I asked for some thoughts from District 52 candidate Jon Davidson after his opponent in the November 7 election, Representative Rob Briley, was among four Democrats on the House Constitutional Protections Committee who refused to second a motion to discuss...
OK Alias people. . was anyone else surprised/baffled by the conversation btwn Jack and Sydney. You know, Syd tells Jack she hates lying to Will. . .Jack says they must do so for Vaughn's safety. . .That strike anyone...
If you have a lot of tension and get a headache, do what it says on the aspirin bottle: take two and keep away from children. It's a very strange name they picked for "Social Security". For what they actually send,...
Today, Dana made some major changes in his style as a toddler artist. I'm pretty excited. Even though he's 3 1/2, he usually spends the bulk of his drawing time attacking the construction paper, mostly just to bang his markers...
I'm currently reading Introduction to Christianity by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, lately Pope Benedict XVI. It's a primer to the Apostles' Creed, and deals specifically with what it means to "believe" on an epistemic level in our modern and post-modern...
Lent this year has been among the most difficult times of my life, and that of our household. Never would I have chosen the sorts of disciplines we have been experiencing. Nor has the Paschaltide brought swift deliverance...
Today I decided to paint. It's great fun even if paint gets in your hair and on your contact lenses. Gratification is practically instant (it's CHANGE, it's CLEAN) since I don't really follow the rules. Yeah, I...
What with the National Cornbread Festival goin' on this weekend in South Pittsburg, Tennessee, my curiosity was piqued. What other anamolous food festivals should I plan on attending in my lifetime? Standard festival fare includes the National Buffalo Wing Festival,...
In the past few weeks, I've been treated to quite an unusual correspondence with a Slovak friend of mine who is currently living in Trnava, Slovakia. He has called me twice now, both times on Saturday afternoon, just to talk....
Matt White's new "Inside Baseball" column launched the other day at the Tennessee Politics Blog. Every indication is that this will be a must-read whenever it happens, just like everything else on TPB. Among other things, White reported...
Here's a list of "easily mispronounced" domain names. Like therapistfinder.com. Or mp3shits.com. How about whorepresents.com. I mean, seriously now. All you have to do is read the things and you'll now something's wrong....
The lady in the red (a relative of a defendant in a murder case) is telling the woman who punches her (a relative of the murdered woman) that the murdered woman "had THC in her system" at the time of...
Jeff Whitty used to watch the Leno show but eventually got tired of Jay's fag jokes. So, he turned off his TV and wrote a letter. It's a good one.April 20th, 2006 Dear Mr. Leno, My name is Jeff Whitty. I...
I would like to share with you a few words of wisdom from Dr. Mike S. Adams. “It is time for those of us who are tired of the diversity movement to come up with our own definition of racism. Racism...
From Chattanooga Pulse. This show preview for Richard Buckner was supposed to begin like so: "I dreamed of a couple dancing close and drunk in the spray of lights they made." -Richard Buckner, Since Two record reviews. One for The Streets. The other for...
Jane Jacobs pretty much changed the way I think about where I live, how I live where I live, how I think about my neighborhood, town, city etc. If you haven't read her book "The Death and Life of Great...
…which I seem to have quite a lot of out here. Of course I have my constant little buddy with me but it’s good to have lots of rest from chaos for a little while. During the week I get...
The Yellow Deli, Chattanooga's favorite revived communal religious sect/sandwich provider, has posted some music on their website. "Health Food Ain't Got No Saving Power" is a highlight. Click here to listen....
One of Matt's high school student's works at Ben and Jerry's and he told Matt about Free Cone day. Obviously, we took them up on the free cone. Every Monahan, except me, was covered in stickiness. Mmmmm. ...
If you know anyone that grew up in a divorced home you HAVE to read this book!! There's a reason it was New York Times best seller. Being a divorced kid DID NOT make you "stronger."...
I felt like I was in a blah about my dieting. I mean, my year mark was coming up and I wasn't losing like I wanted in order to meet a goal I had set. I wanted to...
Oh I never thought we would get to here, my how time flies ( snark). Do we really only have just a 1000 Days until Bush is out of office? Only 24,000 hours, only 1,440,0000 minutes...
Woo Hoo! Got my eBay feedback score up to "10" and a gold star beside my name. Still a newbie, but on my way. >happy< >big grin< ********************************************************************* ...
In 2004, I had a falling out with Bruce Springsteen. Now what you have to understand is that before that time the Boss and I were very close. I once waited all day in line in Atlanta to see him live....
recent comments: