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Matthew 3:7-10

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.

And do not think you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.

The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.


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There was only one civilian casualty during the three-day Battle of Gettysburg

16 December, 2007
First Post in December
And just a shade over two weeks in. My apologies.

Here's all the news from this coast:

First and foremost, I'm heading back to NC for the holidays... A week from tomorrow (Christmas Eve), I'll be flying into Charlotte Douglas to see the fam for the first time since coming out here about six months ago... time flies. Speaking of time flying, the last couple weeks have just blown by, but now that the trip home is only a week away and I'm super excited I'm sure this coming week is just going to absolutely drag on for eternity.

In the last couple weeks I've worked a few days on the next season of The Biggest Loser as well as two days (including one 17-hour day) on an independent feature titled "The Enlightenment of Bob." The 17-hour day consisted of shooting 4 or 5 scenes that all took place in and around a crack house. It was pretty cool since the building we were using for the crack house was a small office unit in an office-park type building. Lots of spray paint, cardboard, and plywood all add up to "movie magic."

I also got really sick for the first time since coming out here. It started while at work last Thursday, as I had to work a little late since I would be out the next day working on The Biggest Loser, with just some sniffles, sneezing, and a headache. I went to bed really early that night and woke up the next morning bright and early fully congested. I took a couple Sudafed and drove off into the sunrise, picking up some Dayquil on the way to the ranch. I was in a haze for most of the day and about midway thru every joint in my body was aching, making for a wonderfully miserable long day of work. So last weekend was mostly dedicated to sleeping and eating Campbell's chicken noodle soup.

The Cathey has done got himself hired by one of the agencies with whom he was previously interning. He is now a paid assistant to several agents at a Beverly Hills talent agency. Good stuff. The roomie has also been shopping around a (rather long) short script I wrote a while back to some moderate success. Apparently there is some interest if the 36 page story can become a 100-page feature. So, that's my focus the next month or two.

The Packers are currently playing the Rams. Green Bay is winning... no shocker there. But the big story is that it is now the end of third quarter and Favre is 1 yard away from tying Marino for most career passing yards. We'll see if he can pick it up here in the fourth. Also, Carolina finally put some points on the board, now up 3-0 in the fourth. If they can hold out against the Sea-birds (and GB hangs on to beat the Rams), the Pack'll have a first round bye in the playoffs.

Alright, I've covered life, sports... weather: It's actually getting pretty cold out here lately. Still not a whole lot of precipitation, but definitely cold. In fact, by the time we finally left the set on the 17-hour day - around 2-3am - it was 38 degrees. So, still not freezing, but cold all the same. I'll be all kinds of ready for all that snow that I'm going to see while in NC over the holidays (right?).

Writer strike update: A week or so ago they went back to the table. Same result, same story. No agreement, each side blames the other. The big news now is interim agreements. Letterman is looking at talks with the WGA that may lead to the Late Show being back up with new episodes and a full writing staff and crew by early-to-mid January. This has, of course, spurred other people to look into the same option, however Dave has a major advantage as his show (as well as the Late Late Show) is owned and produced by Dave's independent production company, Worldwide Pants, and not, like Jay's Tonight Show, the network he's on.

One of the last posts I did before disappearing for two weeks was on the awards season getting underway with the Spirit Award nominations. Since then the Golden Globes have announced their noms - a much bigger help in picking Oscar contenders. As I mentioned before, the roomie is looking to host an Oscar nomination prediction contest on his site and I'm looking to participate (read: beat the roomie). So I found the GG nominations helpful in that they reaffirmed my faith in many of my picks and provided a bit more insight into some of the more obscure categories like Best Song. Overall, at this point, I'm sticking to my gut for the most part, only allowing the GG's to influence about 2-3 of my picks.

I guess that only leaves politics... Huckabee came out of nowhere to lead or fall to a close second (depending on the poll) in the Republican race. I must say, as much as I'm not a fan of all of Huck's positions, it's nice to see Rudy getting some serious competition. And Huckabee seems to be handling it pretty well, picking up Rollins and (lightly) criticizing the foreign policy of the current administration. Mitt is looking to pick up a few points by jumping to Bush's defense, but Huck'll stand by his comments. Meanwhile, on the Dem side, Obama seems to be gaining massive amounts of ground on Clinton, so she no longer has a gargantuan lead... merely humongous or quite large (depending on the poll). This has (Bill) Clinton speaking out about Obama's preparedness for the (oval) office. I'm getting tired of all this in-fighting. Let's have these primaries already so that each side can start beating up on the other, like it's supposed to be.

Finally, in politics, from the NIE report to signing bills into law with more than just a signature, the Bush empire marches on.

Also, I haven't come up with a new poll yet, but the answer to the current poll is Chuck Norris. While I can't see Chuck calling Eric a dumbass, I think we can all agree that Chuck could come up with some pretty creative ways to put his foot up Eric's ass.
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ON THE NICKEL
by Tom Waits

("I'd like to do a new song here. This is eh, it's about downtown Los Angeles on 5th Street. And eh all the winos affectionately refer to it as The Nickel. So this is kind of a hobo's lullaby.")

sticks and stones will break my bones,
but i always will be true, and when
your mama is dead and gone,
i'll sing this lullabye just for you,
and what becomes of all the little boys,
who never comb their hair,
well they're lined up all around the block,
on the nickel over there.

so you better bring a bucket,
there is a hole in the pail,
and if you don't get my letter,
then you'll know that i'm in jail,
and what becomes of all the little boys,
who never say their prayers,
well they're sleepin' like a baby,
on the nickel over there.

and if you chew tobacco, and wish upon a star,
well you'll find out where the scarecrows sit,
just like punchlines between the cars,
and i know a place where a royal flush,
can never beat a pair, and even thomas jefferson,
is on the nickel over there.

so ring around the rosie, you're sleepin' in the rain,
and you're always late for supper,
and man you let me down again,
i thought i heard a mockingbird, roosevelt knows where,
you can skip the light, with grady tuck,
on the nickel over there.

so what becomes of all the little boys,
who run away from home,
well the world just keeps gettin' bigger,
once you get out on your own,
so here's to all the little boys,
the sandman takes you where,
you'll be sleepin' with a pillowman,
on the nickel over there.

so let's climb up through that button hole,
and we'll fall right up the stairs,
and i'll show you where the short dogs grow,
on the nickel over there.

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