For my one year anniversary with Dear Boyfriend, I had a friend in craft school make two matching silver rings for us. It's the only piece of jewelry I wear consistently. However, they have never fit either Dear Boyfriend or...
January 15, 2008
Art 481 Professional Practices
The Brand Gap by Marty Neumeier
The Brand Gap presents a no-frills surface analysis of branding and corporate identity that is easy to read and comprehend. Marty Neumeier cuts to the core of branding...
Since I am doing the SAHM thing and Fuller isn't in school, I didn't really pay attention to school and business closings due to the wintery mix last night. I was going about my day like normal when Esther called...
Someone who I don't often see at work stopped me in the parking lot. He said "I know what you've been through, and I just want to say its good to see you. It's good to have you around" That felt...
Just one thing to share today and that's the importance of interval training. Have you ever committed to get in shape and then hopped on a stationary bike or treadmill and then ended up seven minutes into it feeling...
You will never guess what this is and how it came to be.Sure, it's pretty, in a funny, 5th-grade-art-project kind of way.Sure, you too could hold one in the palm of your hand - if you had a kid with...
All TVs should be internet ready.. It just makes sense. Now there is one you can buy:Lumenlab's Qmax PC-in-a-TV gets detailed, $10000 price tag - Engadget The only question left, it seems, is why?...
sheesh, i'm shocked. it's twelve twenty two and i am here, going to postoff really. how many of you steal your internet service provision from someone else? i mean i'm riding the www for free from my...
The church must be reminded that it is not the master or the servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state. It must be the guide and the critic of the state, and never its tool. If...
Notes are a day early, since I hope to have a game review for you tomorrow.
Melissa and I finished The Bourne Ultimatum on Tuesday night, and I was left with just one question: Can I think of another trilogy of...
It's been a long day. The dog went to the vet early this morning for minor surgery that never happened. Before the surgery, the vet did routine blood work that came back with alarmingly low levels of red blood cells....
The Chattanoogan.com report says that the former state Senator must pay a $3,000 fine for his crimes. It's true that in his guilty plea, Crutchfield admitted to taking a $3,000 "gratuity" from undercover federal agents; but the charges originally...
You've heard about those unauthorized push-polls for Mike Huckabee that attack fellow candidate Fred Thompson, I'm sure. Today the Tennessean reveals a large source of funding for the group responsible: a Mark West of Ooltewah, Tenn. Local gang: do we...
On Wednesday January 16, Nashville's daily paper The Tennessean published an article written by Staff Writer Anne Paine about the rock harvesting that is taking place along the Cumberland Trail. This issue was recently the focus of an American...
CreateHere, a collective of programs working for creative development in Chattanooga, announces the launch of its SpringBoard business planning course for artists, artisans and creative entrepreneurs in the Chattanooga area. Building upon our city's rich history of entrepreneurial activity, CreateHere is...
Here is a picture of my mom and dad taken at their 50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration last year. My dad has recently been diagnosed with an aggressive terminal illness. We would appreciate your prayers for my mom and...
i heard this rocking band on current tv the other night... so wicked cool! they have been a nice breeze in a dry musical desert. when you play this disregard the duffus at the beginning... he's...
Whenever a new study comes out, there’s a race of press statements trying to stake claim on the findings. It doesn’t matter what the issue is. Both sides always claim they are responsible for the cause. Statistics can be manipulated...
Measured objectively, what a man can wrest from Truth by passionate striving is utterly infinitesimal. But the striving frees us from the bonds of the self and makes us comrades of those who are the best and the greatest....
A woman walked into the kitchen to find her husband stalking around with a fly swatter. 'What are you doing?' she asked. 'Hunting Flies,' he responded. 'Oh? Killing any?' she asked. 'Yep, three males, two females,' he replied. Intrigued, she...
TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED 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 were pregnant. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and...
It appears that some hunches were right on about the Unity08 guys closing up shop so that they could concentrate on their real goal: inciting New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to run for President. I got an email from the ostensibly...
When you live in the Southeast, to hear even a mention of "snow" leaves you a) giddy and eager and instantly childlike or b) rolling your eyes with disbelief, contempt and indifference.
I fall into the first category.
I W.A.N.T. it to...
You would think that after snow like this: (Minnesota Dec. 2007) We wouldn't get very excited about this: (Chattanooga Jan. 2008) But we were all crazy excited about our snow last night. Even though some...
The Gay Man Who Organized the 1963 March on WashingtonBy Nick Gier, New West Unfiltered 1-16-08BAYARD RUSTIN: THE GAY MAN WHOORGANIZED THE 1963 MARCH ON WASHINGTON By Nick Gier. Professor Emeritus, University of Idaho ngier@uidaho.edu As a politically active black...
My thoughts have been on religions as of late… and have had many interesting discussions thereof. I know what I believe. That’s the easy part. In as much as I hate to be put into a box...
Four rounds for time of:
Run 400 Meters
Rest 2 minutes
Post times for each run to comments.
THEN TABATA L-SITS (8 rounds)
CFWU + JR X 3
As Rx’d:
1. 2:03
2. 1:57
3. 1:55
4. 1:49
My 1st time ever on L-Sits and I suck at them. I need...
Right now I am listening to the rain pitter patter outside, but earlier I was dazzled by big, chunky white flakes flying through the air and covering everything but the roads and sidewalks.
As quite a few regional bloggers have noted,...
So there I sat, representing one thing and realizing that I was in the wrong place. It is the wrong fit. My natural instinct kicked in and I didn’t have a second thought until I walked off and left. Resenting...
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