Here's a short list of events, notable and otherwise, for voters in the Volunteer state this week to peruse: Voter Registration Deadline Do not miss this; and don't let any of your friends miss it either. Registration forms must be...
I suppose I've always been a worrier. I'm a pretty fearful person in general. Learning to trust a good God has been the hardest lesson I've been forced to learn (over and over). So tonight, after a busy day, I'm...
Philip Meyer:
A newspaper’s most important product, the product least vulnerable to substitution, is community influence. It gains this influence by being the trusted source for locally produced news, analysis and investigative reporting about public affairs. This influence makes it more...
Four years ago today, Fuller came into the world and changed the lives of many, many people. He made Damon and me parents. My parents became Grandparents. My grandmother became a Great-Grandmother. My sisters became aunts.
All with his first...
M31-Andromeda Galaxy on 10/2/08 (reprocessed)
I wasn’t really happy with the way Andromeda turned out the other night so I reprocessed it yesterday. Unfortunately, I’ve been to busy in the evenings to get out the past few days and I’m not...
The jacket is the most important part of Fuller’s WWII Captain America Costume. I began by eye-balling a pattern from one of Fuller’s winter jackets. Then I cut out the pieces and sewed together the vest (with lined right and...
Honda to Offer Hybrid Motorcycles - Just when you thought motorcycles and scooters couldn’t get more efficient.
Green Energy Boom in Bailout - The bailout package that passed Friday had a lot of sweeteners added to the mix. One was a...
All that waking up in the morning, running three times a week, and changing strategy to add speed workouts and doing long runs on real ground, did pay off. I passed my PT test. I cut my run time and...
I’m not making this up! Here’s it is, straight from the geezer’s mouth:
Now, John McCain has been treated for his recurring cancer (possibly the only thing that stands between us and a truly terrifying President Palin) many times by the...
Joe Biden cancelled campaign appearances over the weekend due to a family illness. Jill’s mother is gravely ill and under the care of hospice. Hillary Clinton and Evan Bayh will both campaign so Biden can be with his...
The day was wonderful, a bit warm for October, but it was also hot last year when we did this downtown.. why didn't I learn?The speaker was from www.silentnomoreawareness.org, and the prayer chain was huge, spanning both South Terrace and...
First the good news. With baseball season over for me, I can now go back to watching the Disney Channel which, unlike any baseball broadcast, is blissfully free of Viagra ads. Cubs fans everywhere are mourning the loss...
At 7:41 this morning, my phone rang with a special ring that I had assigned to incoming text messages. We were expecting one. It said,Baby Kelleran has arrived @ 6:30 AM, 7 lbs. 3 ouncesBecause they live in another time...
Message to Sarah Palin: You can either define yourself or let Tina Fey, David Letterman and Katie Couric define you. Oops, too late, they already have. Glad for it though, ‘cuz its better to watch Tina Fey...
It sure helps not having a crooked Sec. of State, Ken Blackwell, in control of things anymore. Early voting is taking place in Ohio. The GOP sued to stop the new registration and voting rules. The courts...
The International Cooperative Alliance, representing cooperatives around the world, approved the following statement in 1996: The Statement on the Cooperative Identity. DEFINITION A cooperative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and...
We had a fantastic e-session on Friday afternoon with Jennifer and AJ. They are getting married next spring in Orlando and we couldn't be more excited about working with them. On Friday, we shot at Blue Springs Park in DeLand,...
Mass this morning was good, the last week that the visiting priest will be officiating. I am so glad we had him, he was excellent.Today is Respect Life Sunday!I will have pics tonight of our prayer chain at OLPH.Please keep...
Welcome back to 1955 - the last time the Commodores beat the Tigers. The price of gas in 1955 was 23¢. The price of gas last night in Nashville was $3.63. Based on this, the next time Auburn will lose...
I just heard this morning that our family friend is having brain activity and starting to come out of the coma yesterday! I am sure there are still dangers and loads of hurdles, but to go from no brain activity...
Well, it was quite cool this past week — it even dipped into the 40s during the night a few times, so it was a bit nippy in the mornings. It put me in the mood for hot, cozy soupy...
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