State Tax Slip-upsI filed my 2005 income taxes for Mississippi last April, expecting a couple of hundred dollars back. Then I waited. And waited. And waited. Finally, I call the State Tax Commissioner and ask what's up. They lost my files.
Mississippi Lawmakers At It AgainOn Monday, I blogged for choice (just like I did last year) as President Bush gave a speech declaring the 34th anniversary of <i>Roe v. Wade</i> to be "Sanctity of Life Day." The next day, in his annual State of …
Bush Doesn't Mention Katrina RecoveryAP is reporting tonight that Bush did not mention Katrina recovery a single time in his "State of the Union" address. Maybe he just forgot. AP:
Having It All; You're Doing It WrongI'm watching Oprah; the Princess is having a lemon tea and watching with me. Oprah asks her audience, "Can you have it all?" Can you have a career and a family and a self all at once? Elizabeth Vargas, who …
Mississippi Fat Possum label to Drop *NEW!* Dinosaur Jr 5/1It's the reunion we all thought we'd never see. When J Mascis and Lou Barlow parted ways in 1989 following three hugely acclaimed and enormously influential albums it was generally understood that the relationship was, sadly, irreparably damaged. While J …
Bush to Go Domestic in ‘State of the Union'President Bush must give a difficult "State of the Union" tonight to a nation that has turned against his policies. Please join us here at the JFP to blog it live. The New York Times is reporting:
"Best Of" Party Was Faaaaaantastic!!!My love and blessings go out to everyone who came out last night to the "Best Of" Party at Voodoo. It surpassed even my expectations. I was impressed with the love that JFP has out in these mean streets of …
My Endorsement for 2008Well, Russ Feingold has dropped out of the race, and that leaves exactly one viable candidate for 2008 whom I can wholeheartedly support.
Melanie Gabriel and Her FatherThis is astonishingly good. Peter Gabriel has had some great backing vocalists in his time--the best, I think, was probably Paula Cole--but none sounds more like him than his daughter, Melanie, which makes sense when you think about it. Here …
Herman's PicksThe indie rock show of the fortnight comes by way of Philly, PA. on Tuesday, January 23 with Zelazowa at W.C. Don's. They take that crunchy, high energy ROCK 93.9 sound and smooth coat it with a heavy, but melodic …
No Love for TwinkiesI remember a running conversation a few years back about the half-life of Twinkies and Snow Balls—those gooey, sticky-sweet confections that make your back teeth hurt. Some folks felt that any food product designed to outlast cockroaches and nuclear bombs …