Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom is closed.

In a not so surprising move. Six Flags is closed! Wave 3

No More Texting in Kentucky

If your in a car. Don’t text. Get a ticket! This is long overdue. Businessweek

Eastern Kentucky University Basketball

The Men’s Basketball  team endured a tough loss to Tennesee-Martin.  Rough gamefor for EKU

Tennessee-Martin beats Eastern Kentucky 74-55

Western Kentucky University Basketball

On the opposite side of the state of Kentucky. Florida Atlantic lost to WKU.

Western Kentucky beats Florida Atlantic 87-67

Nuclear Power is coming to Kentucky

A bill is working its way through the Kentucky state legislature.  It would allow Nuclear power plants back in the state. 

Nuclear power bill clears Kentucky House committee

and finally

The up and down season of the Kentucky Wildcats continues.  They lost in a embarrassing way to South Carolina.

Cats Get Clobbered 77-59 At South Carolina

The Ville Voice is reporting that Jim “Danger Boy” Bulleit  was  arrested for shoplifting at a area Kroger.

http://thevillevoice.com/2009/02/12/bulleit-banned-at-kroger/#comments

Store security observed subject remove 4 Cadbury eggs from shelf and put them in top of bascart. After making compelte circle of store, subject picked up candy eggs and concealed them in right pants pockets while walking down aisle 13. Subject then pushed cart past checkout into the foyer. It contained chips, buns, apples, milk… These items had not been paid for. After looking around about 30 seconds, subject pushed cart out of store. Subject was loading merchandise into trunk of vehicle when stopped.

Icebound Kentucky.  Over at the hillbilly report they are still without power. 

Unbelievable that over 2 wks without power and the electric company cannot even update their customers.

http://www.hillbillyreport.com/blog/2009/02/nolin-recc-a-dog-and-pony-show.html

So I am doing my usual morning routine. Checking the local news etc.and this thing greets you on the frontpage of the courierjournal

Is it bold or is it ugly. My intial reaction to it can be summed up as “huh”? This must be one of those buildings that is supposed to envoke strong emotion from the people.

The craziest thing is this is actually getting built. Here everyone was talking about stadium this and that, while this “unique architectual addition” was being designed.