“Whatever its actual content and overt interest, every poem is rooted in imaginative awe. Poetry can do a hundred and one things, delight, sadden, disturb, amuse, instruct- it may express every possible shade of emotion, and describe every conceivable kind...
Lazy Friday…this Friday I decided to sleep in. I did find my way to the gym downstairs at our work place and used the weight machines. I don’t know, but I do not think the weight machines do it for...
Can you take just one more turkey vulture shot? This one looks like it’s coming in for a landing, but I think it was actually getting the hell out of dodge because that crazy old woman with the camera was...
Andrew said: A man who works hard, is a good provider, and will defend the woman he loves at all costs is considered a chump by these types. Not necessarily. The dark side of "game theory" is attested to by the...
On my guerrilla marketing blog I wrote about a nice little campaign for KitKat in Auckland, NZ, but on my mind I only had images of a Duplo. Mmmmm Duplo....
Outdoor Chattanooga hosted its monthly Bike2Work breakfast early this morning in Coolidge Park. Among those attending were a fellow ready for a Tweed Ride and his minimalist counterpart aboard a pared-down fixie. It was great fun meeting fans of this...
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Hal Clement (Harry C. Stubbs)
A quiet and underrated master of “hard science” fiction who, among other things, foresaw integrated circuits back in the 1940s.
Which science fiction writer are you?
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When Abner Meecham (Hal Holbrook) returns to his Tennessee farm after running away from a nursing facility, he finds that his son has leased the property to the family of Lonzo Choat (Ray McKinnon). Abner, intent on reclaiming the property,...
Offline, I’ve gotten a lot of criticism for writing about this Al Gore situation at UT. In the long-run, I fully agree with all of you that this doesn’t matter. As I’ve said numerous times, honorary degrees are publicity stunts....
Screenshot of digibomb.com By Digibomb.
Local gadget lover Matt Sims founded DigiBomb.com to bring his own take to consumer electronic news and reviews, covering everything from mobile phones to gaming. Sims answered our questions about the inspiration behind the site and...
A review of Karl Rove’s new book turns up this new gem:
Even so, such was his reputation as a kingmaker that shortly after the 2004 election, no less a Democrat than Rep. Harold Ford Jr.—back then a four-term congressman...
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