I talk to Mom and Jen multiple times a day, and at times it does seem like they're right down the road (or at least I like to pretend!), so when we realized that all of our hubbies were either...
Cool Jesus, by Rebecca RobinsonThe other day, in the toy department at Wal-Mart, I saw a row of hot lavender boxes with cellophane fronts on a shelf. “Cool Jesus” they said in puffy letters, and through all those cellophane windows,...
I was fortunate enough to be able to attend a Gracie Jiu-Jitsu seminar hosted by the legendary Rickson (pronounced Heeckson) Gracie in Nashville last weekend. Rickson is widely known as the top of the Gracie’s in both Jiu-Jitsu skill...
Wow. Wow. Wow. Old Fashioned was the expected winner, but from last place, Win Willy … oh just watch this yourself. It is only two minutes long. Exciting race.
Note: Old Fashioned is one of the top favorite picks among...
shades: Rue 21tunic: Urban Outfittersboots: souvenir of Manhattan's Jubilee shoe store five years ago and expertly resoled twice by Kenton on Broad Street, Chattanooga...
Exciting race on a rainy, muddy day. Friesian Fire is in for the Run for the Roses. Also, Pioneer of the Nile won the San Felipe at Santa Anita. Pioneer of the Nile is on the list...
I’m a sucker for good deals and have spent hours scouring the internet for product reviews and pricing on all the baby stuff we are going to need. I was eleated this past week when I found a fantastic deal...
Crime works in mysterious ways. To those who have visited Guatemala or any other large latin american metropolitan area, terrible, nerve shattering traffic is no surprise. In a way, we have learned to live and cope with it,...
Well, I promised pictures and I have some, but they are not what I had originally envisioned.In a word...Rain.Once it stops (been going on now for 3 days), the Spring flowers and blooming shrubs are going to bust out, and...
Ok - I’m all for compatibilism. I’m all for using analogies from other realms of experience such as art to explain compartmentalization of science and religion.
But a million dollar prize for recognizing that science can’t “fully understand” nature,...
Mandy knows full well the meaning of the word "mess," because, you know, she causes so many. This morning, she got a hold of a half-full cup of cold coffee and spilled it all over herself and the chair. Two...
Music is an aesthetic experience for me. I look for artists who set my head back against my seat with a sigh and give me harmonies I can sing along to. My mom calls it “depressed music”. Examples are Iron...
Strat Parrott, entrepreneur and official friend-of-Chattarati, recently posted on Twitter about poor service at a popular Southside restaurant. He was quickly inundated with responses of similar tales at other local establishments.
With so many of us are cutting back on luxuries...
I’ve been so off-track recently! Managing a household and four kidlets is the hardest thing I’ve ever done. Some days I feel like I’m taking crazy pills and all I want is a break. A break from the never-ending list...
This week, 2 Chattarati writers are on a mission to discover all that Chattanooga wining and dining has to offer for the budget-minded citizen. Read along as Veronique Bergeron lays down a few ground rules for how to get by...
This year's first round of the Business Planning Course will graduate tonight, after eight weeks of careful study and, not surprisingly, business planning. SpringBoard is proud to announce that tonight's commencement is a milestone for more than just our students:...
Matt Wilson reports:
The Hamilton County Election Commission voted unanimously this morning to certify the results of the March 3 Chattanooga and Collegedale city elections.
About 18,800 voters cast ballots in the election, results show.
Election commissioners also set the location and times...
last week was one of the craziest on record, but God carried us through and answered the prayers of His people.
first, Michelle was scheduled to attend a women’s ministry conference here in town, and her mom came to town to...
Our cat Sylvie is 12 years old and to this day has not eaten out of any one's hand, not even her cat food. I have been tempting her for quite a while with various items, and yesterday I...
I saw this bit bemoaning “science illiteracy”. Reading it, I was reminded of Feynman’s Map of the Cat story. Relevant excerpt:
I began to read the paper. It kept talking about extensors and flexors, the gastrocnemius muscle,...
Dear Friends and Supporters,
Hello. I would like to take this opprotunity to inform you of a phone bank that will will be holding this week. The event will be held on Monday-Thursday of this week, from 5:30 to 8:30, at 735...
so this weekend as the rain came down I found myself holding a little 3 year olds foot and being inundated with cries of "pink... pink... pink... i want the pink poalish!" and as I looked up I awoke to...
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