… I won’t have much nice to say about her, I’m afraid. I am glad that McCain chose a woman to run with him. I like Joe Biden, but I was rooting for Janet Napolitano for...
The nation was still rejoicing with the news of Sarah Palin being the choice of McCain, when I received the remark: “You know… you could do a really good impersonation of her. The pulled up hair, the glasses, the lips,...
Czechvar beer from the Czech republic is, according to my friend Beer Expert Bob, very bitter and a traditional Bavarian style pilsner. He feels that Czech beer is some of the absolute best beer anywhere. Southern Brewers FestivalIn other beer...
Ever since I first started playing drums along to Steely Dan records back in middle school, Bernard Purdie has been my favorite drummer. His work on The Royal Scam and Aja is some of the most fun to play in...
34 Weeks: Grandchild number three is closer to taking a first breath. Bethany sent this to us last week, so it's really week 35. Next weekend, we're flying to Minneapolis for a baby shower. But then the next trip will...
Another consignment sale is in town, I have been to it once. This time I think I will take some stuff to consign, I need to clear all the baby stuff we have. I know what I will be doing this...
Right now we have limited internet, but I wanted to fire off a quick post to let you all know that according to the race director there will be real time updates on the web, so you can track where...
My time on Twitter started back when it was first available publicly in August of 2006. For a while, it was lonely out in the Twitterverse. Not a lot of us Chattarati were here, although our blogging numbers were very...
Nielsen Media Research reports that more than 38 million Americans tuned in to watch Barack Obama's acceptance speech last night. Nielsen Media Research said more people watched Obama speak than watched the Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing, the final "American Idol"...
The allergy doctor ran some follow-up blood work on Mandy because skin pricks are not always the most dependable on babies her age. Leaves me wondering why they do them at all, but what do I know. Anyway, she is...
I’m almost ready, but Fuller keeps trying to climb in the car so we can go now. We are embarking on our new stage of family life- Auburn Season Ticket holders. This weekend is the kickoff and we plan on...
I'm so over today! I sometimes look at our blog name and think, maybe I should change it- I'd like to change it to little blond girl factory- but that's a tad creepy. lol Until Julia pees yet again on the...
Park(ing) Day is an annual celebration of transforming parking spaces into temporary public parks. And it's coming to your town, September 19th. Around the nation, inexpensive curbside parking results in increased traffic, wasted fuel, and more pollution. Did you know that...
Because I blog, I have details about that day. Reprinted from the original PENSIEVE, I thought it timely to re-post today. Who's Your Katrina?
Or maybe it's "What's" your Katrina? They're all around us, case in point:
The
morning Katrina was having her...
What an exciting 2 months lay ahead of us! We have Sarah Palin, the first woman ever on the GOP Vice-Presidential ticket and only the second in history (anyone remember Geraldine Ferraro?). Plus we have an African American on the......
From CNN: (CNN) -- Sen. John McCain on Friday announced Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential candidate, calling her "the running mate who can best help me shake up Washington." Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, here in February, will be...
Just a quick reminder: ChattUp, the first-ever Chattanooga Twitter meetup, is happening tomorrow night! The big event goes down at 7:30 p.m. at AVO Lounge in the CBC downtown. Several of the C-stars will be there, along with our friends...
A spokesperson from the Chattanooga Police Department stated that an officer lost his shirt Friday morning while on duty in downtown Chattanooga. The same officer had lost a taser last Tuesday night in the Rossville Boulevard area, which had...
Do you ever look around your house at the chaos and wonder, "How could I even considering adding another person to this mix?" I find myself doing that allot lately. Maybe it's the hormones or the ceaseless bouts of dry......
I'm sick to my stomach :(.
This morning we left earlier than normal for school so the kids could go to FCA. A dense fog shrouded us, visibility impaired as a result. Turning, then sitting at a traffic light, we saw...
I took this the other day and thought the colors were quite nice despite the overcast sky. I'm interested in the changing landscape of this area as U.S. Pipe structures are deconstructed and new development sprouts. Reviving this corridor, this...
Not that I don't have enough things on my plate as is, but I decided that I wanted to be even more involved in the "go green" movement. It seems that many people are not very informed about what...
[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, a realtor, an...
The Appalachian Trail runs through and near many towns as it winds its way from Georgia to Maine. But those found in Connecticut are perhaps the most fancy. This creates a fascinating dynamic of hobo hikers and upscale shoppers. Collier...
Little Graycen can tell you the name of every Disney princess along with every character that's a their stories. Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Jasmine, Ariel, Mulan, Poccahontas, Belle, Tinker Bell, and all their supporting cast. So when we looked...
The current charter dictates that the Chattanooga City Council should appoint and oversee an auditor, but that direction has never fully been followed, since 1990. Mayor Ron Littlefield instituted an audit division that is supervised by his office. ...
I am sooooo excited about Sarah Palin!All this time I was sure that McCain would choose a VP that would be pro-life, but wouldn't be outspoken about it... boy was I wrong!!!Finally!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Palin...
As an independent and a conservative, it might come as a shock to hear that I count tonight’s presidential nomination acceptance speech by Barack Obama as one of the best political speeches I’ve ever heard in my life, but it...
So....Joel, Sara, Jen and I were all enjoying a quiet sit in the hot tub Tuesday night, trying to melt off some of the stress after a particularly crazy day for us all. It was about 9:30pm or so...
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