I had such a great time visitng Las Vegas for the first time. It was such a vibrant city and it is never quiet. There is always something going on... it can be a tad overwhelming for a first timer. ...
This is a pathetically sad story. A 14-year-old girl in the St. Louis area committed suicide after being "dumped" by her myspace boyfriend. A group of people allegedly were contributing to the profile of a fictious boy named Josh Evans. Read...
I really like this band and wasn't totally opposed to Earth Aid or whatever it was called, but this is just weird. YouTube - Eugene Hutz on music But this is good: ...
Well, the ENT scheduled Dana for tubes on Thursday. The left ear drum has negative pressure, so much that his ear drum was sucked in against his bones. The right ear drum was bulging and filled with fluid (thus the...
Making the Sources Speak: Ulrich, Taylor, and Heyrman on the Early Republic Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, A Midwife’s Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812 (New York: Vintage Books, 1991) Alan Taylor, William Cooper’s Town: Power and Persuasion on...
So, back in the days before the Internet, what would you have done if your kid came home from college for the weekend and handed you a slab of wild boar meat? I don't know how we ever survived back in...
Here’s today’s latest installment of “As the Marti Turns.” When we last tuned in, Mayor Ron Littlefield had brought a new player onto the scene to represent the administration in the struggle over Rutherford’s health insurance benefits – attorney Walter Williams. Today,...
We are still several months away from the first anniversary of Olivia's diagnosis, but as we get closer to the holidays I have started thinking about it more. I think that it is because it's painful for me to...
Mayor Littlefield announced today that he is no longer trying to give former-councilperson Marti Rutherford retirement benefits. If you're unfamiliar with the "Marti Rutherford Issue", she was the former Chattanooga City Councilperson who allegedly lied about where she lived, claiming...
Rutherford to get no benefits. Mayor Ron Littlefield said Tuesday afternoon he has concluded that he would lose in court on the issue of benefits for former City Councilwoman Marti Rutherford. Accordingly, he said Ms. Rutherford will not be getting city...
Friends, I had the privilege and honor of being invited to offer some comments on NPR for the second time. I was on the show "News and Notes" with two other wonderful guests. November 12, 2007 · Up for discussion on...
The Democrats had their Kefauver Dinner last night. How did that go? Surely a couple of TT readers went. State Senator Roy Herron, who's apparently also on a book tour, preached to the choir about voting for...
This is the week that our local Life Care Centers (nursing homes) are joining up with Samaritan's Purse and collecting Christmas shoe boxes for children that might not otherwise receive a Christmas gift. Here is something FUN to do with your...
The National Right to Life Committee made an odd choice in their endorsement for president in the '08 race. [...] Mr. Thompson does not favor a constitutional amendment banning abortion, the stated position of the Republican Party’s platform and one that...
Your dinner will be the talk of the TOWN!! You should try this! Sure to bring smiles from your guests! Here is a new way to prepare your Thanksgiving Turkey. 1. Cut out aluminum foil in desired shapes. 2. Arrange...
Do you get creeped out in hotels? Watch this video. It will make you a cleaning nut. The message ~ Drink out of your own cups. Don't touch anything and bring your own hand sanitizer. Evidently, hotels/motels don't wash...
Luke has changed so much during his 3rd month and I want to record my memories for future reference. I will divide them into 2 categories - physical and social!Physical:1. He started to gain confidence on his side and finally...
A long time ago pregnant ladies went into seclusion until their babies were born. Sometimes I wish that were still current practice! I always work (as in, perform weddings, symphony concerts, etc) up until the very end of my pregnancies...
Damon and Fuller picked me up from the shuttle drop off around 1 a.m. on Monday morning. I was thrilled to see them, hug them, kiss them, and talk to them face to face. When we got back to the...
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