ok, so i'm not much of a triathlete (although i indulge in the on/off road multisport event on occasion), but when i caught wind of the Tri-Gators doing a new kit order, I had to be in on it. I...
This is great news. This plan is a work in progress; and, even though Chattanooga isn’t on this plan, I think we will be in the near future. Glad to see Atlanta is getting help. They need it....
M104-Sombrero Galaxy on 4/16/09
Tonight, Paul, from the Barnard Astronomical Society (my local astronomy club), came over to see how I observe from my driveway. It was fun to have someone else so interested in astronomy to talk to while observing...
Wednesday's "tea party" events had respectable participation throughout the country, including right here in Chattanooga, Tennessee. While many are rightfully trying to make much of the turnout, and still others are wishing the crowing would stop, my largely disinterested view...
Name everything wrong with this true situation: A bunch of third-graders were singing "...blame it on the a-a-a-a-a-alcohol..." in school. It got stuck in their heads upon hearing a teacher's ringtone, which interrupted the song that was playing over the...
If only all teabaggers could be like this guy from Pensacola, Florida.
Transcript from the Rec list at the Daily Kos:
(Crowd applauds as he takes the microphone)
All right. Thank you very much.
I want to start also by honoring the service of...
The average Kenyan drinks Chai (tea) and bread for breakfast. Once in a while, we would have Mandazis with tea.
You can buy those humongous ones from a restaurant:
Or you can make them at home:
As is said, they are so...
are the moments of light and silence. a break in the waves before they crash and crush the body onto the bottom sands. the sigh of safety. sound and sights of springing forward. the rest between warm sheets. walls that...
Yesterday, I attended the Chattanooga Tea Party and uploaded some pixs from the event. Libertarian Jesus is my absolute favorite.
I love protests and rallies. While I prefer the ones on right-of-center issues, I enjoy watching the antics on the...
I’d like to see the black sites come down, too - but no rush to destroy evidence, please.
If all your buds are chatting about genetic imprinting at your next bowling tournament, you’ll need this excellent primer so you won’t...
For the first time since Aaron Mesh’s regular afternoon guest slot discussing movies on WGOW with Max Hackett, The Pulse is once again set to expand its alternative reach to the airwaves—only this time it will be with its very...
We are proud to announce that Garrett Nudd Photography has been rated by local brides and voted The Knot Best of Weddings 2008/2009 Pick. Please pick up a copy of The Knot Best of Weddings 2009 magazine and check out...
New City Council members — Chattanooga Times editorial on runoff election results.
AbitiBowater files for bankruptcy protection — The U.S. plant is located in Calhoun, TN, less than an hour from Chattanooga.
Parent Company Of Northgate Mall Files For Bankruptcy — General...
Yesterday, thousands of Americans protested the wasteful spending going on in DC through Tea Parties. Were these parties a carefully-orchestrated strategy by Obama haters and members of a Rovian vast right-wing conspiracy, bankrolled by Republican elites, lobbyists and conservative think...
Andrae McGary published a statement on his website, yesterday:
I wish to express my most heartfelt thanks to all who have chosen to put their faith in me by casting their vote. I am truly elated and equally humbled. It is...
I’m fond of my employers. Ok - to be honest, I don’t know much about the board, but I know several of the execs, including the CEO. I like most of them. I even like the one who closed...
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by the Cosmopolitan Conservative, a Chattanooga blogger. For more on the history and rationale behind the Tea Party movement, please read What’s the Deal With the Tea Parties? on the CosmoCon’s blog.
On an overcast and...
I've dedicated this post to the big three ideas or visions that I don't know how to implement. Recently, a friend challenged me to start by picking one. To me that's like picking one child over another. I confess, if...
Hot Springs Island, Gwaii Haanas, originally uploaded by ChristineMcC.Once upon a time, in the early 90's, a girl (me) spent a magical time one night with some of her shipmates in the Queen Charlotte Islands off the coast of British...
Gag-a-maggot (!) I couldn't even watch the clip on You Tube--two Dominoes Pizza employees in Conover, NC, reportedly cramming cheese up their nose, passing gas on salami AND THEN SERVING SUBS TO CUSTOMERS! Narrated one of the pair, "In about...
Sometimes, while driving around town, I listen to music and it makes me see with new eyes. Take this morning, for example. I locked away Daphne and Gracie, hopped into the Jeep after stashing all the work necessities...
Baseball, with its seemingly endless stream of numbers and lengthy season, presents ample opportunities to share many types of data. In an effort to keep presenting that data in new and interesting ways, I will strive to post one new...
Bradford Pears are big around here. And they’re beautiful - I have to grant that. They have an unfortunate smell and are prone to wind damage, but they are a gorgeous early blooming tree.
Me, I’m a Dogwood man....
Pregnancy dreams are weird. Even weirder when you dream you are in pain, you wake up your spouse because you are dreaming you are in pain. Turn out you actually are in pain and it’s not just a dream anymore. ...
Apple - Movie Trailers - Where the Wild Things AreI just can't say enough how excited I am for this flick! From the looks of the trailer, it seems to really capture the magicalness of that book... I loved loved...
…And Tax Day will perhaps be forever changed…
Everybody’s talking about teabagging this week (much to Rachel’s amusement!). Even Chattanoogans, who are notoriously non-activist, had some tea parties today. Events all over the country have been getting a lot of media...
I just finished my copy of the new Thomas Nelson publishing book by Scott McKain, Collapse of Distinction (Stand out and move up while your competition fails). I must say I was into it right from the title and front...
A video about a man who traveled around the world, using only human power. He kayaked to indonesia, skated and bicycled across North America, and used a paddle boat to cross the ocean.And to think some of us get winded...
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