Dave Foulk

This is from The Knox County Health Department. No need to panic, but if you have had contact with a bat, be aware:

Knox County Health Department Advisory: Rabid Bat

Knoxville, Tenn. — The Knox County Health Department (KCHD) has determined that a bat found in a courtyard area between the Boling Pavilion and Graduate School of Medicine building on the campus of the University of Tennessee Medical Center on Saturday, July 24, 2010, had rabies.

No human exposures have been reported. However, if you were in the above referenced location prior to 5 p.m. that day and had contact with a bat, please call Knox County Health Department at 865-215-5555 to see if you may need rabies post-exposure vaccine.

According to Dr. Martha Buchanan, Director of KCHD, “This is important, but people do not need to rush to the doctor. If you believe you were exposed, call our hotline today or tomorrow and KCHD personnel will address your concerns and advise you how to proceed.”

The hotline will be open until 4:30 p.m. today and from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

Rabies virus causes a fatal illness but can be prevented through vaccination. Bats are known to carry rabies and can infect humans, most commonly through a bite. Scratches or contact with saliva or central nervous tissue or fluids from the bat are also possible ways to become infected. Types of bat exposure that do not pose a risk of rabies include being close to or seeing a bat without coming in contact with it.

Knox County Health Department is committed to promoting public health policies and practices to safeguard and improve quality of life for all residents. KCHD offers an array of resources, including medical and dental services, family planning, disease surveillance and control, emergency preparedness, air quality management, environmental services, food preparation oversight in public places, smoking cessation, family violence prevention, worksite wellness, nutritional programs and much more. For more information about Knox County Health Department, visit knoxcounty.org/health.

This is a photo from my high school days at Farragut.  Don and Robert Maloney, Gary Alexander in foreground, I believe that is Mark Giltner on keyboards, and me.  Note: no microphone for me.  There is a reason.

His daddy owned a guitar store-  but still…. at twelve years of age???  Wow!

Christmas Movie In July: Might cool you off a bit (Rated PG-13)

This song was written after Sugarloaf was rejected by one record label.  The band managed to get the telephone tones to the private line of the record executive included in the song:

Forget the growl of a high rate-of-fire machine gun or the swoosh of a rocket…the future of anti-aircraft weaponry might be a sizzle.  Watch the video for a demonstration from The U.S. Navy.

Here’s the story.

The story of an NAACP official forced to resign over racist comments has been making the rounds today.  I found a report that might indicate the popularly broadcast video clip might have stopped short of telling the whole tale.

You read, and make up your own mind. Click here.

I’m not in the habit of carrying anybody’s water…or gasoline.

Journalism … or treason?  Decide for yourself. Click here for the Washington Post story.