On September 8th we plan on watching a show that isn't usually a part of our family television line up. We plan on watching America's Most Wanted so we can see if Damon's parents are on the show! To explain, the...
Lizzie had her 4 yr old wellness visit today and handled everything like a pro. She told us yesterday she didn't want to go and get a shot so I was getting quite nervous. We made a day of it...
James F. Brooks, Captives and Cousins: Slavery, Kinship, and Community in the Southwest Borderlands (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina, 2002). James Brooks’ study of New Mexico and the surrounding borderlands is an attempt to describe the experience of...
Now that Ron Littlefield has lost interest in dismantling Chattanooga's recycling program, has he turned his sights on a secret effort to get out of the library business? An article in Monday's paper let slip a little tidbit that I found...
[UPDATE: EPB will be holding a public hearing today (the 5th) at 5:30 on the 7th floor of the new EPB headquarters] First things first: please, stop with the scroll-bars within scroll-bars thing. It makes your website content difficult to access. So,...
On Thursday, September 6, 2007, Fred Thompson will announce he is running for President. Is it too late for him to become a serious candidate? With several changes in his non campaign staff, many experts think that...
Michael Vick, superstar quarterback, recently pled guilty to dog fighting charges. He is expected to serve jail time which may result in the end of a brilliant atheltic career. Click here to view video on Michael Vick's...
I opened my power bill today and found a letter to EPB customers about their Fiber to the Home plan. Now that the EPB board has voted on the plan, the next big step is going to be to...
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“Spheres can be hung from the trees as shown or from any other solid objects like buildings or rock faces. A web of rope is connected to any strong points available. This replaces the foundation of a conventional building. A...
Chattanooga City Attorney Randy Nelson said that he will need about three weeks to investigate whether Councilwoman Marti Rutherford has been living outside the district she was elected to represent. The Chattanoogan has the breaking story. More links...
In case you care, Target and Best Buy have differing special edition gift sets. (I think Target's "Nifty Gifty" edition is probably the better version.) Anyway... Yes, I am that much of a dork. ...
(The tree students say the white kids hung the nooses from) You remember the story: some white boys put up nooses in a tree at school to send a message to the black guys that wanted to sit under the...
A new study reports that men want "hot" women. Men's choices did not reflect their stated preferences, the researchers concluded. Instead, men appeared to base their decisions mostly on the women's physical attractiveness. The men also appeared to be much less choosy....
I have been trying to get Net from Comcast for 3 weeks now.
Just net! First they told me they would be out the next day (Tues.) after the first call.
Turns out that was a lie. I called to make enquiries...
greetings! we will be having a tour of our gardens
and sequatchie valley institute's facilities
this coming saturday, september 8th.
1-4pm central time.
we'd love to have you!
please give alex a call to let him know to expect you:
alex - 949-4598
take care!
- the...
Just thought I'd share a few of Gus' profound thoughts from yesterday afternoon... Eww, yuck! Really, how interesting! Actually, Mom, now you are really starting to bore me... And I just couldn't resist adding this one in honor of Uncle...
When I started dating my husband, I was horrified to learn that his 11 year old son still slept with him. Apparently this was started as an infant and they were never able to break it. I've never agreed with...
Ed Talone on the Benton MacKaye Trail American Hiking Society is a great place to work. As an employee, I have the privilege of working with a team of professionals who are dedicated to protecting hiking trails and the natural...
(Clemson quarterback Cullen Harper (10) throws against Florida State during the fourth quarter of their football game Monday Sept. 3, 2007, at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, S.C. Harper was 14 of 24 for 160 yards and two touchdowns as...
Here's a map, complete with documented news sources, of botched paramilitary police actions all around the country from 1985 onwards. I haven't crunched the numbers much, but we're looking at 296 entries. I know there's at least one...
American Hiking Society's Trail Programs Manager - Ivan Levin American Hiking Society is proud to administer the nation's only privately funded grant program dedicated solely to protecting America's hiking trails. Approximately $50,000 is awarded annually to trail and conservation organizations...
We've made it back to Jingzhou and are now in the process of dragging Seth through jet-lag for the second time in a month. The time here is twelve hours ahead of Chattanooga, TN which means it's exactly opposite of...
this past weekend i seriously accomplished the huge list of things i needed to. it's amazing what a deadline can do. it's even more amazing that i didn't have to work until last night. having had a...
"Those damn heterosexuals. What is to become of us?" This comment/question was recently posed to me by a friend I like to call Jeb. And other than the fact that there is really no context given, so that I cannot...
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