A Mormon in the White House

It shouldn't matter. From Reason.

Footbawl

Rick Reilly on Al Davis.

Movies

Kurt Loder on The Thing prequel. From Reason.

How to make a zombie

Greg Nicotero explains. From the NY Post.

High speed rail

Europeans take note of US efforts. From the BBC.

WW II

How much oil does sunken tanker still hold? Ship downed by Japanese sub in 1941.

Braves

Good post season stuff from the AJC.

Facebook highs and lows

My column from Oct. 6

Sharks!

Freshwater marauder caught in Georgia stream.

A fine tune

Michael Nesmith sings 'Joanne' on Austin City Limits.

Taki's Magazine

Taki on Europe's meltdown. Good light reading about the demise of Europe.

Wheels

Sleek, powerful, fast and handles well. A classic.

Words

An interview with Mark Steyn on his new book.

Warren's World

Stop coddling Warren Buffet by Ira Stoll. From Reason Online.

Boxing

My favorite fighter. Thomas "Hit Man" Hearns up for the Hall of Fame. And by the way, he whupped Leonard's ass in the rematch.

Footbawl

Dalton coach Matt Land put on probation for roughing up player.

Economics 101

Get tough policy on immigration tough on state's agribusiness. From the AJC.

Footbawl

Former Georgia tech standout Gary Guyton asked to fill a tough role in New England.

Food and drink

Georgia wineries look to bubbly future, according to Georgia Trend.

Prater's Mill

This is a great country fair.

Pete Gent, RIP

'North Dallas 40' is my favorite football book and was made into my favorite sports movie. Although it showed off the NFL as something less than the league would have liked, it only increased my interest in the game. Gent's book is funny and sad and exciting. I love the idea of its protagonist barreling down a Dallas freeway with Leon Russell tunes blasting on the tape deck. Old time football hacks may have hated what Gent stood for, but they were and are fools. A great read and an author who will be missed.

Graves stays right

Tom Graves defies party leadership on key issues. Will it help or hurt is career? From the AJC.

Food and drink

Most farmers markets are lightly regulated, leading to food safety concerns.