Huntsville, AL :: I Love this Town!

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Check out: http://www.huntsvillealabamausa.com/news/nat_recog.html for more Huntsville info including these articles:

Huntsville named one of the country’s Top 10 Places to Live
May 2008 Relocate-America.com Read story online »

Huntsville named one of America’s Leading Greenest Cities
March 2008 Popular Science Read story online »

Forbes projects Huntsville to be one of the fastest growing metros in the country January 2008 Forbes Magazine Read story online »

New York Times cites Huntsville’s role as the birthplace of America’s space program December 2007New York Times, Read story online »

Huntsville named one of America's Top 5 Technology Cities October 2007 Computerworld Read story online »

Huntsville named one of the country's Best Performing Cities September 2007 Milken InstituteFull Report (PDF) »

The University of Alabama in Huntsville ranks among the top ten percent of business schools in the country September 2007 U.S. News & World Report More information »

Huntsville named one of the country's Top Adventure Towns.
September 2007 National Geographic Adventure More information »

Huntsville named one of America's leading 5-Star Business Metros
July/August 2007 Expansion Management Magazine

Huntsville named one of the country's Top 10 Metros for Business Vitality
June 2007 Wall Street Journal Read story online »

Huntsville named one of America's Top 5 Cities for Professional Workers
June 2007 Kiplinger's Personal Finance Read story online »

Tim McGraw Almost Fights a Drunkun Fan at White River Concert

Go Tim!!
As the opening chords for Indian Outlaw were being played, a female fan was assaulted repeatedly by a drunk guy. Security wasn't quick enough, so Tim & crew took the situation in hand :o)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiAAIqFOrZE&feature=related

George Carlin Dead of Heart Failure at 71

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080623/ap_on_en_tv/obit_george_carlin

He will surely be missed.

Odd thing, he was the (incorrect) answer on a Family Feud rerun on GSN yesterday. Famous Georges was the question. Still amazed he wasn't there but a couple of lame dudes were.

Party on, Georgie :-x



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Flooding, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

4000 homes being evacuated. Footage on WGN news just now showed a terrible sight indeed. :-( Southern Wisconsin has it pretty bad as well. Hope everyone makes it out safely & suffers little loss.

It's Raining!!!

FINALLY!! It's been 10 long, humid, miserable, 90° plus days since we had a drop.

I may go dance in it...

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A Walk Through an Old Graveyard

So, yesterday was my birthday (yay, 42!). Being Monday, everyone was at work so I had to amuse myself :)

Had a nice fat cheeseburger, fries & sweet tea at Penny's Restaurant, then decided to go look at my paternal grandma's two headstones (that's a story for another post).

Our small north Alabama town was founded in 1806 & burial at this graveyard began in 1835. After straightening the flowers & various angel figurines on Grandma's grave & checking on the other half dozen relatives, I decided to seek out the oldest grave marker. There's only a couple hundred graves & I went toward the center of the lot.

Didn't take too long & there it was! Hezekiah Bayles, Esq, Born 1756, Died 1835. Beside him, his wife Jane, Born 1762, Died 1839. Even more exciting, there's a little flag marking her grave as belonging to the wife of a Revolutionary War Soldier!! I suppose there was once a flag on his grave, but it is no longer.

I found many other old stones including several that belonged to men who had served in the War of 1812, the Mexican War, The Civil War (including many who served in the Tennessee Cavalry), as well as a number of Vietnam vets. Oddly, I do not recall seeing any from WWI or WWII.

There was a large number of infant & toddler's graves, many being decades old & sporting markers that had been etched by hand by a grieving family member. So touching.

I didn't have my camera with me as the trip was unplanned, but I hope to return on Friday & take some snapshots to share. :)