Welcome to Journosaur Park

“Sorry , folks, Journosaur Park being renovated. The Journosaur at the gate should have told you.”

The Journosaur Project started with the notion that what is old is new again…. that “old school” methods and practices for journalism are still viable in today’s digital world.  While the methods of communication have become hyper-charged in the era of the internet, the essence of what journalists do and how they practice their craft still is rooted in storytelling and a search for the truth.

Like most contemporary projects, however, the Journosaur Project started with a Facebook invitation for veterans of many changes to tell their stories and provide insights as to what practices have endured and still serve us well.

Serious business of dying

Obituaries, normally, do not cause chuckles. Thanks to Stacy Jennings from the Savannah Morning News for this gem. She says this may be the best obit ever. She may very well be right.

And, at least 50 percent of it might be true.

BLOOMINGDALE – The man. The myth. The legend. Men wanted to be him and women wanted to be with him. William Freddie McCullough died on September 11, 2013. Freddie loved deep fried Southern food smothered in Cane Syrup, fishing at Santee Cooper Lake, Little Debbie Cakes, Two and a Half Men, beautiful women, Reeses Cups and Jim Beam. Not necessarily in that order. He hated vegetables and hypocrites. Not necessarily in that order. He was a master craftsman who single -handedly built his beautiful house from the ground up. Freddie was also great at growing fruit trees, grilling chicken and ribs, popping wheelies on his Harley at 50 mph, making everyone feel appreciated and hitting Coke bottles at thirty yards with his 45. When it came to floor covering, Freddie was one of the best in the business. And he loved doing it. Freddie loved to tell stories. And you could be sure 50% of every story was true. You just never knew which 50%. Marshall Matt Dillon, Ben Cartwright and Charlie Harper were his TV heroes. And he was the hero for his six children: Mark, Shain, Clint, Brandice, Ashley and Thomas. Freddie adored the ladies. And they adored him. There isn’t enough space here to list all of the women from Freddie’s past. There isn’t enough space in the Bloomingdale phone book. A few of the more colorful ones were Momma Margie, Crazy Pam, Big Tittie Wanda, Spacy Stacy and Sweet Melissa (he explained that nickname had nothing to do with her attitude). He attracted more women than a shoe sale at Macy’s. He got married when he was 18, but it didn’t last. Freddie was no quitter, however, so he gave it a shot two more times. It didn’t work out with any of the wives, but he managed to stay friends with them and their parents. In between his many adventures, Freddie appeared in several films including The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd, A Time for Miracles, The Conspirator, Double Wide Blues and Pretty Fishes. When Freddie took off for that pool party in the sky, he left behind his sons Mark McCullough, Shain McCullough and his wife Amy, Clint McCullough and his wife Desiree, and Thomas McCullough and his wife Candice; and his daughters Brandice Chambers and her husband Michael, Ashley Cooler and her husband Justin; his brothers Jimmie and Eddie McCullough; and his girlfriend Lisa Hopkins; and seven delightful grandkids. Freddie was killed when he rushed into a burning orphanage to save a group of adorable children. Or maybe not. We all know how he liked to tell stories. Savannah Morning News September 14, 2013 Please sign our Obituary Guest Book at savannahnow.com/obituaries.

Twitter milestone…

My musings also post on Twitter @wgn3.

A picture from today’s UABkscope.com meeting is my 1,000th Tweet. Needed something special for this milestone and our staff obliged.

Rock on!

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Kiss my Grits!

Comfort food, Southern-style. Grits gets bad rap with the “avoid high glycemic foods” crowd but with a dab of butter, salt and pepper, or served — heavens be praised — with shrimp, it’s a glorious cereal. Time to pucker up. http://foodimentary.com/2013/09/02/national-grits-day/


National Grits Day National Grits Day Five Food Finds about Grits Grits (also sometimes called sofkee or sofkey from the Muskogee word) are a food of Native American origin common in the Southern United States. FOODIMENTARY.COM

Dumb and dumber…

We interrupt the ongoing narrative about how disgracefully Miley Cyrus has acted recently to bring you national headlines about Georgia Southern… on the cutting edge of social media.

Sigh.

We interrupt the ongoing narrative about how disgracefully Miley acted to bring you national headlines about #Ga Southern... on the cutting edge of social media. Sigh.

Great experiment, kid. And, it looks like the experiment worked. You will get you wish to be arrested.

Ex-GSU student pleads to terroristic threats A former Georgia Southern University student pleaded guilty Tuesday to issuing terroristic threats via computer. http://www.statesboroherald.com/section/1/article/52528/

It’s a slimy business…

Crack SWAT teams are keeping Arlington, Texas, safe from the scourge of organic Okra, a well known gateway vegetable that leads to harder stuff like stewed tomatoes.

I feel safer in knowing this.

Massive SWAT Raid Seizes Organic Okra A small organic farm in Arlington, Texas, was the target of a massive police action last week that included aerial surveillance, a SWAT raid and a 10-hour search. HUFFINGTONPOST.COM

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/15/texas-swat-team-conducts-_n_3764951.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009

Redheads an endangered species

mrbillTechnically speaking, Mr Bill’s hair is more gray than red these days. Nonetheless, potentially devastating news for the ginger world. Oh no!

National Geographic says Redheads set for extinction. Genetic scientists warn that redheads are a dying breed; soon they will become extinct in the next 100 years. National Geographic magazine reports that less than two per cent of the world’s population has the natural red hair. DIGITALJOURNAL.COM