CHICKASHA – The Drovers grabbed a much-needed conference win with an RBI single by Robert Summers deep in the ninth against Northwestern Oklahoma State. Shortstop Regulo Moy scored the winning run.
Sophomore David Garcia started on the mound for Continue reading
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Recently I did a list of The Eleven Most Neglected Deities In Teutono-Norse Mythology and there was such popular response to that list that my latest Deities of the Day will be from that same pantheon instead of from Hawaiian mythology. For the full list of Teutono-Norse deities mentioned above, click here: https://glitternight.com/2011/04/10/the-eleven-most-neglected-deities-in-teutono-norse-mythology/
AEGIR – The god of the sea who brewed the ale that he would share with the other Teutono-Norse deities when they would get together at his hall on the island of Hlesey. Many poetic references are made to Continue reading
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The no. 4 seed Lincoln Memorial University men’s tennis team had to battle back Wednesday afternoon to defeat no. 5 seed Mars Hill College 5-2 in the quarterfinals of the 2011 South Atlantic Conference Men’s Tennis Tournament in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
Now 13-5 overall, the no. 4 seed LMU men are set for their second consecutive Continue reading
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This time around I’ll give a synopsis of a Silver John vignette and then a short story. I’m still going in order of publication, so this will be the first vignette and the third short story. For background info on Silver John click here: https://glitternight.com/pulp-heroes/
WHY THEY’RE NAMED THAT – This Silver John vignette features a Gardinel, another monstrous creature plucked from Appalachian lore. A Gardinel is a supernatural being able to Continue reading
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After a sloppy start to senior day with six errors in game one leading to an 11-3 loss, the Lindsey Wilson College baseball team responded with 10 hits in game two to split with Georgetown (Ky.) College 11-6 at Continue reading
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In addition to receiving spam to the Nth degree one of the pleasures of blogging is getting to interact with the writers of other blogs. Here are seven blogs that are more than worth checking out. The list is in alphabetical order:
ACCORDING TO WOMAN – The writer of this blog calls herself Woman, and she writes in very intimate detail about Continue reading
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Freshman left fielder Chad Balderman ripped four singles and drove in three runs to lead No. 2 seed Limestone College to a 12-4 victory over No. 5 Erskine College on the first day of the 2011 Conference Carolinas Baseball Tournament hosted by Barton College and Continue reading
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Frontierado is less than four months away and as it gets closer I’ll be doing more and more posts about it. For today, though I’ll do the first of a series of blog posts looking at various fringe westerns that combine horror and science fiction elements with the western theme.
These films aren’t bad enough for my Bad Movie page, but are offbeat for westerns and worth mentioning to start getting us all in the “Frontierado spirit”. Think of me as The Bronson Canyon Kid for these reviews. (bad movie buffs will get it)
To learn more about Frontierado click here: https://glitternight.com/category/frontierado/
BLACK NOON – (1971) – Roy Thinnes stars as an Old West preacher who runs afoul of a practicing coven of witches. These witches operate out of a western town called Melas (three guesses) and Continue reading
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The Red Lions of Lincoln Christian University pounded out 24 hits in sweeping the Soldiers of St. Louis Christian College 5-2 and Continue reading
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The Starlost was an intriguing science fiction series from Canada. The series starred Keir Dullea (looking like a young Ted Turner) as Devon, a deep-thinking man who lives in Cypress Corners, a community where religious dogma discourages questions about the odd nature of their world. Eventually Devon, his lady Rachel and their friend Garth flee their oppressive homeland and discover the bizarre truth: Cypress Corners is Continue reading
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