Today, my parents went back to Arkansas and Shayne and I are once again on our own. We had a wonderful visit...doing many tourist things and enjoying the wide variety of weather conditions living in the mountains afford us. Last...
Over the weekend, President Obama did two things that surprised me in a good way.
1. He authorized force in order to rescue the captured American captain from the Somali pirates
While, he should have gone in with the Navy first before...
A mere 16 months after our collaboration on a new version of “The East Ridge Song,” Ernie Paik and I have finished recording a new track. “(Take Me to a) Chain Restaurant,” a mid-tempo country anthem extolling the virtues of...
Today, Harold Ford, Jr. announced that he will not enter Tennessee’s 2010 gubernatorial race. The press release comes after months of speculation that he was planning to run.
Though the Republican field is already crowded with household names (both Zach Wamp...
I think perspective is extremely important in all parts of life. Sometimes I get frustrated with where I am in my training versus where I want to be. I used to have a lot more time to train, and as...
Joel Monka won Friday’s science challenge (math, really, this time)… hands down & in record time. (In case you missed it)
Let’s see what y’all do with this:
It’s a science mystery photo. The hint is that the photo is of...
1,266 residents cast a ballot in early voting for the Chattanooga City Council runoff election. Early voting was held at the Hamilton County Election Commission site from March 25 to April 8. The runoff election ends tomorrow, Tuesday, April 14,...
The Arts and Education Council added two new films to the Independent Film Series at the Bijou Theater downtown. Sunshine Cleaning is playing through Thursday at 4:30, 7:35 and 9:40 p.m. Gomorrah, based on an expose of the Naples mafia...
The first week of the season was almost an undeniably good one for the Braves. Five wins in six games is a good stretch for any team, especially one that lost 90 games the previous year. (Were the Braves really...
Introduction
When we start new Python projects, we usually make a git repository
with README, setup.py, project_module, docs, and
tests in the top-level. The project_module can be a simple
python script or package. The docs folder is typically a Sphinx
site and tests...
Writing Python is straightforward. Writing unit tests for python (especially doctests) is too. pytest makes running lots of tests really easy.
Introduction
When we start new Python projects, we usually make a git repository
with README, setup.py,...
John Cole finds plenty of dumb to go around in the aftermath of the Pirate story. And there is plenty of dumb to go around.
Let me back up. I followed the pirate story closely - it was pretty dramatic...
Embedded video from CNN Video From CNN: BERLIN, Germany (CNN) -- A polar bear attacked a woman at Berlin Zoo Friday afternoon after she climbed a fence and jumped into its habitat during feeding time, police said Saturday. One adult polar bit...
Thursday, April 16, SpringBoard hosts Social Networking: Taking Your Business Online, a new installment of the Small Business Panel Discussion series. The discussion focuses on social media opportunities for the entrepreneur looking to develop his/her online presence.
Three local speakers lead...
This weekend, I finished Knife of Dreams (Yes, I’m over 35 years old and am just now reading the Wheel of Time… Yes, I’m reading it anyway). That’s the last written by Robert Jordan before his death, the eleventh in...
Anniversary Edition...my wife and I celebrated six years of wedded bliss yesterday...I often have trouble going to sleep, I think I know why..."When you are in Love you can't fall asleep because reality is better than your dreams"--Dr. Seuss...
I know some people seem to be satisfied with merely one Easter egg hunt... but not this fam!!! We did a total of 3 hunts! Yes, 3... I know, I know... you're thinkin' "why do they love eggs that much?"...
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