I know this is really important stuff, but, yes, Melinda Doolittle -- the single best vocalist in the history of the show -- got voted off American Idol tonight. Perhaps she should have done more beatboxing. ...
The Chattanooga Pulse ran a lament today by publisher Zack Cooper regarding the decision to re-open a renovated City Hall by dressing everything up in turn-of-the-century — uh, that's last century — costumes and mannerisms. The most important part, because I...
UPDATE: According to a news release from the Murfreesboro City Schools, the initial reports of the incident could be overblown. However, even the official story makes me wonder what the heck these people were thinking especially in light...
No matter how much of a jerk that rude fellow is, if you simply do not answer his rude barbs, he will not win. You won't win, either, but a draw is better than a win if winning means lowering yourself...
As much as I appreciate the InLaws trying to get to know me, it's not the same as being with my family, the family that gets all the in-jokes (heck, we wrote them! Want to read some? Ok:...
Since September, I've had some strange requests at the bookstore. Recently, a man asked if we have any books on revenge. He stood about 9 inches from me when he asked, and his eyes were plotty. I suggested some humorous...
A friend to mine blogged on his feelings about the death of Jerry Fallwell saying that : I just got the Breaking News from MSNBC that The Reverend Jerry Falwell has died, and I couldn't be happier. Now this quote is actually...
I'm playing around with Wordpress these days as I build up Honor's new blog. It's fun, and it doesn't hurt anyone. I came up with a plugin that allows people to create photo albums on their own server and display them...
Above the woman’s fireplace hangs her wedding picture, taken in a Lutheran church years ago. Below it, on the mantelpiece, is a small Wiccan altar: two candles, a tiny cauldron, four stones to represent the elements of nature and a...
Mirelly Taylor! Ok, let me back up. There are free videos at GoFish.com, a new entertainment website (filled with made for internet shows). Gofish is hosting a contest called Seduce a Celeb. Contestants will submit videos in response to videos that...
Rico on the Ropes Originally uploaded by josiahq. My hope is that this is the beginning of a series of photos of our various City Councilmen & Councilwomen jumping rope. Heck, I'd...
The evening news reported that a family of five went through a Mc Donald's drive thru and took their bags of food to the park for a family picnic. When one of the kids opened his Happy Meal he...
More of a suggestion than the hard and fast "no more tomatoes" rule, but nevertheless, pregnant women should not buy candy in bulk. It's just not wise....
I never thought it would happen. If you had told me, I wouldn't have believed you. But I'm tired of eating. I eat all the time, and I'm tired of it. I would love to be able to go just...
I had my first class last night. It was fun... I mean... I left knowing I had fun, but at the same time I felt so inadequate! What they fail to tell you is, it's Hard. It's...
I will no longer watch CBS. Never again. After today, they literally offer no television viewing entertainment. What the hell is wrong with CBS? How on Al Gore's Green Earth can they cancel Jericho??!!?!??! But they keep all the 18...
So, I had no particular response to news of Falwell's death, but after reading this: Sushi Tuesday - Home - Grave Dancer, I am suddenly thinking. I just got the Breaking News from MSNBC that The Reverend Jerry Falwell has died,...
I ditched Outlook yesterday for Thunderbird. Very easy to set up and a clean interface. Now I need to get all my filters set up and I should be good to go. Since I really like to have my calendar...
So you're not going to believe this. After almost a year of living in this neighborhood comes a very big revelation... Last week I was blessed with a night out to a fabulous Indian restaurant with 2 Brits, 2 Germans, an...
mark and i were just talking on saturday afternoon about how we love to be outside--going to parks, taking long walks, drives around chattanooga, visiting with friends, just basically on the move...i am somehow able to hold onto a decent...
Answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions: Why did God make mothers? 1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is. 2. Mostly to clean the house. 3. To help us out of there when we were...
Ok, my kids are so going to this school. How awesome would it be if your grade school actually put on a spiderman play??? Way better than the crap we did at my school. Musicman... that's lame, Spiderman that's cool! I...
For the third week in a row, I will be missing Mom's group. Fuller is still under the weather, curled up on the couch watching Sesame Street and hollering any time I touch him. I guess with the fever he...
The speech George W. Bush SHOULD give: Normally, I start these things out by saying "My Fellow Americans." Not doing it this time. If the polls are any indication, I don't know who more than half of you are anymore. I...
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