"We need to start smoking out the Canary," I tell College Boy, "Seriously, she is starting to freak me out." "Maybe we could bake her some brownies. That would probably do it." College Boy replies. We nod in agreement. The idea of secretly...
I began working at the deli counter of a popular, over-priced grocery store 2 months ago. Unemployed for the last year, this has been quite a shock to my system. I'm not accustomed to doing things I don't want to do....
Here's another cool Otto Wagner building in Vienna, the Postsparkasse.We went by the morning after we saw the Wagner Apartments, on our way to the nearby MAK, which we visited primarily to see Secession art (I was pleasantly surprised to...
There's a new website project aimed at putting together a third major ticket in the 2008 presidential election. It's called Unity08, and it looks interesting enough to watch over the next year or so to see what kind of...
A Neo-Neoconservative Critique of Bush Foreign PolicyI just finished reading America at the Crossroads by Francis Fukuyama, the most thoughtful critique of Bush foreign policy that I have heard/read thus far. Fukuyama writes the book as a reaction to those...
A Neo-Neoconservative Critique of Bush Foreign PolicyI just finished reading America at the Crossroads by Francis Fukuyama, the most thoughtful critique of Bush foreign policy that I have heard/read thus far. Fukuyama writes the book as a reaction to those...
Recently, I obtained an iPod Shuffle. I remember thinking that it would be a lot of fun to use on occasion, but now the use of this technological marvel has turned into an all-out addiction. It seems like...
"I now warn the reader not to mock me and my mental daze. It is easy for him and me to decipher now a past destiny; but a destiny in the making is, believe me, not one of those honest...
Chris moves here on Thursday. We already have his keyboard and his drum kit in our living room. We are playing at the Mars Bar on Friday. Bob Martin is driving up from Portland to play drums so Chris...
I'm doing two stupid things right now: 1) Im blogging while on the job. 2) Im leaving documented evidence online tp be read by anybody, that I am blogging while on the job. But I have been told to "hang tight" because its...
We are at Starbucks and the plane doesn't leave for another 2 hours.So updates are coming, but you will have to wait a little bit. My shoulder is okay, talk at you later.Peace out....
Rosser pointed me to a hilarious Onion AV article of quotable Simpsons' lines. I understand there is a financially compelling reason for doing otherwise, but I wonder if Covenant will ever celebrate the admission of a National Merit Scholar as opposed...
We're in the middle by the other Asians It's not every three day weekend that you get to bake bourbon cake, grill out for a friend's birthday, karaoke with rednecks, watch whiskey ferment, worship well, hike your neighborhood ridge, create a...
A Memorable Day at St. Mary'sYesterday the fam went to St. Mary's Glacier, near Idaho Springs, CO. The outing featured the standard elements of any outing or occassion in which my family gets together and does something, to include disagreements,...
A Memorable Day at St. Mary'sYesterday the fam went to St. Mary's Glacier, near Idaho Springs, CO. The outing featured the standard elements of any outing or occassion in which my family gets together and does something, to include disagreements,...
According to a press release, Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise will gradually leave the property management business over the 14 months. CNE will shift its focus to training and education programs, various low- and moderate-income lending and neighborhood revitalization. ...
You’re never going to believe this, but all three Republican candidates for U. S. Senate are so totally against amnesty for illegal immigrants. Oh, and they don’t like the Senate’s new immigration bill – the one Bill Frist voted for...
Have you heard the Dixie Chicks’ new single, “Not Ready to Make Nice”? No? That’s because Chattanooga’s country stations aren’t playing it. Singer Natalie Maines famously badmouthed President Bush in a 2003 concert, and local radio behemoth US 101 isn’t…...
At least one chapter of the Rob Healy saga ended on May 23 as Mayor Ron Littlefield announced a replacement for his favorite bomber atop Outdoor Chattanooga. Philip Grymes, who previously headed the city’s canoeing and kayaking programs, will receive...
Want to set up your hot dog stand on the 21st Century Waterfront? You’ll have to ask Friends of the Festival if your cart cuts the mustard. (The puns are no extra charge.) The City Council on Tuesday passed a...
I've probably had a dozen pairs of New Balance sneakers over the years. I love those things. But where did New Balance come from? I did a little digging. The company that was to ultimately become New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc....
Julia has said good bye to her pacifier, unwillingly of course. We really wanted to get rid of it before 18 months (time recommended by our ped.) and both realize the longer you wait the worse it is. The first...
Terry Stulce will be live on Chattanooga's Talk Radio WGOW 102.3 FM this Thursday, June 1, at 10:00 AM on "FRED, The Show," hosted by Jeff Styles. This is a great opportunity to call in and get the word out to...
we’re a little over a quarter of the way through the MLB season, so i thought i’d take a look at the surprises of each division.
AL
East:: The AL East standings are about as predictable as . . . actually,...
This is what I've been working on tonight. This is the Blackheart Patch that will hopefully be added to the shop soon. There will be other designs, too, so stay tuned. I'm tired, so I must get some sleep. The...
What a ditz I am. I put pop-tarts in and go away for a sec. Comeback and there's a fire a-spwanin' in the toaster then I was running around like an idiot looking for our little kitchen fire extinguisher while my brother using...
Had a great day with the family. Doug's brother and his family came down from PA. Our niece brought her two babies. (We hadn't met her youngest yet.) I wish her husband could have made the trip, but I think...
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