Jim Davis
Jim Davis
Cartoonist whose famously sarcastic cat, Garfield, first appeared in 1978. His other works include Gnorm Gnat and Tumbleweeds.
ProfessionCartoonist
Date of Birth28 July 1945
CityMarion, IN
deserved great honestly
He did a great job. They all did, it's just a shame. This is one of the times I can honestly say I don't think we deserved to lose.
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What 9/11 represents to us was not only an opportunity to look at new product offerings, but an opportunity to extend current product offerings.
drive open trying
We were trying to get someone to drive in and if he could look for someone to take an open shot.
grab meal tend
We're more individualized but we depersonalize meal time. We tend to grab something and run.
last lost pride proud time
We're bruised. We've lost a lot of pride here. When was the last time you could say you were proud to live in Florida, or proud of your governor?
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I would never and have never compared any of our democratically elected leaders to Fidel Castro. But let me be clear. There is a climate of intimidation in Tallahassee. That's not good for democracy. That's not good for Florida's families. And that's no way to run state government.
missing
We are missing them. It is having an impact.
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George Bates is our police chief, and if George was asking (for a curfew), I'd be the first one to make a motion. But until he comes to us and says we have a problem, I think we should leave it to his discretion,
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Walk instead of talking the bus, take the stairs instead of the elevator, plan to walk in between classes, especially when the weather gets better. Take advantage of the campus sponsored athletic equipment.
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I'm very proud of my son Paul. I believe Paul died serving his country and serving the free world.
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There was also a lot of passionate support for the three (honor roll) inductees and our special achievement recipient this year. These are all people who contributed in a lot of ways, not just in the coaching aspect.
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Any time two United States senators in different parties get together and say something is good for the state, that is very powerful. But I need to read the details.
attorney general stood watched
The attorney general stood by silently and watched it happen. My friends, I won't be that kind of leader.
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That five-second call there at mid-court was I don't know. We had our chances, we missed a driving lay-up, but the kids played hard. I don't think they deserved this.