A fairly well-placed source seemed to indicate tonight that recent buzz surrounding U.S. Senator Joe Biden of Delaware as a potential choice for Barack Obama's Veep nominee may, in fact, mean something. Of course, everyone's got an opinion about whom will...
But, whatever. I don't claim to wave the flag for feminists causes.My friend Shannon is visiting this weekend. As we left church this morning, I was confronted by a flat tire on my car. Bummer.Shannon immediately jumped...
0816081104.jpgOriginally uploaded by SkipGienappSaturday was orientation at the university where I work. Every fall, I stand before these "eager young minds" and cajole them to bring their class schedule with them to buy books in my bookstore. ...
It is very interesting to me to watch my fellow Kenyans running in the Olympics. The interesting part about it is the way they are so very different???. The last race I watched, I think it was the 1500 meters,...
I haven’t really blogged much about this pregnancy here on this blog. I put most of those updates on my personal blog, Always, Alli.
Overall, the pregnancy is doing well. I’ve moved into the second trimester and am finally starting...
Talking (briefly) about bridging the gap between what employers on the web expect from college graduates and what they’re actually getting and her efforts to close that gap. #...
I've been sewing a lot over the past week which has been so much fun. I love making gifts for people and equally love to receive homemade gifts. I took labeling Lizzie's rest towel to a new extreme. LOL I...
A nationwide tour of Hydrogen fuel-cell powered cars made its stop in Chattanooga today. This photo of VW’s hydrogen car, the HyMotion Touran, is courtesy of RJackson.
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I like blogs that showcase the worst of things. There used to be separate blogs entitled "what not to knit" and "what not to crochet." Loved them, but I think they're both inactive now. Anyway, found a new one -...
The staff at my library are usually hip, young folks from the local university. I glow with the approval of them when they look over my literary picks. Kurt Vonnegut, huh? Cool., the skater dude with the longish hair will......
After numerous syncs with iTunes on multiple computers, all the calendar items on my iPhone were screwed up. Sometimes it was off by as much as a day. Sometimes I had duplicates on both days. Instead of...
If you’re new to the world of social media, you’re probably thinking, “how on earth am I supposed to keep up with all of this?” Don’t worry. Even the experts think that.
A great way to manage all of this...
Literally forming two hours before their first show on February 14, 2005, Hotpants Romance is a Brit-chick, garage/punk trio from Manchester, U.K. Originally, after a band backed out of a gig at the last minute, the idea was to play...
I'm thinking through the post I wanna write to honor my baby's 16th celebration of her birth, but these things can't be rushed; in addition to out of town company, I have a few distractions, namely Rachel's newest addition.
Meet Nelson.
Nelson...
Please excuse our website. We are still in the tweaking process. Some of the links we have added will not be functinable yet. We will get them working as soon as possible. For your reading pleasure, though, we will be...
If you are fully involved in my online life, you know I twitter. In fact, if you can see my updates in the box on the left side of this blog (it says “Twitter Alli” in case you miss it)....
Well, I finally got "the men" to fix my car, 2 serpentine belts later and my car is back in service.This is my Mother's cat, which my nephew named Ammo. He is such a cutie!Matthew came home and took the...
Resistance Magazine is in the process of redesigning a new layout! Upon first starting our online magazine, we felt that the current design was simple and effective.But, the more we post, the more convoluted and messy our once simple design...
Where is Michael Phelp's dad? Phelps' dad left him and his sisters when he was seven. One of his sister's tells that she would swim in the pool to escape the yelling and fighting between her mom and her dad. When...
The new year has brought new things. Like a few nights ago when I was passed on the road by a fox. He walked calmly right past me, without so much as a glance in my direction. A surreal, funny...
It's official. Rafa Nadal became #1 in the world tennis rankings today. He's a clay specialist no more -- he does it all. photo by Christophe Ena photo source unknown photo by Clive Brunskill...
The November 4, 2008 general election has been in sight for a very, very long time for a few candidates for President and their associates. This week marks a milestone in the process for down-ticket races being decided on...
I had this encounter while waiting in line for the consignment sale which I've been thinking about quite a bit over the last 24 hrs. You can't throw several moms in line together without conversation breaking out about our kids...
After being interviewed by the school administration, the teaching prospect said, "Let me see if I've got this right: "You want me to go into that room with all those kids, correct their disruptive behavior, observe them for signs of...
mama and the new baby are doing well…about 4 months to go! I got to feel the baby kick for the first time recently, which is of course a really cool experience. the kids love talking about the new baby...
Alice had her “potty day” this weekend, so now she’s all done with diapers! hooray for our big girl. she’s still got a ways to go before she’s got it all figured out, but so far so good. she’s often more...
This story is part of the Veekly Vorld Noog’s “Veek of VW” series.
In town last week to supervise site preparation at his company’s future plant location at Enterprise South, Volkswagen of America executive director of facilities development Werner Mannz enjoyed...
I would like to report a great big fat FAIL on the part of InideHigherEd.com's so-called "career coach." If you read the story "Grad School Juggling," here, you'll note a desperate single mom wondering about how to deal with her...
There was a baby born to another lady at church about 3 weeks before Mandy. I really should move pews, because currently I'm sitting about 3 pews behind her and I think it's beginning to get to me. In my...
This post is about the interviews between Rick Warren and John McCain at Warren’s church Saturday night. The title is about a question that I don’t even feel very comfortable raising. I only comment on this because I...
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