http://www.fireonallcylinders.net the world of j. edward "jerry" goodwin - "i'm just trying to be a better man today than i was yesterday." Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:25:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en this coming friday, September 19th, is my son Jarod's 16th birthday, saturday is my brother-in-law Kerry's birthday and next monday, the 22nd, I'll turn 47 years old.  so, Happy Birthday to Jarod, Kerry, and me. monday, on my birthday,  i start a new job at Alston & Bird.  A&B is a prestigous law firm ... http://www.fireonallcylinders.net/2008/09/17/happy-birthday-to-jarod-kerry-and-me/ Last week, I put a notice on the site that my blog was on hiatus, but I feel I must write this blog entry, due to news I've seen over the past few days. The 2008 Summer Olympics started in Bejing, China with opening ceremonies this past Friday, 08/08/08 - a ... http://www.fireonallcylinders.net/2008/08/10/a-week-for-heroes-and-villains/ i'm spending all my time and energy searching for a job and finishing my novel. thanks for stopping by!  feel free to explore, leave a comment or send me an e-mail to jegoodwin@gmail.com peace and love always, j. edward "jerry" goodwin http://www.fireonallcylinders.net/2008/08/06/this-blog-is-temporarily-on-hiatus/ ME! I have been a very busy, indeed inundated, camper lately and, as such, have not posted anything out here for a few weeks. I hope y'all had a safe and festive 4th of July weekend ... mine WAS the former, if only a smidgeon of the latter. Lately, I am feeling as if I've been put through ... http://www.fireonallcylinders.net/2008/07/23/back-to-the-basics-of-this-blog/ no big blog today y'all, just a linked reading assignment on the simple phrase "shit happens" ... enjoy http://www.thejaywalker.com/pages/shit_happens.html http://www.fireonallcylinders.net/2008/07/01/religion-and-defecation/           And I'm a little sadder.  George Carlin died yesterday of heart failure at the St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica, CA.  He was 71 years old.  Those of you who've known me for a long time know that Carlin was one of my favorite people on the planet.           At ... http://www.fireonallcylinders.net/2008/06/23/heavens-a-little-funnier-today/             Well, my home state is out to prove just how bold they can be at thumbing their noses at the proper boundaries of government.  They have recently announced that folks there can now purchase a license plate with a proclamation of “I Believe” and a graphic of a cross ... http://www.fireonallcylinders.net/2008/06/18/the-slippery-slope-in-south-carolina/           So, I'm sure you all know by now that Barack Obama has won the Democratic nomination.  I wish to go on record to say that this will still not keep the Democrats from imploding during this election season.  I believe their only chance is for Mr. Obama to choose ... http://www.fireonallcylinders.net/2008/06/04/election-2008-continued/           Well, the Democratic primary is almost upon us and, as has been the case in so many elections during my lifetime, the Dems appear once again about to implode.  John McCain has stated that he's not going to withdraw the troops from Iraq any sooner than the current administration ... http://www.fireonallcylinders.net/2008/06/02/election-2008/             I started to write today of how proud I am that my son and my niece are both graduating from high school this year and my nephew is graduating from college, but today is Memorial Day and I can't let this day pass without blogging about it.  I'll just ... http://www.fireonallcylinders.net/2008/05/26/memorial-day/