Below is my distillation of remarks given by Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam at the September 18, 2009 SETPAC luncheon, first in his general address (aka "stump speech") and afterward when he took questions from the audience. The three largest challenges facing...
Here’s a quickly thrown together checklist of gear, with notes, that anyone should be mindful of when going backpacking. I tried to be as complete as possible, though I’m sure I’m missing something…
Packs & Sleeping
Tent, poles, stakes, groundcloth
Sleeping bag
Sleeping pad
Backpack
Day...
No, not a tampon commercial. I'm just talking about the past few weeks in Access & Delivery at the North Carolina State University Libraries. Over the summer, we closed our Media & Microform Center (MMC) due to budget cuts, which...
Whoever came up with the idea for allowing a one year old to have an entire cake to himself must have been a glutton for punishment (no pun intended).I know, these pictures are a week after his birthday, but we...
It’s interesting to work with Matthew “The Legislator” Hurtt. You never quite know what he’s going to say, and he says quite a lot during any given day. Despite growing up in Tennessee, I’ve learned more about insider TN politics...
Michael Silence has an interesting proposal for 2012.
Please no. Please, please no.
Yes, I’m from Chattanooga. Yes, I’m a conservative. Yes, I even worked with Senator Corker’s office with he was Mayor of Chattanooga and pushing the 21st Century Waterfront.
That...
Almost 22 years ago while I was honeymooning, I saw The Biltmore Estate for the first time.
Extravagant.
Impressive.
Magnificent.
Gargantuan.
French Renaissance-ish
Twenty-two years later it's all those things and more. Additional rooms have been restored and opened for public viewing; its winery, housed...
Go after her ghost writer….
Politico finds it shocking! that Palin would pick an Evangelical, partisan conservative to help her write her book. I mean, who wants someone with a similar values, opinions and background to help you write your own...
Favorite Clarks shoes coordinate with well-chosen elements from nowhere in particular to prove once again that it's not what you wear but how you wear it....
Her talents extend beyond the walls of Tangerinas on River Street. That swooping, A-line hem is an original handcraft from salvaged fabric and plays well with the candy striped slippers....
I had a feeling all along that Kings wouldn’t get a second season. That we’d be left hanging with David in Exile. David Plotz at Slate reviews and laments the cancellation, too. I didn’t like his review, so I’ll make...
…unless, perhaps, the name is "Kennedy." The Christian Science Monitor notes Beau Biden's (son of Vice President Joe Biden) likely U.S. Senate candidacy, and goes on to mention a few more "political dynasties in the making" around the nation, including...
And it’s a really old episode of Donahue… It does show however, that this problem of ours has been in plain sight for 30 years. We just turned a blind eye to it...
Last night Fuller went ahead and flipped the little desk calendar over to October. He wanted to go ahead and do it so he wouldn’t have to do it tomorrow.
Since it is October 1st, we are now officially in...
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