179. No D in Louisville, but lots of new housing.

Louis-ville.

Lulls-vull.

Lewis-ville.

Lou - a - vuhl.

Louie-ville.

Lul - vul.

Lu - ville.


No matter how you say it or spell it, there is no D in Louisville and last night the University of Louisville Cardinal Football team put on an exposition to prove. it. But, the good news: they did win 58-42, defeating Middle Tennessee State, another apparently D-less team.


And Papa John's Cardinal Stadium continues its romance with Heisman candidate Brian Brohm, who since his sophomore year of high school, has never lost a game on the field. Last night he extended that record to 14-0. Last night he was 25 of 39 for 399 yards.

Ok, enough sports.


In news concerning two of the three branches of Kentucky's government, a Judicial Nominating Committee led by Chief Justice James Lambert has nominated three people to serve on the State Supreme Court, one of whom the governor will appoint to fill the vacancy created by the death of Justice McAnulty. They are Appealate Court Judge Lisabeth Hughes Abramson, Jefferson Circuit Judge Geoffrey P. Morris, and Jefferson Circuit Judge James M. Shake - three good Democrats. Maybe the governor learned at least something from his debacle of an appointment of John Roach in central Kentucky in 2006. Roach was later defeated by Mary Noble, who, to my knowledge, is of no relation to me.

Two of the three appointed have already indicated they intend to seek the seat next year, when the balance of McAnulty's term must be filled by an election in November. Judge Morris has made no such indication as yet. I do not know Judge Abramson, who seems to be the favorite, as she has once before been appointed to the bench by Governor Fletcher, who gave her the post she currently holds.


Finally, weekend plans.


My mother wants to do the "Downtown Housing Tour" of all the new homes and condos along Main, Market, and other streets in downtown and the area just south of Broadway which civic leaders want us to call SoBro but most of us prefer calling it the area just south of Broadway since SoBro sounds like some sort of polish remover sitting out on a shelf in the garage. There are two routes one can travel on trolleys, an east-west along Main and Market, and a north-south along 3rd and 4th. The entire event is free. It is rather amazing the amount of new housing in the old city, much of it started and promoted under the city's last mayor Dave Armstrong.


My mother will be enchanted by the housing, but also overwhelmed by the costs. More information on the tour can be found at http://www.downtownhousingtour.com/.

Enjoy the weekend.

Oh yeah, one more thing. It was on this date, September 7th, in 1988, while delivering a speech to the American Legion in Louisville, Kentucky, that George H. W. Bush offered a remembrance for Pearl Harbor, which happened on December 7th. In his defense, Old Man Bush has an extensive and impressive military record, unlike his AWOL son, the current Commander-In-Chief.