this year, I am not going to sweat the small stuff...there are more pressing things to worry about, and there is plenty of water to go round...happy new year ...
Press release follows: Chattanooga, TN (January 2, 2007) -- For more than fifty years, the Arts & Education Council of Chattanooga (AEC) has provided opportunities for members of the Chattanooga community to participate in arts programs. Through the Conference on Southern...
When I changed out my handle bars, I decided to change my shocks. The stock shocks that come on a Sportster are way too soft. I also thought they were too tall as well. The stock shocks...
The handle bar change on my bike was not as easy as it may appear. It was not just an unbolt the old bars and bolt the new ones on. The new mini apes have a 10" rise....
Moving to a new place means finding the endearing little things about your new alt weekly. Mine is the St. Louis Riverfront Times . The Randall Roberts has been supplying a steady stream of contributions to an emerging academic...
SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN!This is how: first I have to drive from Frostproof to Vero Beach on this lonely stretch of road.It keeps going.And goingNothing but orange groves on one sideAnd orange groves on the otherThen, signs of civilizationAnd welcome...
David Y., the mitch, Ruth Originally uploaded by April.Roe. April has photos up of the New Years Eve shenanigans at Zillen-Daniel-Diesel's pad. Not quite the epic bacchanalia of last year, but memorable...
I haven't really been doing too many PPP entries lately. For one, I feel like I'm too busy to even check what's available and secondly, I'm working 2 jobs so by the time I get a chance to see...
By three a.m. all the morning birds will be crying And that old highway will be sighing And my dreams feel as cold as my bones on the long walk home. And my coat is old and growin thin And...
Weather Bulletin - North DakotaPriceless This text is from a county emergency manager out in the western part of North Dakota after a snowstorm. North Dakota News WEATHER BULLETIN Up here, in the Northern Plains, we just recovered from a Historic event--- may...
Attitude makes all the difference in our lives. There once was a woman who woke up one morning, looked in the mirror, and noticed she had only three hairs on her head. "Well," she said, "I think I'll braid my hair...
these pictures were taken a few days ago. oliver often makes his place on my lap early in the morning intent on snuggling for as long as possible. i, of course, have no objection to that. usually,...
Birder Bill Haley looking at a Barn Owl On Saturday December 30, I participated in the annual Christmas Bird Count here in SE Tennessee. My partner Bill Haley and I ended up seeing a total of 60 different species...
Since the largest majority of poor people in the United States are white one would imagine that there would be a concerted effort to plant churches and launch "mercy" ministries among them. As I drove from St. Louis and Atlanta near...
It's 2007 and the start of a new year. I have about 2 weeks left at my "seasonal" job and am undecided about whether I want to work there on a part-time basis. Of course, they have...
Scott and I made the 11 or so hours up to my parents house in Kempton, PA for Christmas this year. Actually first we stopped off in Elmer, NJ to spend some quality time with Scott's sister Heather her husband...
Once upon a time there were three old men who sat around and did nothing but pretend they were smarter than each other. One was a writer who could not write. The other, a sallow faced fellow, was...
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