The time is NOW for change . . . for moving from conflict to resolution, from division to unity, for marching hand in hand, for singing in unison. I want to thank these marchers for singing aloud, for holding my hand, for unifying as one, for resolution. ~John...
January 10, 2006 was Asher's last day of out-patient therapy at Shepherd Spinal Center, as well as our last day in Atlanta. Our lease on the apartment we were renting ran out the same day so we headed back...
After putting it off for more time than I should've, I finally finished Kate. It was a great pattern, and I may make it again, but I just didn't like my finished product. The fabric is too loose, and there...
First, we had the California Guitar Trio. Then, Adrian Belew. Now, the King Crimson guitar circle is complete as Robert Fripp is slated to play a solo soundscapes show -- "An Evening of Words and Music" -- at Rhythm and Brews...
You may have heard of Trusted Computing but, what exactly is it? Trusted computing (TC) refers to a technology advocated by the Trusted Computing Group (TCG). The term is taken from the field of trusted systems and has a specialized meaning....
In a speech on Martin Luther King Day, New Orleans mayor Ray "School Bus" Nagin commented that Hurricanes Katrina and Rita indicated that God "was mad at America." Nagin said this was partially for "being in Iraq under false...
Our niece, Luanne, and her boyfriend, Daniel, welcomed their daughter, Ashton McClain, into the world this afternoon at 5:30. She weighed in at 7pounds 12 ounces. Luanne went into the hospital to begin induction shortly after midnight this...
The Arts & Education Council this week revealed its Spring 2006 Independent Film Series. The slate opens with Noah Baumbach’s The Squid and the Whale, the movie selected by Pulse film critic Aaron Mesh as the best film of 2005....
As my day is over and my mind has been my biggest problem. I wish my head was nice to me, and that worries didn't hold me captive for long hours... ...
We got brother-in-law married to his bride. Well, actually 'we' didn't--her family did all the work and Our Clan just showed up. We did the rehearsal dinner. Can I say how strange it is to call my in-law family...
We left Beaver Valley yesterday at 3:30 and didn't leave Pittsburgh till 5:30. Sigh. Shame on Tuxedo Jct-Cranberry. (Cranberry is the name of a town north of Pittsburgh proper. A suburb.) We drove south on I-79 to...
There was a wonderful Martin Luther King, Jr. Day march in Chattanooga this afternoon from the Mount Olivet Baptist Church to the Tivoli Theatre. The weather was great -- it was a gray day, but the light rain held off...
hmm, i've been thinking about this a bit... this is with my glasses this is without my glasses i also have to consider that i may not want to deal with putting them in and taking them out, and possibly falling asleep with...
It's been a busy day (I was at a MLK Day march -- perhaps I'll have a photo later!) and I haven't had a chance to watch the whole Gore speech yet. There's been some coverage: CNN, ABC, NYT, TGW,...
This is pretty cool. It talks about the eye's blind spot and how your brain compensates to fill in the picture instead of having a hole there. Very cool. Check out your blind spot....
Ok, so far I've managed to keep this blog clean and free of bad words. I've even managed to stay on topic (a rare thing for me!). Today, that all changes. What you see above is an actual screenshot from the...
And scene. At 10:30 Fuller was so fussy and I was so trying to get some things done that I gave up and put him down. He slept until 12:25 and I got a clean kitchen out of the arrangement. After...
As I mentioned in the previous post, I actually ended up picking up more old CDs than new ones, so... Mr. Jonny Pantz' Favorite Non-New CDs Purchased in 2005 Thief - Destroyer Hadn't heard Destroyer until I saw the New Pornographers in Atlanta,...
Last week I went to a small group Bible study where we were encouraged to think about, and share, the ways in which God was faithful to us in 2005 and how we will strive to be faithful to Him...
Well the weekend was mostly spent with football watching. I watched the Colts blow it yet again. Not sure how to react to that game. Part of me has always loved the Steelers tough working class sort of thing they...
Last year in this same space, I made the poor decision to write a little piece attempting to deconstructing the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I still feel badly about it. In fact, looking back, I...
I pity anyone who ever thought this hat was a great idea. (I'm talking to you, Bryce Blair). Watch the video here. For some reason, I can't stop listening to this today. ...
Click on the picture to see a larger version.Today's MLK, Jr. March to the Tivoli I wanted to make a post about Martin Luther King Jr. He was a man who believed in racial equality. Today, as we celebrate his...
There are points in individual and societies’ history when the need to take bitter medicine is in order to heal a more bitter wound. Looking back at the 1950s-60s I believe that the American society needed the medicine that MLK...
On Tuesday, January 17th, The John Allen Brooks campaign for the Hamilton County Commission, District 6, will kick off at the Bessie Smith Hall from 5:00 to 7:00pm. Everyone is welcome! For more information, go to johnallenbrooks.com....
TO ALL THE KIDS WHO WERE BORN IN THE 1930's 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's !! First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can,...
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." "He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts...
It wasn't planned but a bunch of us ended up in NC together and took an almost complete family picture. We were missing our sister Lica, our brother Charles, some spouses (Erik, Ryan and Joseph) and a fiance (Micah). The Grandkids...
Using an "accountablity agreement" between county commission and the school board as a tool for success, Dr. Patrick Russo successfully managed the Moore County, North Carolina, schools from 1999 to 2003. Overall, district student proficiency levels increased from 69 percent...
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