Before I relate this cute story, I have to say that this isn't typical. Although Dana and Jane are really beginning to play well together, they generally fight and waste a perfectly good oportunity to have fun (I guess adults...
blackbird singing in the dead of night, take these broken wings and learn to fly (the beatles) they almost didn't find her, a couple times she walked to the train tracks (pinback) you've been on my mind the only way for this...
Well, it's sold! We had two offers on the house in one week. We didn't consider the first one, but the second one had more potential. The couple didn't have a house to sell, and they were already pre-approved for...
As this day dwindles down into night and nothing much to speak of happened today I will just say today is sad. I ate pasta twice and had some beer. I feel better.. but...
this little pub has proven better for our writing/reading/drawing/thinking needs, than any coffee shop around town. warm atmosphere and deep wooden booths. plus great irish coffee....
Win some and lose some. This week I said Godspeed to a dear friend of many years, Jason Luther. He's moving to Florida to pursue ludicrous amounts of insurance money his dream of running his own business. Meyer's Pride, a...
Yes, you read that correct. Chattanooga Gas had to petition the state (not sure why) to get approval for a gas rate decrease. Effective today, rates will be 12% lower and a credit of $43 will be issued from the 2005-2006...
Usually at around 6:30 each morning I start to hear little feet leaving their beds, turning the squeaky door knob handle, and running across the hall to our room. Soon I have three boys trying to make their...
I am not at all surprised by the news that former District 1 City Council member John Lively has changed his mind, and is not running for County Commission, but instead is running for the State House seat being vacated...
Noel and I will be going to the Kaleo Conference on Gender and the Church next weekend; understandably, "gender" has reemerged in my personal musings as a dominant topic. I've been thinking about women in the church. I've been thinking...
Radiohead, Beck, and Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers are among the headliners for Bonnaroo 2006, or Bonnaroo V, whichever they're calling it. I can't afford the tickets or the time, but it sure sounds like this will be a great festival. Tickets...
Fuller has discovered an indoor alternative to his opening and closing of our back gate- the front-loading washing machine door. When he is allowed in the kitchen (only when one of us is in there), he amuses himself by opening...
The Healy's had their first house blessing last night. We kept the girls up past their normal bedtimes so they could take part in it. I wasn't sure exactly what to expect, and neither was Anna. In...
"Not until I went into the churches of America and heard her pulpits flame with righteousness did I understand the secret of her genius and power. America is great because America is good, and if America ever ceases to be...
Last night, the President of the United States delivered his State of the Union address. He began his address to the nation by recognizing the invaluable work of Coretta Scott King in eliminating discrimination in our lifetime. The President got...
This morning, I awoke with great excitement. First to spend some time in God's word, second to see what all the pundits are saying about the state of the Union. I heard a very interesting line last night that I...
This sounds like a theme a late, but again because of missing an earnings mark, Google drops over 11% before the trading floor opens. We'll see what it looks like at the end of the day, but analysts are pegging it...
In Virginia Governor Kaine's response last night to President Bush's State of the Union speech, Kaine said that Democrats are all about service and results. Service and results start at home. In my case, that's District 8~East Ridge, Brainerd, and Concord....
How about those lies? Alice and I are off to protest King George today in Nashville. Just heard he used the freedom word 19 times (ouch! I feel for those who played the SOTU drinking game- yuck!). ...
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