Russ McClintock - the blog

Goodbye 2006. Hello 2007.

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Car bombs and a suicide bomber left at least 75 people dead and more than 100 wounded Saturday, the day former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was executed for crimes committed during his rule.
In addition Saturday, the U.S. military announced the deaths of three more American soldiers. The casualties raised the number […]

This is a fairly typical Christmas scene on South Beach.

ATLANTA (AP) - James Brown, the dynamic, pompadoured “Godfather of Soul,” whose rasping vocals and revolutionary rhythms made him a giant of R&B and an inspiration for rap, funk and disco, died early Christmas morning. He was 73. - December 25, 2006.

Christmas in South Beach is lovely.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Four U.S. military personnel were killed and two were wounded in two separate incidents in Iraq on Saturday, the U.S. military said on Sunday.
A total of 2,964 U.S. military deaths have been reported in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion was launched in 2003. - December 24, 2006.

I put my lights up yesterday.

Safety cones are everywhere.

Holiday stress can be deadly.

This couple met at the Deuce. Two weeks later they married in a civil ceremony at the court house. Three days later he passed out at the Deuce.

Nearly every person in south Florida has a tattoo.

Mac’s Club Deuce offers two drinks for the price of one every day between 0800 and 1900hrs.

There’s no place like home.
There’s no place like home.
There’s no place like home.

Goodbye Chicago. Hello Miami.

Cold wind
slice through windows and walls
making me cold.
Wind, why do you make me pain?