Funny ? - no - hillarious Every year, English teachers from across the USA can submit their collections of actual analogies and metaphors found in high school essays. These excerpts are published each year to the amusement of teachers across...
Tabbouleh Salad 2 cups of hot water 1 cup bulgur wheat 1 cup chopped fresh parsley 1/2 cup of chopped fresh mint 1/2 cup of chopped onion 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice 2 tablespoons olive oil 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper Lettuce leaves 2 medium tomatoes, finely chopped Pour hot water...
A couple of months ago, I took Exam 70-292
Managing and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Environment for an MCSA Certified on Windows 2000 and failed. This was the first Microsoft Exam I have ever failed and I have...
Ok I have decided I need some cushionspillows for my porch swing to make it looks better but mainly for the comfort factor. So tonight I have gotten out the sewing machine and hopefully by sometime on Sunday I will have...
After much contemplation I have decided that 9rules is no longer a good fit for me. In spite of the separation, I wish the 9rules gang well and hope that I can turn over a new leaf here at...
We are camping out/checking in this week for CSAS - Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences. Described by someone I know as, Getting to send your kid to private school for free--we have eventually learned to accept the...
"Let me speak plainly. After my long experience, after my patience and forbearance, I have surely the right to protest against the untruth (would that I could apply to it any other word!) that evangelical religion, or any religion in a violent...
(It's nice to finally be home, I'll post more about how we're adjusting later. Head on over to flickr to see our first few days with Caroline.) Caroline Louise was born 10/11 at 8:29am. She weighs 9lbs and 15ozs and is...
I don't have exact numbers, but I'm told that Andy Berke won roughly 2/3 of the votes in a straw poll that was taken at the Brainerd Forum after last night's debate. About 60 Brainerd residents were present, with about 20...
The mass media still hasn't figured it out. When it comes to elections, it isn't money that decides the winner, and it isn't corporate-backing. It's votes, and that means people. Now granted, money is great for getting airtime and becoming a...
Al Gore is a winner. Al Gore was right. One of the best things for Al Gore about winning the Nobel Peace Prize is that the sound bites are finally all on his side. For decades the two-term vice president...
Atheist America, I mean, Air America carries new atheistic program-I have a few moments for a couple thoughts about this:I wish those producing this program would realize that the tighter Americans wrap their arms around the god of "unaccountability," the...
Last night's (10/11) episode of The Office not only had the best cold open ever, but it featured this gem in which Andy serenades Angela with a little ABBA. Best thing ever on TV. Ever. ... and here's the cold open. Rings...
I've been craving her around these parts but she's been shy about making her presence known this year. I've caught a few glimpses though, If I look hard enough. Wasn't it just yesterday that I was nestled in a tree...
From the Asheville Citizen Times Partners in the development of the 1,000-mile Mountains-to-Sea Trail will dedicate a 15.1-mile segment near the Blue Ridge Parkway in Ashe and Alleghany counties Saturday. The trail segment stretches along the corridor of the Blue Ridge Parkway...
An interview from Emily. Thank you!
1) Which part of speech do you feel is the most important to powerful writing and why?
This question may be over my head, so please forgive me if my answer doesn’t do the question credit....
Jeff Brewer atop Forester Pass on California's John Muir Trail This morning I interviewed Jeff Brewer, President of the Friends of the Mountains to Sea Trail. Jeff is an excellent leader in the trails community here in the southeast, and...
While I am not a Marxist, Marx believed that profit is what drives humans, I can see systemic issues with capitalism just from a historical/futuristic point of view.
Such challenges such as the coming robotic revolution which will usurp our basic...
I like this photo because even though the powerline is clearly visible, it seems to me that the dove is floating without flying. The amount of blue sky around it lends to that effect. Can't wait to see today's other Friday...
I'm in a rush, so I can't take the time to ID this fish (from the Tennessee Aquarium) until later, but I figured I could at least get the photo up before lunch time and maybe someone else will recognize...
1. Choose a populist issue with a few questionable scientific facts thrown in.
2. Leverage your dying political career to make a documentary about selected populist cause.
3. Work with Hollywood connections forged during height of political career to promote documentary and...
Four years ago yesterday, we had my father's funeral/memorial service. My niece, Amanda, was 4 months pregnant and yesterday, she lost the baby. It was a little boy. The baby will be cremated and Amanda had to...
One of my favorite moments from Fuller's birthday weekend was taking the time to make his car cake. Making his birthday cake is a special gift I can give him, even if he doesn't yet truly appreciate the effort that...
So there's this list of the top-25 news stories complied by Project Censored purporting to be the biggest stories that never received the attention of the media. The more you read it, the more breathless and conspiracy mongering it gets,...
I had been planning to cut this out of a downloaded Mp3 I have.
Audacity is a wonderful tool for that.
However I got this sent to me. It is in real player format. But it is already cut out.
If the link...
Op-Ed By John Bailes, Hamilton County Democratic Chair Former Vice President Al Gore won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, which he will share with the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Giving Al Gore this award reinforces the work of a...
Since Luke and Charis are so close in age, I thought it would be fun to compare their baby pictures. They are cousins after all, but do they resemble each other?What are little boys made of?Whate are little girls made...
(With hesitation) Fellas, thoughts? This is just preview of the 14 minute DVD. Hmm, have a "personal relationship," yeah, where is that language in the story? That's such an American individualistic religious aphorism and can't be found in the biblical story,...
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