John Masters, Author at Deep Something

First Weekend of December 2006

December 4, 2006September 29, 2018 B. John 406 Views 0 Comments Christmas, River View

This was not the most fun weekend. I got really sick with a cold Thursday night, and it’s stuck with me the whole weekend. I did get a few chores taken care of.

General

Glad November is Over

December 3, 2006 B. John 449 Views 0 Comments hot tub, SRT, Washing machine, Dodge, Ford ESP

My closest friends will tell you that I normally dread February. Historically, if major bad things are going to happen to me, it will be in February. However this year, it waited until November.

Society Crime

Driver kills egg-throwing teen

December 3, 2006 B. John 431 Views 0 Comments Ohio, Columbus, Gun Violence

Three teenagers were throwing eggs at cars in Columbus, OH. Apparently the driver of an SUV gave chase when his car was hit, jumped out and shot killing one of the teens.

Movies Society Crime Culture

Bobby

November 29, 2006 B. John 438 Views 0 Comments Anthony Hopkins, Ambassador Hotel, Assassination, Bobby Kennedy, Emilio Estevez, Harry Belafonte, Kennedy

The story of the assassination of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy, on June 6th, 1968, which centers around 22 people who were at the Ambassador Hotel where he was killed.

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Wrapping up Thanksgiving 2006

November 27, 2006September 29, 2018 B. John 519 Views 0 Comments thanksgiving, Family, Atlanta, North Carolina, Blowing Rock

We had a pretty typical Thanksgiving. As I’ve already reported, I drove to North Carolina last Monday, and then met friends up in Boone/Blowing Rock on Tuesday. Wednesday I stuck close to home and spent the day with Mom, and had dinner with her and some of her friends. It was overcast and rainy most of the day Wednesday.

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Time In North Carolina

November 22, 2006September 29, 2018 B. John 574 Views 1 Comment Boone, North Carolina, Blowing Rock, Blue Ridge Parkway, Cone Mansion

I drove up to North Carolina Monday to spend time with the folks over Thanksgiving. Lay is flying in Thursday morning, and we’ll drive back together either Friday or Saturday (definitely not Sunday).

Culture Movies

The Prestige

November 19, 2006 B. John 433 Views 0 Comments

Robert and Alfred are rival magicians. When Alfred performs the ultimate magic trick, Robert tries desperately to find out the secret to the trick.

Culture Movies

Annapolis

November 19, 2006 B. John 419 Views 0 Comments Drama, Annapolis, Donnie Wahlbert, Jake Huard, James Franco, Jordana Brewster, Justin Lin

Set against the backdrop of boxing at the Naval Academy, centers on a young man from the wrong side of the tracks whose dream of attending Annapolis becomes a reality.

Politics Election

Smear and Fear for GOP in 2008

November 16, 2006 B. John 428 Views 0 Comments republicans, Mel Martinez, GOP, Republican National Committee, RNC

The Republican National Committee has just named Sen. Mel Martinez as its new chairman. He’s a perfect choice for the

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W Proud Elections Not Cancelled. Huh?

November 13, 2006 B. John 467 Views 1 Comment

We should be “proud” that the federal government didn’t cancel our elections? That the Bush administration didn’t use the war as an excuse to interrupt the democratic process? Sounds to me like a tinge of regret he didn’t cancel them.

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Waterboard Rumsfeld?

November 10, 2006 B. John 541 Views 0 Comments SecDef, Attorney General, Secretary of Defense, torture, Waterboarding, CIA, rendition, Alberto Gonzales, War crimes, Abu Ghraib, Donald Rumsfeld, George Tenet, Guantanamo Bay

Just days after his resignation, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is about to face more repercussions for his involvement in the troubled wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. New legal documents, to be filed next week with Germany’s top prosecutor, will seek a criminal investigation and prosecution of Rumsfeld, along with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, former CIA director George Tenet and other senior U.S. civilian and military officers, for their alleged roles in abuses committed at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison and at the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.