here’s our baby girl, getting bigger fast (and losing her hair)
she just had her first road trip and did well (slept the entire time in the car). that included attending her first birthday party, and seeing snow for the first...
This is the only picture I took today and it was with my camera phone. It was a gorgeous day and being outside was priority number one for Fuller. He asked me to take his picture, and I was too...
While it's still doubtful that Ron can lose this election--though if we've learned anything lately, it's the power of hope over the status quo--it must be noted that pieces of Ron's coalition for success in 2005 are falling apart. Last week,...
Another Sunday with temps in the 60's - another ride. Shirtsleeves in February is the reason I stay in Chattanooga. A query posed to the Chatta-nasty friends was fruitless and so I rode with the Chattanooga Bike Club....
Moonrise over the Atlantic
I was able to catch the Moon rising this evening over the Atlantic. I thought I had missed it - there was too much haze - when all of a sudden I saw this:
The Moon, Beginning to...
Thanks to you, our first experiment in local online fundraising, First Friday Five, raised over $700 for Girls Inc. of Chattanooga. The money raised will be used to give scholarships for seven at-risk or low-income girls to attend their spring...
Same as the old boss.
I actually laughed as I walked out of the kitchen at work this morning - Fox News was playing out a program with a view of the White House and The Who playing ‘Won’t Get...
Bwahhh… the TNGOP was victorious in November and won the majority in the house, this was something the GOP has not enjoyed in over 100 years in Tennessee. The moment in the sun did not last long though, things...
Fun Monday today is hosted by Pam. In her own words, (in italics) she says:
Show me in pictures or tell me in words what defines the place where you live.
I usually do my post over the weekend, and this weekend...
Thursday night, the Bisons defeated Henderson State 73-60, evening their GSC record at 4-4. They needed to win that one, since it’s arguably their easiest conference game, and the schedule only gets tougher from this point forward. Kevin Brown and...
It is my privilege...my honor...my delight...to give one of my awesomefabulous readers a $299 iPod Touch. Three ways to enter, details at show & tell & give & take.Get thee hither before 2/22/09....
I said that I would post a review of my campaign positions and how I have addressed them. Here it is. This is from my original "issues and positions" site on my webpage with "updates" in bold. I hope to...
We would like to congratulate Nicole and Jeffrey for their featured wedding on The Knot Florida Spring/Summer issue. Read their story and all about their wedding below! We loved many things about their wedding and well, they are just a...
I'm chanting the title of this post right now; trying to maintain a healthy and cheerful perspective a) that my readers will benefit, and b) it's really just a few extra minutes of work.Because I have BlogHer ads posted in...
The Tennessee Republican Party formally ousted House Speaker Kent Williams from its ranks yesterday, and thus put an end to their historic -- though mighty brief -- majority status in both houses of the Tennessee Legislature for the first time...
"Shibboleth" from above uploaded by bhorner.Visited the TATE Modern yesterday. In the turbine hall, where there's always a large installation of some sort, was Shibboleth by Columbian artist Doris Salcedo. A long crack runs from end to end in the...
This is the most amazing thing I've seen. Seriously, you have to watch this. He's a Southern white man finally ready to come to terms with his role in the oppression of blacks in the South. He actually beat John...
On March 26th, WTCI's Southern Accents will feature a segment on Lance Ledbetter and his Dust-to-Digital record label. We just found out last night that Lance is the winner of this year's Grammy award for Best Historical Album, Art Of...
Note: This is part of a larger series. Start here to read the whole thing. On Saturday April 5th, I was working in my yard. It was a warm humid day that invited one to stay outside. I was trimming...
Well, that was interesting, and educational, and a whole lot more. I've made an endorsement upon leaving the race, and am still technically a qualified candidate, and therefore I will not write directly about the mayoral campaign until after the...
I don’t guess any of this is really news. But it’s always worth taking a step back & trying to remember how much of “us” is really us.
Scott Wiltermuth of Stanford University in California and colleagues have found...
“Slow and steady wins the race, then wastes no time grinding salt-caked glass in your open wounds.”
Randy K. Milholland
It was around 1100 AD. There was a guy, I’m sure, who was sitting in a back room of the Chartres ...
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