We can learn a lot from old dogs and children.
And of course a little bit of watermelon wine.
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When the two of you became one, and his people became your people, how’d that work out for ya? Does
your relationship with your in-laws fall into the “for better” or “for
worse” category?
If it falls into the former...
From Volkswagen Group:
Volkswagen Group of America, Chattanooga Operations has hired the first group of production workers for its new manufacturing plant this week. Delivering on the promise of job growth for Chattanooga and Hamilton County, 100 percent of these employees...
Come on, GoOPers, let’s talk deficits.
and, hey, Who Dat? Oh yeah, the guy that left New Orleans to drown.
From Black Water Dog at the DK
Now, who are the big spenders? Which one gave us a surplus? Which...
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...
A nice postcard informed me today that Metropolitan Home magazine will end its run at the end of this year and that I would receive Elle Decor magazine for the remainder of the subscription. Well, I don't want Elle...
While we have been visiting/ living in Lake Martin, we have had been blessed with some tasty treats.
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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...
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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...
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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?
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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....
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