The other day my pal Sam asked me how I managed the Fever notification sign-up page. He wanted to do something similar for a new project he’s working on. So I sent Sam my source code and we decided that...
There is no end to the possibilities of skin under the neon lights.
Faces are meaningless. Arms and calves hold the fate of the universe in their open pores.
Hope. Drunken forgetfulness. One and the same.
But not for me.
Only books stacked against...
TMZ is reporting that LeRoi Moore of Dave Matthews Band died this afternoon while visiting the band in Los Angeles. His death is apparently related to an ATV accident suffered earlier this year. Leroi was a saxophone virtuoso that had...
You are not going to believe this. The bigfoot was a fake.
My favorite quote:
The hoax was discovered after an “expedited melting process,” Kulls wrote. “A break appeared up near the feet area … as the team and I began examining...
A commenter on abcnews.com's Political Radar, after U.S. Sen. Joe Biden tells media stalkers that he's "not the guy": Why would Obama agree to let HRC have a roll call vote that would derail his convention? He wouldn't. He knows it...
If you read today’s Times Free Press article about Google Street View and decided to look me up, thanks!
Most of my blogging is done at Chattarati, a Chattanooga-centric news and opinion blog....
I’ve moved thorg.com to my own hosting servers, and am working on getting the blog moved over as well. In the meantime, you may or may not need to update your bookmarks and/or rss feeds. The new (same old) blog...
The blog — fresh posts and the archives — will be back soon. I’m installing wordpress and cleaning up the entries a bit before I do the big import of the archives…
UDATE: I’ve moved thorg.com to my own hosting servers,...
As April and Bets have already chronicled, we indeed all got our new piercings. Because I’m a nerd and a weanie, I just got another hole in my ear…
…and consequently my tale of The Moment of Piercing itself is rather...
Fair warning: this is a proud mamma post...yep, yep... our little Autumn Marie is using her first baby sign!She has conquered the baby sign for more and is using it like a pro!I guess I just can't believe she is...
Simon, I am super happy for you that you won the silver medal at the Olympic Triathlon event. You showed unbelievable athletic prowess, determination and class.You are awesome....
I've moved thorg.com to my own hosting servers, and am working on getting the blog moved over as well. In the meantime, you may or may not need to update your bookmarks and/or rss feeds. The new (same old) blog...
While we were in Vermont my mother-in-law asked if I’d make her some curtains for the guest room (the room we stay in). So I spent some time sewing over vacation, pretty fun. But I’ve never sewn on a machine...
I just found this. Get your church together on a Saturday night or Sunday night and watch this video, if (and I mean IF) you're interested in saving your kids from the poison of the American Dream and the pursuit...
When we travel and when we speak, one of the questions we are most often asked is about our marriage/business relationship. Certainly Joy and I consider ourselves blessed to be able to work together doing something that we're so passionate...
While out west, Quint and I took in a trip to Davis, California. Davis has the highest bike tranportation rate of the nation (25%). We had to check it out. We weren't disappointed.They had everything needed to encourage people to...
Tennessee Valley WineryLoudon TennesseeI am far from being a wine connoisseur but I do like a glass of wine every now and then. It seems like there have been several new wineries springing up across Tennessee in recent years. When...
September: “And Can It Be That I Should Gain” by Charles WesleyOctober: “All Glory, Laud and Honor” translated by John M. NealeNovember: “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God” by Martin LutherDecember: “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” by Charles WesleyJanuary: “God,...
Hey there, y'all!This is a shameless request for comments on my blog from those of y'all that I know are dear to read it! Most of y'all just send me an email, and I greatly appreciate that...but I'm hoping...
Sixteen years ago when I met her face to face, I thought she was one of the most amazing creatures I'd ever met.
Not much has changed in the 140,000+ hours since.
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Looks like the energy crisis is about to hit the Scenic City. According to the Times Free Press, TVA will raise its electricity rates by 17% in October. As if that wasn’t bad enough, there may be a subsequent rate...
This story is part of the Veekly Vorld Noog’s “Veek of VW” series.
Ground is breaking today at the future site of Jetta’s House, a Volkswagen-sponsored worship center scheduled to open in early 2009 across the street from the company’s future...
You don’t need to know how to detect triangular arbitrage or understand interest rate parity and forward pricing to become familiar with basics of currency exchange. At a fundamental level it is quite simple....
From CNN: (AP) -- College presidents from about 100 of the nation's best-known universities, including Duke, Dartmouth and Ohio State, are calling on lawmakers to consider lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18, saying current laws actually encourage dangerous...
Just a quick note on being sanctimonious.Today has been a real illustration on drama, both personal and in the workplace. I thank the Lord my life is relatively unaffected by all of the foolishness.Thoughts for the day... (mixed bag)Please sit...
I'm going to work on some server issues in the next day or three, so please bear with me. The blog might look a little funny for a while, or even disappear altogether, briefly. It'll be back soon, though......
We all know how important first impressions are, right? It's sort of like how Anne McCaffrey's dragons "impress" on new dragonriders-to-be. (Yes, I'm feeling nostalgic with a new herd of freshmen on campus.) First impressions are essential, particularly when you're...
See video of Obama's interview here.Obama addresses abortion in Part 3 of the video, starting around the 3:00 mark...First, let me review the question. "At what point does a baby get human rights in your view?" Certainly this is a...
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