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--"theboot.com" lists this old George Jones classic as the #1 "Saddest Country Song" of all times.
If you are not familiar with it, it's about a guy who lost his woman but could not stop loving her. On the day he died, he finally stopped loving her.

I'm a music lover. I was raised on jazz and folk and came to worship the Beatles. My love of Rock and Roll has lasted my lifetime. I admire classic compositions and show tunes and I even have room for some hiphop. ...

The opening line of the Scottish national anthem, asking when will the Scottish nation
rise from it's slumber, remover the english bonds that are holding us back from being
the independant nation we once were?
Well the time has come, it is here and it will be in 2014. 700 years after the battle of Bannockburn
when we asserted our right to be our own nation and to cower to the english no more.
The Scots put in motion a rise of nationalism when the SNP was given a majority ...

In a couple hours, veteran New Engalnd Patriots QB Tom Brady will be facing a new kid on the block, Tim Tebow, as Denver tries to lenghten their win string to 9.
The season started poorly for the Broncos. After losing 4 of their first 5 games, Denver's coach reluctantly allowed Tim to be the starting QB, and Denver hasn't lost since. There have been some squeakers, but Tebow has led the Broncos to an 8-5 season and he's really coming to life as an NFL guy.

I had the pleasure ...

Scotland is being battered by hurricane weather at the moment. The hatches are battened down,
the dog is in it's bed, the candles and tourches - check (just in case) oh yes, and of course
dig out the kite..might as well have some fun while we're at it.
Just to put it into perspective on how Scots take things in our stride: America name their hurricanes
after ladies and that goes from A-Z. Here in Scotland we named our hurricane 'BAWBAG'and just in case your'e wondering???? ...

For a couple months I've been watching, fascinated, as hundreds of, um, occupiers jammed their tents and cardboard shacks into skinny Zuccoti Park, a new New York landmark that future generations will visit and ask the same question that we all ask ourselves today, which is WTF???

Why did Bloomberg wait so long to put an end to it?? TWO MONTHS of this absurd angst?? WTF is THAT all about, Mike??
Why did the cops patiently bide their time, and what wimpy decisions led Brookfield ...