Oh, Kentucky

The first record I ever owned was America's fantastic (5 stars, highly recommended) Homecoming, which I think my oldest brother must've given me for Christmas 1972. I loved that song "Ventura Highway." Still love it, in fact. Anyway, maybe I'll go to Paducah next month and get the band to autograph the record. 

"Debut novelist Whitaker paints a rich picture of life in rural Kentucky, as Ericka struggles to maintain tenuous friendships as well as her moral center." 

“We think we will live long enough to see a black man president of this Republic.” 

"The overarching vision along with the publication of this book is to create 1 million jobs." 

Good jobs news for Owensboro, rotten for ROW from Lexington. 

Lexington's commercial vacancy rates are reportedly falling, finally. 

Hooray for mid-court icons, and hooray for end-of-season banquets!