned it not to tell me … Read more
In an effort to increase Alabama Gulf tourism dollars, the state legislature has mandated a long summer with a late starting date for the upcoming school year. (The logic of this is dubious, even if it were suddenly somehow more important than children’s education.) Many school systems’ calendars, including the one with which I planned … Read more