George, George, George... tsk! tsk! The security of our ports is more important than whether or not your cronies get to cash in (hat tip to Jamison)! This one is going to get awfully ugly before it's over. Actually, if...
Harold Ford with Liz HesterMore photos Congressman Harold Ford was in Chattanooga tonight and spoke at the IBEW to a large audience of Democrats, College Kids, High School Democratic Kids, a few Republicans, DFA folks and other groups. He is articulate,...
Check out the new "Delete Uploads" item on the left side of your editing menu! Look for this icon: Now you can dig through the photos and whatnot that you've uploaded and delete them. Oh yes, it's cool. Be careful, though!...
This past weekend, our church hosted a Sweetheart Pot-Luck Dinner. The husbands/ boyfriends were expected to prepare an entree and either a salad, side dish, or desert. Also, each guy was told to have some demonstration of their "talents" to...
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From Chattanoogan.com: User fees are going into effect for groups planning to use the facilities along the Waterfront. "There has been a free ride for a long time," said Michelle Michaud of the mayor's office. She said city parks and recreation has had...
If you don't listen to American Copywriter, they referred to an article in The Onion about Gillette moving to 5 blades that was hilarious. Click here to read the "interview" with Gillette's CEO and President. Severe language warning. So...
Skynews throws a few interesting questions about Alife, biomemetics, and AI to roachmobile man Garnet Hertz. "What attracts you to artificial intelligence?" "It’s more of a repulsion than an attraction. The proponents of 'strong' AI like Kurzweil that believe that machines...
An article in the Times reports the strange effect that e-mail is having on student-professor relationships. E-mail has happily enabled greater professor accessibility, but many students are inadvertently abusing the tool. Somehow, students now think that sending...
[Cross-posted from the February 15, 2006 Pulse -- click the link to see the article with pictures and published citizen reactions] Front-page illustration Rebuilding Trust: A lesson in triple meter REMEMBER THE NIGHT A two-year investigation by Federal and state law enforcement personnel culminated...
What of love and happiness So, ok. time to fathom loving. I keep blabbing on about being prepared but how can you truly be in love with someone and at the same time be prepared for getting hurt? Tis a paradox to me. I...
The [Tennessee Coalition for Open Government] found 115 alleged violations between January 2003 and October 2005, including an average of one a week for the first 10 months of last year. Violations of what, you ask? Why, the outdated open...
I haven't seen much written about an AP story that appeared in yesterday's Knoxville paper, so I'll kick it off. This is a local story, and it deserves a serious discussion. (I don't take the local paper except...
This is my first contribution to Self Portrait Tuesday - if I was going with the theme for this month I'd take a current picture (maybe next week). I snapped this when I was nine months pregnant, I was so...
A reader e-mailed to say that Joshua G. Evans, a Republican, will run for the open seat being vacated by longtime Representative Gene Davidson. It seems a given that the GOP primary winner in this race will receive a lot of...
If you live in St. Elmo, by all means come this Saturday at 3 to the Southside Rec Center for a design session for the new playground to be built on the Old Rec Center property. Its being built by...
I used up all my juice over on hamdems this morning and I've got to get back to work, so I'm just going to throw some links out there while I grab an early lunch (or is it a brunch?)...Some...
Do you know the group Save the Children? Yeah -- that group... Sally Struthers getting all moist on the TV, begging you to help third world children overcome poverty. They've been around since 1932, but some people might be surprised...
Former President Bill Clinton will appear at the upcoming Association of Alternative Newsweeklies annual conference in Little Rock, Arkansas in June. The three-day convention will also feature an opening night reception at the Clinton Presidential Library....
I want to recommend to my readers Tito Colliander's Way of the Ascetics (St. Vladimir's Seminary Press: 1960/2003). It begins and ends much like St. Benedict's Rule. That in itself is a major attraction for me. If you wish to save...
Leon Wieseltier has a simply brilliant piece in the NYT that reviews a new book entitled Breaking the Spell: Religion as Natural Provision. Money quotes: "The truth of religion cannot be proved by showing that a skeptic was in his way...
Almost two years ago, the Bush's federal law on partial birth abortion was declared unconstitutional. We learn today that, the newly-staffed SCOTUS will reconsider the case: The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will consider the constitutionality of banning a...
If you wish to save your soul and win eternal life, arise from your lethargy, make the sign of the Cross and say: In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Faith comes not...
Jano has been sick over the last couple of days. It's no biggie; I just felt it would be a good idea to stay away from work for some time. :-o My wife & I drove to a town called...
Let me present the Gregoires! Their blog has been here since October already, but for one reason or another, this is the first time I see it. Dan, I like that picture of you with the "Trnava" sign on your...
Catching up on my reading after a busy couple of weeks, I found this tasty little Thomas Sowell quote in a piece he wrote during the height of, what I've since dubbed, "The Great Dick Cheney Shot A Guy Panic...
Agentia Talent is helping to locate 3 college-age actresses needed for a horror film to be shot in Northwest Georgia. Shooting will take place on weekends in March. If you're interested, E-mail info@agentiatalent.com or call (423) 933-2534. ...
Project God has several films in preparation and they are holding open auditions on Wednesday, February 22 at 6 p.m. in the Humanities Theatre at Chattanooga State. With this audition, PG is beginning a database of available talent which they...
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