Yesterday, I ventured from my apartment and walked around. Happily, I discovered that Target and a few nearby stores were open. As I walked around Target, I was curious what people rush out to buy after being stuck in their...
What is the leading cause of death for African-Americans?
It’s not heart disease. It’s not cancer. It’s abortion.
40% of pregnancies among African-American women end in abortion. Minorities make up just 13% of the US population but account for 36% of all...
Over and over again, we’ve been told that Obama’s health care policy is the only idea out there. Between his administration and the media, the American people keep hearing that Republicans are out of ideas and the “party of no.”...
NIV Stewardship Study Bible Guided Tour from Brett Elder on Vimeo. I'm an NIV guy in Spanish, but have been leaning towards the ESV in English. This, however, seems like a great resource. Thoughts?...
I had a busy Sunday yesterday, which didn’t include watching the Superbowl (or even the Puppybowl, which has been my preference pretty much ever since the Bills lost four straight). There was just too much other stuff going on! But...
This has been the grayest,wettest January I can remember. So when the the sun finally breaks through, and there's blue skies above we make sure we soak it up. Last Monday Josh had a snow day so we took a...
Education continues to be one of the area's most pressing issues, and a new grassroots effort is underway to generate ideas and create change. CreateHere is asking Chattanooga residents to vote for Stand and Deliver, a proposal to organize two...
My 12-year-old son: "I'm glad I don't have a girlfriend for two reasons...."Me (glad he doesn't have a girlfriend for ANY reason): "Oh yeah? How come?"Son: "One, I don't have a cell phone. Two, I don't have any money."I think...
In the first grade class that my daughter teaches she decided to have them do a project and write a letter to their parents for Valentines Day.
One of the little girls decided that she would rather write the letter to...
On her way to East Nashville for Open Road Artists is the multi-talented Camilla O'Neal and her trunk show of amazing, vintage, cowgirl boots. The Chattanoogan caught up to her in Knoxville and was impressed by how well this Wyoming...
Endeavour Launch from Ponte Vedra Beach
We just woke up about forty five minutes ago, got the kids up and went to the beach where we watched Endeavour launch into the sky. We are about 100 miles away, but were able...
After 4 1/2 years of blogging and attending 4 1/2 blog conferences, it finally occurred to me why bloggers flock to them like Trekkies to a Star Trek convention white on rice:
We're among Our People.
My non-blogging friends used to give...
Today’s Fun Monday is hosted by the lovely Church Lady. She would like to know what we do when we are ’stuck’ in the house. Here is her assignment:
How do you beat the doldrums when you are stuck in the...
We photographed the Dixons about four years ago in Orlando. We were especially excited when Wendy contacted us and asked if we could photograph them again. They are such a fun and beautiful family....
AP photo.
First, she made a joke about not using a tele-prompter, ha! ha! ha! Then she segues into reading notes off the palm of her hand. What were those important, must not forget talking points written on her...
Tonight Q and I went on an urban ride sponsored by the Main Street Bike coop. It was actually Chattanooga's version of Critical Mass. But this is Chattanooga-it wasn't very critical or very massive. Mostly polite,nice people following the rules...
Endeavour at T-4 hours
I took the family down to Titusville, Florida last night to watch the last night launch of the Space Shuttle program. We arrived around 11:30 and found the town very full. We found a parking spot (for...
Palin just wrapped up her speech at the controversial Tea Party Convention. Reaction on Twitter seems to be overwhelmingly positive. Pundits and liberals have stopped listening and just give a knee-jerk “she’s a crazy, fear-monger, blah, blah, blah.” Palin...
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to survive a blizzard for the record books?
Neither have I since I lived through the Chattanooga Blizzard of 1993 when I was in the 5th grade. Apparently, I’m lucky enough to survive two...
Gowalla is a great little application and one of its features is to issue pins and items for checkin in at particular locations and for achieving certain milestones. You can find the list of all the Gowalla Icons &...
I have been having so much fun on herbmentor.com. Seriously, if you are interested in using herbs at all, this site is AWESOME!There are instructional videos on how to make all sorts of things from infusions, tinctures, syrups, and teas,...
For once, there was something good that happened at the baggage claim area. A reader sent me this hilarious comment:
No surprise that two large bomb-shaped objects were able to get through security.
Too Cool. Way to go, Atlanta....
The outlook is grim for the Chattanooga Housing Authority's proposed 36-unit apartment complex on Fairmount Avenue in North Chattanooga. This Monday, the Regional Planning Commission will consider a request to rezone the existing complex, which C.H.A. plans to demolish, to...
R. Neal organized the data into a usable format, and A.C. Kleinheider linked to it, and with their help I bring you these visualizations of the numbers reported this week by the seven "major" gubernatorial candidates....
I believe that this is a fascist country. The America I loved and served does not exist any longer. The supremes just gave the last vestige of democracy to the corporations that already control government. Fascism wins everybody loses.This is...
And here we are, back to another grey, chilly, rainy Friday! Sheesh. This winter has definitely been both colder and wetter than usual. Surely, we’re due for some sun some time soon!
In the meantime, check out the creatures on the...
HBO has good news for fans of The Wire, the acclaimed TV series about life in inner-city Baltimore that finished its stunning five season run in March of 2008. David Simon, creator of The Wire, has reunited with some of...
Brian Hollar, with whom I went to see mediocre Avatar in mediocre 3D yesterday, relates the following on his blog, Thinking on the Margin, via Gizmodo: I've been fascinated by the "Adspecs" since I first heard of them a...
Of course I couldn't resist following up the previous post with pics from Brandy J and Sticky's holiday session in Charleston. We've been spoiled, I tell ya, to be able to photograph these two for the past four years. Thanks...
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