As you know Joe Lance dropped out of the mayoral race Friday. It was the right thing to do. Joe's a good man, but his campaign was a non-starter and at this point in the race, all he was doing...
Wee or oui! Warm weather. Hopefully, I will be away from my MacBook Pro this weekend to enjoy the beautiful outdoors. Here’s a good one from Mike Luckovich from AJC:...
Added one last picture to Fuller’s January’s flickr set and then started one for February.
This is a family favorite:
And Fuller took this one today at the hospital. Damon dared him to take it, and he did. I don’t think...
I only took my camera out of my bag this evening to snap this picture and try to remedy my lens problem. Didn’t fix the problem, but if I keep it in auto or museum mode, we do ok. Manual...
I had long given up on "Christian music. Having been part of the "movement" in the late 90's in Guatemala playing violin for a Christian Rock Band called Locos & Cuerdas, and having grown up listening to DC Talk,...
It was not a good week as far as WW is concerned, I gained .8 pounds, I was not happy. My goal for that week was to do more strengthening exercises…but I will hang in there. I...
3 Good Reasons to Bring Your Own Lunch…plus, The Modern Girls Kitchen Brown Bag Round-Up
When I was in grade school, I happily ate a turkey pita sandwich and an apple for lunch every day. Adventurous, no? Clearly my eating habits...
This came out a little grainy — I took it from a distance and through a window. It’s a longish bird, so is probably a hairy woodpecker, though it could be a downy woodpecker — it’s hard to tell the...
. . . you're not.FOX NEWS: In Stimulus Debate, Obama Drifts Into Campaign ModePresident Obama faces criticism about the style of leadership he's taking in his defense of the contentious and costly economic stimulus bill....
Diwali season has arrived, and it's huge. Diwali began on the Indian New Year's Eve, and Southall was electric. From sundown to sunup, there were fireworks for 360 degrees around Mount Ave. 4th of July? Child's Play.A video that doesn't...
Houndstooth check by Xhilaration is "my sister's. She went out of town. I took it from her closet last night." In honor of their basketball game against Grace Academy, Tennessee Temple students decided to show school spirit by dressing...
Captured hard at work, and then dying, with paintbrush in hand. Tricycle's booth won best small booth design again this year at NeoCon. It was worth the inflamation in my carpal tunnel, i think....
Joe Lance Drops Mayoral Bid, Endorses Rob Healy
Chattanooga, Tenn., February 6, 2009 — Mayoral candidate Joe Lance today announced his withdrawal from the race and his decision to endorse Rob Healy.
“This campaign was never about me. It is about...
The Public Art Committee, on behalf of the City of Chattanooga, is currently accepting proposals for the second in a series of two rotating outdoor sculpture exhibitions installed along the sidewalks of Main Street. Celebrating public art is a huge...
Part I:
Watch the video if you care to. Short version - 7 of 9 witnesses have recanted their stories. Evidence ties one of the remaining two witnesses to the crime. No physical evidence ties Troy Davis to it.
Then, if...
Is Marti Rutherford serious? Okay, she lives in her “three room apartment” on Sweetbriar, but it appears she can’t even comprehend why people are still asking about it. Her dismissive and condescending tone is almost amusing in a train-wreck sort...
Sadly, Joe Lance has withdrawn from the Mayoral race and endorsed Rob Healy. Joe is a stand-up guy, and I hope he'll continue to serve Chattanooga by resurrecting the fantastic Tennessee Ticket. Lots to do this weekend: Ladies in Aiding or...
Yes, and I’ll spare you cheesy cliches like “it’s not the end, but the beginning.” It is the end. I am dropping out, and endorsing one of my fellow candidates (Rob Healy). But this campaign, albeit shortened,...
In a press release issued this morning, Chattanooga mayoral candidate Joe Lance announced he was ending his campaign and endorsing Rob Healy. Throughout the campaign, Mr. Lance and Mr. Healy found themselves on the same side of several issues, including...
First Friday Five is a new project to organize one-day online fundraisers for local nonprofit organizations. Read on to learn about this month’s goal and how your $5 donation can help.
Girls Inc. of Chattanooga, the first participant in First Friday...
I may be the last person to do this(at least I hope it's almost over)...I was trying to avoid it, but since I see about ten a day, I guess it's time to get into the game, so here is...
I have a couple of jumping off places for this post. Please bifurcate with me.
Maiacetus inuu exhibit at Smithsonian Natural History Museum, photo by ideonexus (Check out the legs on that whale!)
Of big news in the science blogosphere is the...
New York’s Oscar Wilde Bookshop is closing, another victim of the Bush economy. Emmie and I spent a good part of an afternoon there a several years ago and both of us were amused when, as we were checking out,...
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