Couple of things

- The Kid's got tonsilitis, which is not terribly fun, so that's impacting blogging, work and general not-letting-the-house-implode-in-on-itself actions.

- An interesting idea, but it kind of misses the boat as Athena has actually established itself over the past two to three years in this market. And, to me, it just reinforces the struggles that the traditional media is having in adapting to the changing landscape as the magazine is being rolled out first, not the web site.

- As the Clarke County Board of Education continues its perpetual struggle to find an effective leader, it's worth noting that this guy, just two years ago, was heading up a local school ... you know, before they ran him off.

- This is a few days old, but I have to offer a hearty 'Amen' to Athens-Clarke County District Five Commissioner David Lynn for this ...

But Kinman, along with Hoard and Commissioner David Lynn, said they are not interested in working on the law anymore. The commission already has voted down lighting laws twice in the past eight years, and commissioners and planners have spent years crafting new versions.

"There's no reason to keep working on this," Lynn said. "We - you - have more important things to do. We have a stimulus package to put together. We have budgets to pass. We've spent enough time on lighting. We need to move forward."

It seems to me that this light ordinance is something which just isn't going to pass and the only person really interested in seeing some variation of it move forward (or, shall I say, one specific variation of it move forward) isn't even on the commission anymore. We've been listening to this debate for more than two years now, and nothing's been done on something which, given the other numerous challenges confronting the community, is rather inconsequential.