I'm going to do a cleanup post this week and give you all the creatures I have left from my trip (I'm also going to make a push to finish up my travelogue in the next few days). So here...
It must be so hard to be booted from the #1 position... We were at Taco Bell today and I had some teddy grahams for Mandy. I gave her one, but needed to go to the bathroom, so I slid a...
Jesse Helms, North Carolina's long-time senator and famous racist, misogynist, and homophobe, died today at 86. More: dead, dead, dead, dead at 86, DEAD, whitewash, quite a legacy, ta ta, finally dead, a lot of crackers..., ding dong, happy 4th, hell...
Good Morning, Good Morning! Welcome to our 4th of July installment of Breakfast Club.
When we write these posts, we tend to use serendipity as our guide. You put things out there sometimes to “see what sticks.” Food. That’s what stuck....
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of AmericaWhen in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of...
I am opposed to abortion not on the grounds that it is taking a human life, but because it is taking an innocent human life. When a person is given the death penalty in our justice system after they have...
The fine Americans at IndependentMovement.org asked me to share this survey with you. I have taken it, and can attest that it doesn't start off sounding like a political poll and then land you in a never-ending marketing maze...
Today is a day of independence or so they say. Today is supposed to be about commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 where we, the USA, declared independence from Great Britain. I think the...
How do you celebrate the Fourth of July? What are your long-standing or newly-inaugurated traditions? Favorite recipes, special events, or memories? What's the most bizarre patriotic display you've ever seen?
I'm genuinely curious; we've celebrated by watching fireworks on the...
The Fourth of July reminds us that all Americans have a stake in independence. Let us continue to pursue freedom, oppose oppression, and celebrate individuality.Join other Democrats in celebrating patriotism Tuesday, July 8, at 6 p.m. The Greater Chattanooga Democratic...
Christy led us deep into the green hills of Wildwood, GA to collect blueberries. Considering there were 4 adults looking after 9 children under the age of 4 (who tended to wander into areas of poison ivy and eat...
Back in our CovCol days, Noel and I lived on halls in the same dorm that had (helpfully, for our purposes) proclaimed themselves to be “brother and sister halls.” This was a nice idea. Under the guise of spirituality-glazed affection,...
This week I was good and bad. I did my workouts, I own a $2.50 workout DVD that I bought from Target and she has these 10 minutes workouts for different parts of the body which I like doing when I...
A discussion recently took place on Chattanoogan.com regarding Senator Obama, and I decided to chime in. A certain Mr. Neff made the assertion that Christ does not approve of the taking of innocent life, and while I wholeheartedly agree with...
We're sorry for our blog absence lately. The last few weeks we've been covered up in construction on the new studio gallery. On Tuesday I hung drywall for the first time ever. In case you're wondering, I'm not about to...
So P told his first joke today. Well, his first joke that's more complicated than just saying "Poopoo cow! Poopoo cow!" and laughing hysterically. He has this blue nightlight in his room, and he asked me this morning "Mama, why...
If you measure patriotism by the frequency of blowing stuff up, then Chattanooga has to be the most patriotic city in America. It seems like only 3 weeks ago, the bursting lights and loud booms of Riverbend fireworks illuminated the...
the stove is calling my name, like the growing heaps of vegetables in my refrigerator. a summer soup must happen. i am waiting for it all to come magically together though, the motivation, the inspiration, the recipe, the...
I decided that if I get to do a presentation that requires some sort of slides, I will *not* be a failbucket and read from the slides. In fact, I will only use pictures as cues (which I tend to...
There are certainly few things in Chattanooga life as iconic as Riverbend. Nestled between the jewel of Chattanooga’s downtown and the pubescent north bank (it’s a bank people, not a shore), this two-week orgy of spun sugar and has-been musical...
If you haven’t been to Chattarati yet, I suggest you go there. The site is a collective blog about Chattanooga by Chattanoogans. It’s sort of setup in the style of Gothamist, etc.
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First of all, let me take a moment to express my gratitude to the fine folks at Chattarati for inviting me to write on their weblog. You know, it’s not easy being Mayor here in the Boulder of the East....
Since Publix came into town, I have only gone there once. Partly because it is situated far from where I live and also because I think their prices are a little higher than you know where…I usually scan through their...
“For the Hump Day Hmm this week, what do you do to feed your soul? What renews you? How does that fit in with the cultural protocol?”
When I think of soul food, I always think of books. But it’s not...
The Matthew 25 Network Catholic, Protestant, Pentecostal and Evangelical--inspired by the Gospel mandate to put our faith into action to care for our neighbor. We believe that people of faith should actively participate in the political process as an important avenue...
What does a mute person want to say more than anything?What does a blind person want to see more than anything?What does a deaf person want to hear more than anything?What does a paralyzed person want to feel more than...
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Study: Sioux Falls, S.D., safest US driving city
Researchers with Allstate Insurance Co. analyzed two years of internal crash data to calculate the chance that drivers in 193 of the nation’s most populated cities would be involved...
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