Breaking News: Mayor Ron Littlefield has banned a Times Free Press reporter from access to city records and employees. Our source says many in the paper's newsroom are devastated that their organization isn't fighting back. Read our story here....
My sister sent these pictures to me. Our dad put up the birdhouse over a year ago, and a bluebird couple has finally made a nest in it. My sister is waiting for the eggs to appear now. :) Beautiful!...
I realize by now that I'm not a dependable blogger and that's okay with me. When I say that I am doing this for myself, I really am for the most part. I like having my own little...
Tomorrow, we are having an Easter Egg Hunt at my house. I can't wait, I love doing things like this with my family. This is Giada's first Easter and even though she can't find eggs, she will be...
In my travails around the net, I found this cool map of student learning. I show what I believe to be an integrated, environmental map of student learning: I think this shows what we, in Student Affairs, would call the...
Our little local brouhaha over transparency in government has already made its way to Editor & Publisher (via pulseblogger):Times Free Press Editor and Publisher Tom Griscom told E&P that he had spoken to Littlefield and Weber, but would not say...
"Men who aren’t enough like human beings even to hate – what one feels when they loom into view is just an overwhelming lack of interest, the sort of deep disengagement that is often a defense against pain. Against sadness....
Steven Jay Gould: Understanding Evolution Transcript: Q: Why do we humans have a hard time understanding, and sometimes accepting, evolution? What, in your opinion, is the major stumbling block? A: Deep time is hard to grasp. I don't know that it or any...
I got a little upset with one of those pesky chain mails that a friend emailed me the other day. So I thought I would use my response to start a new open thread. Everyone likes to bash...
"I'm pretty militant about televisions and its radiation and how it kills people, so you're going to hear about me soon, but it will probably only be on the radio. You don't even want to know what those f*$#ing plasma...
I have encountered the first wine in which the taste was made better by the price. Approximately twice the goodness of the sensory taste is accomplished by the price of $4.99 for the bottle. A decent, unoffensive, slightly spicy wine...
Read the full story here. "Griscom said the mayor's office had never contacted the paper with any complaints about Weber prior to the ban. 'I am trying to reconstruct a series of events that have occurred over a period of time...
Noel's family has a strong Ukranian heritage that makes itself known most visibly at Easter. This year marks my first attempt at making the traditional Easter bread and cheese spread by myself. It seemed worthy of record. Friday, April...
This is a photo from the end of last year's hummingbird season, but it apparently could have been current. I was gazing out my window a few minutes ago and something briefly caught my eye that was moving a lot...
Our Father Who Art In Heaven. Yes? Don't interrupt me. I'm praying. But -- you called ME! Called you? No, I didn't call you. I'm praying. Our Father who art in Heaven. There -- you did it again! Did what? Called ME. You said, "Our Father, who art...
[Note: through the largesse of my mother, I am flying home this afternoon for a less-than-48-hour-stay to see my most beloved wife and my darling, darling little girls, and to spend time with my family in Wichita. Will have...
Go right now and read Seraphim's Saving Zacarias. If you are celebrating Western Good Friday, it will lend an amazing cast to your meditations and observences. And even if you're not observing today as Good Friday, it is a wonderful...
Vespa is making two new hybrid scooter models, the first with a 50cc gas & 1K watt electric motor, the second with a 125cc gas & 2.5K watt electric motor. Lots more information and pictures at Retro Thing. Some very cool...
Chattanooga Mayor Ron Littlefield appeared briefly this morning on WGOW's "The Morning Press" to discuss the banning of Chattanooga Times Free Press reporter Michael Weber from the access to the city. "He's a northerner who thinks we're all stupid," said Littlefield....
'Cause I is a genius type... English Genius You scored 100% Beginner, 92% Intermediate, 86% Advanced, and 86% Expert! You did so extremely well, even I can't find a word to describe your...
We made it to Ohio yesterday afternoon, around 5 pm, and all is well in the Buckeye state! Fuller had a ball getting all his pent up energy out by tearing around my parent's house and taking a walk to...
We elected a Congressman with an admitted drug problem. Rush Limbaugh continues to be a spokesperson for Republican conservatives despite his recent drug problem. The President of the United States serves as the President despite his past drinking history and...
To a great degree, I am a perfectionist. This is particularly the case when it comes to the spelling and usage of words. I continue to hear the word myself misused in conversation. It seems that many...
After posting my latest opinion article to the chattanoogan.com, I received an e-mail query from an interested citizen. I put a fair amount of effort into researching and writing my response, so I thought I'd post it to this blog...
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