We made it! Despite one of our flights being cancelled at the last minute, everything went really smoothly with our trip back to the US. Seth and Caleb were both really good travellers, sleeping more than half of the trip....
When I was a little girl, I had fizzy affection for all things "mini"--Hershey's chocolate bars and stuffed animals and oddly enough, office supplies. I'm convinced whoever invented Polly Pockets
and Littlest Pet Shop
toys was Just.Like.Me., and had I...
I posted yesterday on why I joined the efusjon energy drink club. Today, I’m going to talk about an aspect of the business that can be difficult to overcome for some people who may be interested in the product...
Bringing innovation, added value, and sustainable development to business, governments, and non-profits in Central, South, and North America. (website coming soon).--Anthony Bradley, Chairman and Managing Partner, Proxemics International, LLC I'm also leading the US effort to support the social justice initiatives...
Summer begsmy feet roam free;Verdant and lush,a prickledvelvet carpettheir bounty.Visit Laura Salas to learn more about "15 Words or Less" poems, a photo-prompted poetry challenge....
Buzz Thomas visited Chattanooga a year or two back & a dear friend* invited me to accompany him and his wife to a book signing event. I picked up a copy… breezed through it, then set it aside. I...
I’m trying really hard to get into the swing of mixing business with baby. It’s not like it’s my first time but after spending the past few years not at home it’s still difficult. Even as I “speak” I have...
I love these long summer days of never knowing what the day will hold. We are stretching our days into the night so that maybe we can pull the reigns on summer and make her slow down a little. Here...
Whats for dinner? um, salad.I need to do a little catch up in blogs. There have been a few things I wanted to record and no time to write. My first experience with growing food was a good one. We...
Christopher Percy Collier will be teaching three travel writing workshops in August at the Farmington Valley Literary Arts Center in the charming New England town of Farmington, Connecticut. Classes will run for two hours (two in the evening and one...
Christopher Percy Collier recently wrote a feature length story entitled "Saving Summer Camp" about Vermont's Craftsbury Outdoor Center, the oldest rowing camp in North America, which was recently purchased and converted into a non-profit organization. For the story, he interviewed...
"I know you're not supposed to mix plaids," he replied to my request for a photo. There's something delightfully subversive about his choice of Goorin Brothers hat over well-coordinated shirt and shorts from J.Crew and Munsingwear shoes....
Over the weekend, I was feeling a little bummed not because Michael Jackson died, but rather because Jackson’s death pushed the top media stories of Sanford and Iran off the front page. Sadly, Iran needs our media coverage and...
Two Hamilton County residents addressed the Chattanooga City Council on Tuesday with concerns about the city’s plan to annex parts of the county. The residents live in the Stonewall Farms subdivision, near Hixson Pike. They were joined by supporting members...
I first learned about the efusjon energy drink club several months ago from a guy who coached against me when I was in high school. He is now a friend of mine, and when he joined the efusjon energy drink...
I was surprised to learn that the Supreme Court ruled against the City of New Haven's discrimination. One legal professor had this to say: ...[in the past] Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote, "The life of the law has not been...
It's a Southern delicacy I've only recently discovered, a culinary celebration of tongasmic* proportion: Vidalia Onion Pie. Making this and/or eating a slice must be included on your personal Bucket List, it's that good. Onions...in a pie...who would've thunk it? ...
Kleinheider provides the link to a rather lopsided (and yet incomplete) set of fundraising numbers in the GOP primary race for Tennessee Governor 2010. Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam's campaign says he expects to raise $3.8 million, while U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp...
The first post on Chattarati is dated June 30, 2008. But it's just a teaser. The official launch entry is dated July 2. So perhaps it's fitting that the site's founders chose July 1, 2009 to celebrate its first birthday. I continue...
Tennessee Senator Bo Watson (R-11) announced yesterday that he will not seek the Republican nomination for the Third District U.S. House seat being vacated next year by Congressman Zach Wamp. Of all the rumored and formerly rumored candidates to officially decline,...
Franken finally declared winner in Minnesota Senate Race. The unanimous decision was issued today in favor of Al Franken. Here is what Sen. Bob Menendez of the National Democratic Senatorial Committee said concerning the long ordeal:
“As we’ve...
Moon over Scout Camp
I’m at Camp Sidney Dew this week with my son’s scout troop (I’m an assistant scoutmaster). We’re having a great time and I’ll be doing a mini star party tonight, probably just viewing Saturn and the Moon....
Twenty-five years ago today, I married this guy. We were really just a couple of kids, with no idea of what we were getting ourselves into, but we’ve managed to survive the rough spots and thrive in the good times....
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