So, I sort of snuck in the backdoor on the whole NaBloPoMo thing. I didn't quite pull it off last time, so I thought this year if I didn't raise expectations too high, when the end of November rolled around...
(Blogging between rounds of grading has proved difficult. My thesis research is consuming, and as I struggle to put thoughts into sentences coherent by academic standards, I have little desire to re-translate into summary or self-critical form for my reading...
[Update 11/06/2007: the letter below has been published on the chattanoogan.com.] Dear Mayor and Council Members, I regret I was unable to attend the special meeting on October 25th at which plans for the new school were discussed. Had I any...
I'm a little tired of how I develop my side projects. I treat them as test or prototype programs, which is appropriate some of the time, but as a result I tend to never actually get anything done. I want...
Because our wireless connection was down this morning, I couldn't post Part II of our trip to Old San Juan (Part I here, and after writing it, I'm ready to go back!); our edited pictures are on my laptop, and...
Texas Sheet Cake Melt together: ½ cup of Wesson oil 1 cup of water or milk 1 stick of butter Bring to a slow boil and add 1/3 cup of cocoa Mix together: - 2 cups of sugar 2 cups of plain flour 1 teaspoon of baking soda 1...
Tennessee Tech put up a valiant fight, but Auburn was just too much. Auburn's defense was amazing; shutting Tenn. Tech down after their initial field goal. On an interesting side-note, our office plays ESPN's fantasy college football game. The game...
I am absolutely freezing! I refuse to turn the furnace on because it is just going to warm up again. It may even get too hot. That I cannot handle. I am shipping my camera to...
Lately I have begun to pay more attention to the prevalance of lawsuits. As it affects the industry in which I work as well as morale in general of the workplace, this seems like an important issue of which...
I survived yesterday. And I had so much fun at the same time! Fuller and I took off for Atlanta to visit with the Blog America Tour gang (Ted, Ashley, and Travis). Part of Ted's vision for this tour was to meet...
This Sunday’s Chattanooga Market experience will be punctuated with the sounds of Bluegrass. You will hear the foot stomping tunes of The Possum Hunters, Retrograss with Brian Blaylock, and Hurricane Creek. Kids can enjoy taking the time to create with...
Every day brings more and more media coverage for Governor Mike Huckabee. This article, by Charles Mahtesian of the Washington Post, is set to run on Sunday. "How Huckabee Could Rock the 2008 Vote" will only help further increase Mike's...
A while back I was given the option to review a company and receive a dog tag in return. I was interested because I like the option of dog tags for identification. We already had one dog tag we got...
I finished a motorcycle safety class at Chattanooga State last week and I’m glad I did. Since I delved into two wheeled transport a couple of years ago I’d always considered myself a cautious rider and(since I’m SO intelligent) a...
The Moon on 11/3/07
I hadn’t taken pictures of much other than the comet lately, so I thought I should post this morning’s picture of the Moon that I got. I’m not sure what star that is in the picture, but...
Boundless has an interesting piece on the homemaking program at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary that I wrote about a few months ago.
It frustrates me to see how society views stay-at-home-wives. Just because some women choose to stay home and...
I hope everyone had a great Halloween and got lots of candy or gave lots of candy; I did neither. I made up my candy bags and besides my nieces/nephew coming over; I only had 3 trick-or-treaters from my neighborhood....
Rest Days.
“He who would do great things should not attempt them all alone.” ~ American Indian Proverb, Southwest
CrossFit Santa Cruz, inaugural workout. Image courtesy crossfit.com....
Comet 17P/Holmes on 11/2/2007
Tonight, the clouds are making continuous viewing difficult, but I was able to snag this image of the comet. (It’s not as good as some of my other images of it because of the intermittent clouds.) To...
Sorry for the long absence, everybody. My dad came to China for a short two and a half week visit. After years of talking about China with lots of people and years of talking about coming to visit us, he...
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