I'm very sorry to see her leave the race (it's old news at this point, but I've been running around all day and only just found a moment to post about it). I've gotten to talk with both her and...
I'm just sick of the stuff. It's all over the place now. It's in every classroom at school. And though it does indeed kill germs - it's alcohol after all - but people don't get any less...
i had this wonderful entry all typed out and it was beautiful, it actually had a point. i was most proud of it. well, as it turns out, there is some law against posting great entries, at least...
[Please note: I'm still groping about trying to understand.] There are many dangers associated with sorrow: despair, hopelessness, bitterness. But there are two in particular which are pernicious: self-pity and dejection. Self-pity is obvious. It is the myopia into which...
That is the question that usually comes up when I knock on a voter's door or introduce myself at a public event. It's a natural question given that Hamilton County conducts "partisan" elections in which each candidate is identified by...
There was a man who had worked all of his life, had saved all of his money, and was a real miser when it came to his money. Just before he died, he said to his wife, "When I die,...
...and why Web 2.0 design really irritates me. I've been trying for the better part of the past two months to get my head wrapped around this whole tableless CSS Web 2.0-design craze. I'm a left-brained kinda guy. I...
Your technology, that is. Further proof that society isn't modern, nor is it advanced. Heaven knows how my PowerBook functions as a security blanket. Ask my wife about sharing the bed at night. Regarding such uncomfortable arrangements, there's a vague...
So maybe I'm a little behind on my astronomical news, but, evidently scientists have found an object in the Kuiper belt (an icy, orbital belt of Neptune) that is slightly larger than Pluto. This brings up a classification issue...
I want to congratulate State Senator Rosalind Kurita for her willingness to take part in the American political process by offering herself up as a candidate for United States Senate. Senator Kurita just announced she is withdrawing from her campaign...
From Ivan Kireyevsky's On the Nature of European Culture and on Its Relationship to Russian Culture: Apart from ethnic differences, three historical circumstances gave the entire development of culture in the West its distinct character: the special form through which Christianity...
B-A-C-H. What's that spell? In German, 'H' is the note name for what Americans call "B natural." (In German, just plain 'B' means "B flat.") Therefore, the name 'Bach' consists entirely of musical notes: B-flat, A, C, B-natural. Try playing a...
Day 1, so far, back in Spokane. 7:00: Wake up to the sound of jackhammering. 7:30: After drinking water and brushing teeth and watching jackhammering, turn to Channel 3 and watch an episode of Charles in Charge. 8:15: Walking downtown, my pastor...
"No Greater Love," Hahlbohm "Crucifixion," Rembrandt Evangelicals at Easter are prime targets for sentimentality. In some ways, it's understandable. After all, how many pastel eggs and impressionist paintings of glorious sunrises can a man really endure without his internal aesthetic...
Anytime I hear a news story, I, like most people, first have to ask if the story makes sense. Does it conform to history as we know it? Does it conform to the actions of the individuals involved?...
Roger Abramson's "Nashville Eye" column on the ills of partisan judicial elections was written a couple of years ago. I would add (and I infer concurrence from "judgeships and the like") that sheriffs, district attorneys, public defenders, and other...
It is all about flip flops lately with Lizzie. She just got some new ones and talks about them all the time. She manages to work them into almost every conversation and will go up to strangers at the park...
"This song was immensely popular during the summer of 1941. I remember its being rendered at an evening entertainment at a yacht club of the period, sund with impressive emotional effect by a twelve-year-old boy soprano, son of one of...
At thirty sixty-four minutes into early voting, it's time to start making endorsements. Y'all know that on the Ballot Preview pages I try to list the candidates fairly and without bias; but here on the blog, I'm entitled to state my...
I know no better way to resume activities on this blog than by posting the first-ever photo of our child. The above ultrasound is from March 23, the day our doctor verified the heartbeat. This was an extremely joyous event...
My spring softball season started this week. We split a doubleheader and I hit pretty well. It looks like I'll be bouncing back and forth between third base and left field, which is fine with me. Spring 2006 Hitting Stats...
My nephew Ryan recently completed Army basic training at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri. He shipped out the same day for Fort Huachuca near Tucson, Arizona. At Fort Leonard Wood, he earned a sharpshooter badge and was amongst the...
Have you voted yet?!? If you want to get a look at your precinct's ballot ahead of time, click here. And if you need a ride to the polls, just let us know! From chattanoogan.com: Early Voting Gets Underway Wednesday For May...
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