Monthly Archives: January 2009

Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll

By Frank Paynter | Published: January 11, 2009

William Devereux Zantzinger died January 3, 2009 in Charlotte Hall, Maryland. tacar616 (1 month ago) I thank whoever put this up. I am the great-granddaughter of Hattie Carroll, and I have never heard the song until now William Zanzinger killed poor Hattie Carroll With a cane that he twirled around his diamond ring finger At [...]

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Happy Birthday Elvis, wherever you are…

By Frank Paynter | Published: January 8, 2009

Elvis Presley, the King of Bling. Fry yourself up a deelishus peanut butter, bacon, and banana sandwich on white bread, and pause for a moment to contemplate The King. Today he is, or would have been, 74 years old. They served cake today in the Elvis shopping center across US51 from Graceland.

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up all night in the studios

By Frank Paynter | Published: January 7, 2009
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Fall

By Frank Paynter | Published: January 5, 2009

Sunday, 6:30a.m., walking the dogs, I fell on the ice. I wasn’t the only one. I walked out to check the road, and I satisfied myself that we wouldn’t be driving anywhere. We’d be playing it safe and warm, cocooning, staying off the highway because it was slipperier than goose grease. I turned back toward [...]

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WordPress 2.7, the upgrade

By Frank Paynter | Published: January 3, 2009

I wasn’t looking forward to upgrading my WordPress from 2.6 to 2.7.  I hate backing up files and I hate the little nuanced gestures required to make software work right. Restarts, opening and closing files, holding the computer up by one corner and shaking all the bits and bytes out through the coffee-holder thingy. I [...]

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American jinx

By Frank Paynter | Published: January 3, 2009

June 3, 1997 American foreign and defense policy is adrift. Conservatives have criticized the incoherent policies of the Clinton Administration. They have also resisted isolationist impulses from within their own ranks. But conservatives have not confidently advanced a strategic vision of America’s role in the world. They have not set forth guiding principles for American [...]

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