As G.K. Chesterton happens to be a favorite author of mine, I think it would be fun to quote him once a week. The fun begins today, and it is perfectly fitting that it should. Today is, after...
Found this on facebook tonight. New ice cream named for Stephen ColbertNow, I never buy Ben & Jerry's. Their liberal bent disturbs me, and as everyone from Tennessee know, Mayfield is that much more amazing. However, an ice cream named...
"Georgia should enact legislation that prohibits concealed weapons under all circumstances..."( Times Free Press) The only sane response to this is, I think, for someone to shoot the author. DISCLAIMER: The author of this site has not ever, and does not...
Our new bird feeder has been getting some action lately and I was fortunate enough to get this picture the other day. We may have been stuck inside the past few days, but I can still see out the windows! I...
alfranken.com It's different for middle-class families, too. These families are being squeezed harder and harder every year. Maybe you know what it's like to be one health crisis away from bankruptcy. Maybe you, or your parents or grandparents, can't afford prescriptions....
Found this interesting: http://www.naeyc.org/about/positions/PSTECH98.asp Being an advocate for digtal kids, I think these guidelines are reasonable and useful for early educators instructing kids with tech. 1. NAEYC believes that in any given situation, a professional judgment by the teacher is required to...
Save the date! On July 7th, Al Gore is holding a 24-hour worldwide concert for the earth! Al Gore announced on Thursday a series of worldwide concerts to focus on the threat of climate change, with a powerhouse lineup from the...
10 Simple Rules for Dating My Daughter Rule One: If you pull into my driveway and honk you'd better be delivering a package, because you're sure not picking anything up. Rule Two: You do not touch my daughter...
HON. RON PAUL OF TEXAS Before the U.S. House of Representatives February 14, 2007 Statement on the Iraq War Resolution This grand debate is welcomed but it could be that this is nothing more than a distraction from the dangerous military confrontation approaching...
I love finding a great deal! I found this little treasure when I swung by a thrift store before getting the girls from mothers day out. Pictured is only a fourth of the material, I believe there is 2 yards, the...
Retired NBA player Tim Hardaway recently stated in an interview that he "hates gay people." Gay black basketball fans around the country were immediately ridden with internal conflict. Hardaway later apoligized for the remark in a different interview. Meanwhile, Elton John...
Since Fuller is only two and since we plan on homeschooling early on, I haven't really given much brain space to the whole "what school is best for my kid" issue. I know that schools have to meet certain standards...
I have a tough job right now; I watch a lot of movies. It’s kind of a crash course to get as many tips before I plunge in to the actual writing of my own script after nearly a year...
Our celebration of Valentine's Day mainly consisted of teaching Fuller to aim for the vomit bowl when throwing up. Around 4 pm I was able to show Fuller what a champ I am at getting it all in the toilet...
Billy (Mario) and Jeremy (Luigi) had the best costumes by far on Super hero day. I'm not sure that Mario and Luigi are superheroes, but Billy and Jeremy are, so that works! I'm not sure who Batman and Robin are, but...
Barack Obama would be the great black hope in the next presidential race -- if he were actually black. Of course, Obama's not "black," lots of blacks will argue. I wonder though if anyone actually considered him black in the first...
So says former and now current Gizmodo columnist Joel Johnson. Why? Because they're overpriced, don't work as advertised, and serve pretty much every master but you, the sap who bought it. I bought a 3rd-gen iPod in...
New documents were recently uncovered that show the Frank family was trying to escape to America or Cuba before they were forced to go into hiding. NYTimes Article Here....
April and I celebrated Valentines Day with Julian & Mary-Elizabeth at Table Two Bar & Grille Restaurant last night. Have to mention again how great their space is: it's really nice to have a dining space like that in Chattanooga....
Nothing brings out the advice like a pregnant woman. Everyone has something to say - from stretch mark prevention down to the type of shoes I should wear. And everyone comments on what I do. If I eat an apple,...
"For a list of all the ways technology has failed to improve the quality of life, please press or say, three." Alice Kahn "Good evening everyone, let's settle down and take our seats. We can go ahead and start the...
I just learned about OpenDNS. I just switched to their DNS servers. I didn't think that it'd be possible to surf any faster than I had been, given that Notre Dame has a T3, but damn, this is...
Valentines has come and gone, and for the first time in our marriage I think we got to spend it sans kids. Yes that's right, without children. I think just about every year we have baby sat other couples allowing...
This one is for everyone who: a) has kids, b) had kids, c) was a kid, d) knows a kid e) is going to have kids. I was packing for my business trip and my three year old daughter was having a wonderful time playing...
So, I just realized that I just watched the entire ESPN movie about Dale Earnhardt. How did I get sucked in? Maybe Barry Pepper is to blame. I've always liked his work. OK, this is random: Organization is key. The...
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