A beautiful passage in a marvelous novel. "...he kicked the chains of alcoholism, whereupon he and I had a brief e-mail discourse on the nature of God." -Mr. Brannigan ...
A few days ago I made a jumble. I made another one, but that was a while ago, and it wasn’t very good. Unlike most jumbles where you move the letters around, in mine you take the circled letter in...
as the day winds down I feel as though I just got off a merry go round. My heads still spinning a bit.. I spent a good chunk of today in a hotel, wandering paper in hand...
When I was growing up, there was a group of cool, twenty-to-thirty-something ladies in my church. One of those ladies, for reasons far too complicated and rife with inside jokes and explanations of sundry unique personalities, was called "Tinkerbell."...
I've let several days pass before updating this from a draft entry, but I received great media audience satisfaction this past Friday when a story on the upcoming proceedings against former Cheney Chief of Staff, Lewis Libby, was reported by...
A while ago Jeanneatte posted her own syllabus. I've been mulling about it a while and have decided to make my own. So I'm off to Greyfriar's to do the following: Read my today's Scripture assignment Skim old emails from The Dude...
This is the extent of our winter so far this year in Chattanooga. As in many parts of the US, it's been unusually warm so far this season. But this week, we're having a bit of a cold snap. I...
Observations compiled during the Super Bowl: * Ben Roethlisberger is not just a quarterback -- he's a football player. I saw two plays that proved it: 1) His escape and presence of mind that allowed him to complete a 37-yard pass...
My humble apologies to my brother Peter for not blogging as of late. I don't have internet so blogging can be difficult at times. This weekend was pretty fun with Hunt coming in town. We hungout on friday enjoying some...
From Politics1.com: A group of 21 GOP State Senators -- nearly two-thirds of the entire Georgia Senate Republican Caucus -- signed a letter on Friday calling on former Christian Coalition Executive Director Ralph Reed (R) to quit the open race for...
A reception for County Commissioner Greg Beck will be Feb. 20 from 5-7 p.m. at the Bessie Smith Hall. Mr. Beck is seeking re-election in District 5. Reception hosts are Patricia Beck, Samuel Blakemore, Russell Gilbert, Mark Holloway, James Miller, Milt Greaves,...
yesterday Alice was baptised by Grandpa Thomas. Grandpa was recently ordained in our denomination (PCA), so we were very excited for him to be able to baptise our daughter. it was also special that Alice was wearing a gown made...
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, is testifying before the Senate this morning on illegal wiretaps and the FSA. Sen. Arlen Spechter (Repub Jerk) just ruled Alberto Gonzales does not have to be sworn in for testifiying. Outrageous....
Gotta say, I am ecstatic at the Pittsburg Steelers 21-10 win over the Seattle Seahawks! I've been a Steelers fan since the first of their second back-to-back Super Bowl wins of the 70s. I was both thrilled and...
I think we may have inadvertently stumbled upon a weapon that can lead the West to victory over Islam. All we need to do is commit public acts of blasphemy against Islamic sacred cows, and they'll burn their own...
In a move of utter brilliance, the Pakistan Medical Association is calling for a boycott of European medicines in protest for the cartoons. Great idea guys. You do that. You're clearly the largest consumer of European drugs and have...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Join John Bailes and Friends for Gov. Bredesen's State of the State Address East Ridge, TN - Feb. 6~Democrat Gov. Bredesen continues to lead the state in a fiscally conservative yet progressively political way. Note the governor's commitment to...
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