M101-Pinwheel Galaxy on 8/11/08
While siting out here waiting for the Moon to set so I can see the Perseid meteor shower, I’ve been taking some long exposures of some Messier objects. With the Moon out (and being so bright) there’s...
In Advance Records is releasing Better Walk Than Ride Like That on 140g vinyl with handpressed record covers by our buddy at Broken Press and design by our friend Flying Eye Design, mastered by Paul Brekus at Aardvark Mastering and...
Here she is; the girl at who's house I should have paid rent. She's been my best friend since third grade. We were the kind of friends that were inseparable. We spent many summer days at Nana's pool, most weekends...
This is an incredible illustration of why James Dobson's Focus on the Family is a just a steaming pile of -- well, a sham. A video producer for Focus on the Family is asking people to pray for rain when Sen....
iPhone Games - Quake 3 Arena Ported to iPhone - iPhone Hacks Maybe the greatest thing to happen to iPhone: will update when i jailbreak my touch and play it. ...
The Moon on 8/11/08
Tonight is supposed to be the best night for the Perseid meteor shower, but the Moon is really, really bright. It will be setting around 1:30am though, which is when the peak time for meteors stars. I’m...
I claim artistic license in the unabashed plagiarism in the subject of this post.
I also claim artistic lameness in using a lightsaber duel to symbolically represent the war we all fight with our debt. Darth Vader=Debt. You get...
My quest to run a 1/2 marathon in the very near future began on Monday, I was to run 3 miles at an easy pace. Those easy paces kill me, so I end up running a little faster and then I...
About two weeks ago, Fuller accidentally turned on the alarm function on his clock radio. We were kinda worried the incident had traumatized him and made him unreasonably afraid of alarms.
It did.
Since then, he’s woken-up several nights, crying and...
Last weekend we photographed a beautiful wedding at one of our favorite venues, the Fabulous Fox Theatre in Atlanta. The bride and groom, Amy and Jason, were fantastic and we'll be posting a few of their images soon.We were privileged...
The Political Insider let us in on a little secret today: U.S. Senator and GOP presidential hopeful John McCain gave a speech on the rather anxious situation in the Caucasus region, and parts of the speech bore an uncanny resemblance...
Their marriage was good, their dreams focused. Their best friends lived barely a wave away. I can see them now, Dad in trousers, work shirt and a hat; and Mom in a house dress, lawn mower in one hand,...
Personally I don’t think Georgia has a chance. And I don’t think there is a damn thing we can do to help them.
I couldn’t help but chuckle when I read McCain’s bluster.
Yeah. A war with Russia right now should be...
"CrossFit Total"Back squat, 1 repShoulder Press, 1 repDeadlift, 1 repPost total to comments.Coach's notes: Benchmark today with the above diagnostic. Click the link above for full instructions from Coach Rippetoe himself....
Three of my favorite people in the universe and conveniently three of my all-time favorite pictures ~
First born
June 1995, Night Heron Park on Kiawah Island
The Middle Child
Our back deck, Summer 1996. Cowboy to the core, loyal to his best friends...
Cramps. Bad Cramps. Feel awful, can't move.Taking a muscle relaxer, here are some pics of us yesterday watching the Olympics at Michael's apt. and me being lazy at home....
Beachhouse we stayed in on Tybee IslandView Larger MapSunrise Cafe in Tybee IslandView Larger MapBonnaventure Cemetery in SavannahView Larger MapThe Waving Lady of Savannah on River St.View Larger MapCothran Cemetery near MurfreesboroView Larger MapMine Monument in BricevilleView Larger Map...
On random occasions, I feel the need to check my Outlook's junk mail folder. Mostly because everything that ends up in there is, indeed, not junk. Only I rarely check it because most important things make it through, and it's...
Presumably due to the coming VW plant, Chattanooga is now one of Google's street view cities. View Larger Map chattanooga - Google Maps More funny (to me) stuff: View Larger Map Hey dude, shouldn't you be waving me to a spot? Notice the difference between GMaps...
From ESPN: BEIJING -- Halfway through what might have been the greatest comeback swim in Olympic history, Jason Lezak peered through his goggles at the lane to his right and briefly abandoned hope. "The thought really entered my mind for a split...
This case was the first trial run of the commissions system, and the decision proves nothing except that the system itself should be scrapped. Terrorism-related crimes should be tried in the time-tested domestic criminal justice system, a system whose rules...
First, let’s get this out of the way: What the heck is a Tweetup? WordSpy defines a Tweetup as:
A real world meeting between two or more people who know each other through the online Twitter service.
If you’ve been reading Chattarati...
Monday night: Braves stat update
Tuesday: Braves Check
Football season is creeping up around the corner, but I hope to finish out the baseball season with some good posts, even if the Braves are no longer in contention. There are still some...
Mike has taught Mandy many fun things. The cutest is when he asks her for a hug, she lays her head on his shoulder. Or maybe the cutest is the howling at the sun thing, but if there's one thing...
Good Morning and welcome to the “Hiatus” edition of the Breakfast Club. We’re going to take a little break starting tomorrow but never fear, we’re still around!
Chattanooga: Farmers’ Market remains homeless
Nearly two and a half years after the city acquired...
“Welcome to my dad’s new blog!”
—Sam “Outer Space Soccer Baby” Colrus
“Welcome to the NEW BillColrus.com!”
—Sam’s dad, Bill Colrus
After many starts and stops, I am thrilled to announce that the NEW BillColrus.com is now online. An enhanced and expanded version of...
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