I'm starting to think a person has to be slightly out of their mind to do the kind of work that we're doing in China. This would 1. Explain why we enjoy our work here so much and 2. Explain...
The list you see is the group of lobbyist that screwed the public thanks to zack wamp. The national food uniformity act zack shoved down our throats.Bought and paid for by every comapny that has to tell you what is...
Oh, what a busy week! It's really been nuts -- a series of days when before I finish one thing, the phone starts ringing, demanding I move on to the next thing. I've been working on an extended post, but...
thanks to Ed's account with MusicMatch on Demand (which he lets me use when he isnt), I've been able to listen to all sorts of music that I havent heard in a while. at times I've cringed and shook my...
Mason with his drums, snapped by KT So yeah, I was supposed to leave yesterday but these days things don't normally go as planned. The plan was to get ready Monday and Tuesday and leave Wednesday - but on Sunday I...
If you don't want to get the worst flu ever, please walk around wearing a gas mask. I should know - it has hit me full-force. I finally went to the doctor today, and he told me that it could...
the days are getting stranger. um, to celebrate goblet of fire out on dvd, here is a pretty good harry potter type shop. alivan's. the wands are hand made and beautiful...i want to get one soooo bad....
Rehema just turned 13 months...she woke up on 3/4 throwing up has not been to daycare for the whole week so Dad became Mr Mom. it has now happened twice...she always gets very sick on the weekend that i...
It looks like Steve Wilmoth may be the smartest candidate for the new Superintendent job. The sad thing is, that isn't neccessarilly good for us. It seems he got out while the gettin' was good. After seeing how we run...
I had a doctor's appointment today. The one where they do that glucose test and you have to drink that major sweet orange drink that everyone hates. Well, I actually didn't think it was that bad. Any...
NETWORK SYSTEMS ENGINEER- Local law firm seeking a professional to fill a Network Systems Engineer position. Candidate must have good written and verbal communication skills, 5 years relevant experience, be a responsible and motivated individual, and well versed in all...
When we saw the confused-looking mass of people standing in and out of line at Wendy's, we almost turned around and walked back out. But, our wallets were thin and the lure of the 99 cent menu was strong....
Not that any of this should be surprising to anyone who took Christ & Culture. Quote from a recent Bagpipe review of "Capote". Full article can be found here. "Although not explicitly stated within the film, it is implied that Mr....
Accompanied by a good friend and hiking companion Dave Womble, we arrived in Bryson City, NC early Thursday morning March 2. By 9:15 AM we were at the trailhead parking lot and our hike was underway. From the...
I know, I know . . . . it's a name of an "adult" movie. But, that's not what I'm talking about here. Instead, I AM talking about the failing enrollment of males at institutions of higher education across America....
The Center for Public Integrity has published a report on lobbying reforms in the states. The driving point of the article is that the state-level reforms enacted thus far (since 2003) outpace federal reforms by a significant margin. The Volunteer...
Whenever we print the words "Bob Corker", both our site and our blog get hammered with hits. Sometimes it takes a while for all of the comments and links to find their way back to us. ...
The Spread of Papermaking in Europe From Samarkand,India papermaking spread to Baghdad in the 8th century AD and into Damascus, Egypt, and Morocco by the 10th century. Many Chinese materials were not available to Middle Eastern papermakers, who instead used...
Why do we so often think there are only two ways to do things? "It's my way or the other way I could imagine doing this" is what we think. I was walking through WalWorld the other day when The...
The words "this is getting way too complicated" spring to mind... From Chattanoogan.com: County Commission Chairman Larry Henry on Thursday defended the three out-of-state finalists for Hamilton County school superintendent. "I can tell you this without reservation - we have three good candidates,"...
We spent this morning at the Dr since Lizzie has had a temp since yesterday afternoon. We had been treating it and were able to get it to come down but when she woke up it was 104.6 so I...
I thought the Internet and I were good friends, then Google shows me how Mr. I's been sittin' on this sweet gem for a while. So WHEN exactly were you gonna tell me about this? Darn right you're sorry. Anyway, here's a sample...
Dear South, We both knew that when I left I would miss you. My new land doesn't make me as happy as you do, that's no surprise. I miss your rolling hills and ridges. I miss your warmth. I...
Had lunch with Missy Crutchfield from the Arts and Education office with the city and Brian Gray from Comcast about doing a live TV show from UTC's studio. The focus would be on, you guessed it, Arts and Education...
Apparently we broke federal law on a road trip this past weekend... Paducah, KY has the cheapest liquor and cigarettes in the states, and we bought some good Kentucky bourbon for my friend Joe's birthday, then proceeded to take it...
Click on the icon above to listen to this podcast, in which John discusses education and school funding with Rob Sexton of Chattanooga's www.NextBowl.com. Click the PDF Text File to read the interview. ...
Tonight I wish to sketch for you three different ways in which Christians have attempted to think philosophically about God. I have in mind not simply three different arguments or sets of beliefs about God, but three different styles of...
Somewhere out there a man has started thinking about God again. It’s been so long since he’s looked at his wife while she sleeps. It’s been so long he’s always in a hurry to fall into dreaming and breathing and...
When people comment on his blue eyes, I have to tell them that they're not really blue. We just accidentally washed him with a new pair of bluejeans when he was a baby....
I'm way pumped about this week's issue of The Chattanooga Pulse. Indie rock hits the Scenic City stands today. Interview and review of Jaymay and Sea Green, See Blue. Jaymay on the web. On the myspace. Record review of Dead Heart Bloom. This record...
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