March 26nd i asked Kinsey Nicole Bolinger to marry me. she said yes. it was a huge milestone in an already established relationship - we have been dating for close to 4 1/2 years now. i dont really feel cheezy...
My new Jamis Xenith T1 TT bike is ready to ride and it is an amazingly stunning machine. It looks like a stealth bomber and weighs in at 16.22 pounds without pedals. Bamm. I lovingly call it Blackbird. ...
M104-Sombrero Galaxy on 4/10/08
The sky is beautiful tonight here in the Smokies and so I’m filling in a bit more of my Messier catalog. M104 - The Sombrero Galaxy is quite a sight in the night sky - it’s striking...
The biggest concern is for my mother-in-law. She had emergency surgery last night to remove a portion of her colon that had died. They suspect a blood clot had blocked the blood supply, but they need to run more tests...
Wow, I just noticed my Typepad Pensieve blog is nearing the 10,000th comment (I wonder what it'd be if I rolled my Blogger blog into the count....). Let's make it FUN! Old timers, newbies, lurkers--give me your best shout out...your...
Excerpts to ponder from a couple of recent works by longtime fave, Tara Servatius:
From “Throwing Darts in the Dark: The problem with media polling“…
Take the two big polls that dominated the news last week, the ones that claimed the Rev....
Apparently, when Mr. P turned two, he grew out of his naps. Every day, we put him down for a nap after lunch, and every day, he chats to himself for an hour or more and doesn't fall asleep.Until four...
Coal can be called anything but clean. Yes it does account for a major portion of our power generation in the U.S. Coal is not clean , the "hype" by the industry is miss leading at best. The lion's share...
Wear’s Valley Sunset 4/10/08
Tonight’s sunset was very nice and while there are a few clouds in the sky, I’m hopeful that I’ll be able to do a bit of stargazing tonight....
This made it the more likely that he had seen a true vision. For instead of making common things look commonplace, as a false vision would have done, it had made common things disclose the wonderful that was in...
here i am...on the old blog after years of absence. should i blog more? is everyone else that i used to care about still blogging? is blogging still relevant?...
Alicia, I vow and covenant, before God and Christ’s Church here, to be your husband as long as we both shall live. I covenant to be the head of our home and your head as Christ is the head of...
If you're like me, you enjoy the music programming on WTCI more than just about anything else. Well, I'm glad to tell you that April's a great month for music!
Be sure to catch the great John Prine on Austin City...
I was reminded of one of the most harrowing, painful experiences of my life (and one of the most fun to write) from Laura's photo-poem prompt today. As a tween, teen, then 20-something, I thought I liked roller coasters. Now...
Welcome to the new WTCI Blog. You've most likely found us through our website, www.wtcitv.org. In the past few months we've been working hard to make sure the site is easy to navigate, pleasing to the eye, and full of...
On a quest of sorts this week, I've noticed subtle changes in the way I frame pictures. My eye, initially drawn to the obvious, settles on the edges. Even when my camera isn't an extension of my hand, I'm visualizing...
Since the ShortStat Poll proved so successful for Mint Stan suggested I follow suit for the current project. It’s only four questions and shouldn’t take more than 8 lines to answer:...
Learn whether your travel destination makes Ranch dressing available. For instance, in Europe, you’ll find Ranch Dressing in France, Germany, England, Ireland, and the Netherlands. You’ll have no luck in Norway or the Ukraine. Much of the continent, unfortunately is...
The President doesn’t see [the surge] as an escalation…Escalation is also a question of, are you changing the strategic goal of what you’re trying to do? Condoleezza Rice, January 2007
Anyone else sick of the verbal gamesmanship of this sad failure...
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Federal employees charged millions of dollars to government credit or debit cards, according to a Government Accountability Office study released Wednesday. A new GAO study sheds light on federal employees' improper use of credit and debit cards. Those...
The past few days have been pretty blah for me as a mom. I’ve been hard on myself for lack of discipline, energy, and overall excitement about life. I know I’m not the only one to ever have this problem,...
Yesterday morning I was making waffles while the Today Show family kept me company. Matt Lauer started talking about plastic bottles and how they could be harming you. I thought the segment would be about reusing the plastic bottles bottled...
Is there anyone in America (the world? Mars??) who doesn't know what these are attached to? I can't imagine. The Golden Arches are a slice of Americana (albeit a deep-fried, salty, heart-attack-waiting slice...).
"Idol" is defined as an object worshiped or...
Bo & Jill Watson At Bella Serra Hypocrisy to a politician is like bamboo to a panda. State Senator Bo Watson of Hixson, the self-proclaimed "New Face of Leadership", is neither...
As you might have already predicted, like Liz, Sean and Michael, I was seriously displeased to find Phil Bredesen making kissy face with the liquor lobby.Boo, Phil. Disappointing is becoming a real habit for you. Meanwhile, while you’re shirking your unique...
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