We were thrilled to photograph Logan and Daniel's wedding recently in Asheville, North Carolina at Homewood. Each wedding and each couple that we photograph is meaningful to us, but there's something about Logan and Daniel that registers on a new...
A sweet, dear friend suprised us today when she dropped by to share some goodies with us.Every Wednesday afternoon, several of our hippie friends stop by a local drop-off and pick up their produce from a co-op that they are...
Today’s photo, courtesy of 4-8-4, is of a new public art installation on the green across from Ross’ Landing downtown. Have you joined our Flickr group yet?...
P's learning the fine art of vegetable gardening - in containers, since the dirt in our backyard is pretty much definitely contaminated with lead and asbestos and all kinds of similarly yummy stuff. And technically the landlords own that dirt...
Floundering in fourth place isn’t much fun as a fan, but I suppose I could look on the bright side of the Braves’ season and think of it as an opportunity for new and different in-season analysis. This is the...
With only 2 days left until the Wedding; I have a few things to finish up before Saturday. Here's my TO DO list: Thursday 1) Go to Hobby Lobby to pick up some more flowers 2) Go to Target for...
So, our little family sat poised on the edge of my bed, watching the CBS Evening News, munching on popcorn... but no interview with Carl. Evidently, Carl's boss talked with Byron Pitts, the news anchor who interviewed Carl, today and...
The KozKoz is doing great and his lump/bump was not cancerous! We are so happy and so relievedHe had a big play day today with his buddies!The RaceIt was a beautiful morning!This and the rest of my pictures were snapped...
There is a reason that this week is particularly momentous for me. Though no one can fully know the inner heart of another, I am as certain as I can be that my father would have been overjoyed to...
With most restroom hand dryers now being automatic, you may have forgotten how to operate an old-school one
Here’s how:
1. Put your left index finger in the hole.
2. Clap for bacon.
Got it? Good.
Happy hand drying!
(Reprinted from my old blog.)...
It was recently announced that after an 18-month application and approval process, local cooperative Crabtree Farms is the first farmer’s market in the state of Tennessee that can accept food stamps for purchases. Crabtree Farms felt it was important to...
As the beautiful little girl sat quietly on the edge of her bed, herbrother—a smallish, brown haired boy—came running into her room totell her some exciting news."Sissy! Sissy! Are you there?"Kristi, this was the girl's name, smiled calmly."Yes, I am...
Senator John McCain's seven homes are all proof that he is out of touch with regular Americans. We should vote for Barack Obama because he has only one house and it's only valued at $1,650,000 - Now that sounds more...
How cool. My little brother is a speech pathologist and he works for the American Institute for Stuttering in New York City. My dad posted this on his facebook today."I just received a call from our son, Carl, letting me...
Without reading the first part of this post, the conclusion probably won't make much sense. Please click the link or scroll down a few :). An invitation awaits those of you who read to the end! ~ ~ ~ ~...
i love love love these pics... what a very happy baby and very grumpy 2 year old I had today!I am amazed at just how much Autumn is coming into her little self! She is just wanting to move all...
Hey, all. Those of you on Friendfeed have likely heard that while I was away interviewing at NC State, my Otto my basset hound was boarding at the animal hospital, and somehow his mild entropion (a turning in of the...
AEC will conclude its 2008 Back Row Film Series with the world premiere of "Green Light on the Southern: The Life and Times of Norman Blake," accompanied by live "old time" music and remarks from filmmaker Barry Cammon. The event...
First the perfunctory "Andy Berke Campaign Kick-off" details: September 3rd, 5 pm, Bessie Smith Hall. BBQ will be served (natch). Secondly: if you haven't "friended" Andy on Facebook, it's worth it just for the status updates. "Andy is thinking the gnats infesting...
Today I am inventing Blogging Tapas. I have no idea if anyone else has ever called it this, so if there is proof they did it before me, I bow to their master mind. Otherwise, I plant my flag on...
After listening to Hilary Clinton preach about how government will solve all of America's social and moral problems, I thought to myself, "Where is Vladamir Putin, prime minister of Russia, because it sounds exactly like something he would say?" Seriously,...
TECHNOLOGY AND EMOTIONThe Tennessee delegation has 85 members at the Democratic National Convention who range from a 19 year old Sophomore, Cody Goodman, from Union University to nationally elected officials, Representatives Lincoln Davis and Jim Cooper. Congressman Davis hosted the...
[Pat Branham is a delegate for Hillary Clinton to the Democratic Convention in Denver. Her blog about the convention will appear this week on the Chattanooga Times Free Press website. Pat is Director of a Clinical/Vocational Staff at Unum, an...
The remnants of Tropical Storm Fay came through our area and dumped rain all day yesterday. It was pretty miserable and I think rain makes our house feel even smaller, so Fuller and I opted for some time at the...
A Chattanooga Party A party, in Chattanooga, on an ordinary Monday night? This is one problem if it's your daughter's birthday but quite another if it's a client's objective. Especially when the client's target audience is professionals, families, singles, couples, students......
Thanks to our local PBS affiliate, I’ve been able to watch nearly every second of the Democratic National Convention’s first two days.
After sitting through all the bad pantsuits, bad dancing, and bad-to-mediocre speeches, I am left with a stark realization:...
A dozen or so years ago, the department head while I was in grad school was Dr. Peter Cooper, an accomplished performer and educator. Peter taught me conducting, theory, and several other subjects, often on a one-to-one basis. (I was...
I spent all of last week in San Jose for the annual Search Engine Strategies conference. I learned a lot, met some very cool people, visited San Francisco and Carmel and even played Rock Band for the first time. (Photos...
1. Some of my friends were part of the elite group and some were nerds or geeks. I never really felt like I fit in anywhere though.
2. Writing essays, reports, and papers. Gosh how I hate to write papers!
3....
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