During the attempt to adjust some design elements on this site, it appears that a lot of entries were re-posted via the RSS feed, and thus it looks like I spammed some aggregators. Sorry about that....
Cutting taxes should be a common sense way to bring this recession to an end sooner but sadly it's not. Read about it here. These findings are backed up by a new study, "Large Changes in Fiscal Policy Taxes Versus Spending,"...
http://hiphopwired.com/14590/new-study-say-90-of-black-children-will-use-food-stamps/ An Earth-shattering study by the USDA has it predicting that an unprecedented number of children will use food stamps at one time in their lives. Nearly 28.4 million Americans partake in the Department of Agriculture's federal food stamp program for low-income...
A pair of Twitter updates from Tennessee gubernatorial candidates demonstrates that the pack's pre-holiday trips back and forth across the state are in full swing. Sen. Jim Kyle, of Memphis: Enjoyed meeting democrats in Knoxville this morning at Shoney's on Western Ave....
Oh boo hoo. One guy served his country and one guy got a deferment. Guess which one is the Chickenhawk? Yep, the one speaking about the Veterans not wanting VA healthcare. That’s okay, Kos corrected the...
We call them thrifts. In the UK, they are known as charity shops. To the antipodeans, resellers are opportunity shops. His amazing jacket cost 50p at the op shop. Both of today's postings are reminiscent of this earlier, travel souvenirs...
Keeping warm in Chattanooga is a breeze in a coat that she acquired while visiting St. Petersburg.So much has been said about style vs safety that this second photo is included to demonstrate that she takes precautions for both her...
The House Republicans just released a set of graphs comparing the unemployment rate with what President Obama promised. Rather damning. And the stimulus is working…
GOP.gov has more....
Wondering who is undecided on health care? Smart Girl Politics has a list.
Looking over this list, many of these members are in very conservative districts and could be unseated next November, especially Melancon and Gordon.
If you are a Blue Dog...
I am so thankful for my little bug, her spunk and creative spirit. There is something so innocent and whimsical about the art work of a 4 year old. This is one of her self-portraits . I love how she...
Who says there is no style in riding your bike? These are pictures of this morning's Bike2Work. The cold weather brought out a whole different season of style:This is Laura Jane who is always cool on the bike. I will...
I’m too old for romance, but for young people who might be reading… a sampling of snippets of Paul Simon lyrics about romance. PS keepin’ it real:
From “Still Crazy After All These Years”
I’m not the kind of man
Who tends...
The John Ross Bridge by fdtate, licensed by Creative Commons
This weekend, get a front row seat for the Head of the Hooch. It’s the largest head race in the southeast, and organizers are expecting more than 1400 registered boats from...
First Friday Five is an ongoing project to organize one-day online fundraisers for local charitable projects. Read on to learn about this month’s goal and how your $5 donation can help.
This month, we’re doing a little something different for First...
Today, I watched in amazement as thousands of Americans descended on Capitol Hill. Why was it so incredible?
The call for the rally only happened last Friday.
I remember seeing the email announcing it and thinking, “That’ll be a good event. Maybe...
I just stumbled across this today and took a good look at it for the first time in many years. It’s the food guide pyramid and I haven’t seen it for a while because I don’t eat cereal for breakfast...
“… I wouldn’t hesitate one second to put a bullet in your skull if I thought you were turning. It would be the best thing for all of us. The way I see it is this: You could see the...
I’ve been making a lot of pancakes lately, since Tebow can eat them. He only really eats one or less. The rest go to Fuller and myself.
The other morning I attempted to use a cookie cutter to make a pancake...
So, I decided to try and think about the things I know about myself in an effort to answer “Who am I?” question.
And one of the areas of my life- one of the true things about me- is my...
Images from my trip to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab EmiratesThe Check-In counter at Etihad AirlinesVery comfortable on the flight indeed.Reading Trizophrenia by Jef Mallett on the tripWe stayed in the Shangri La hotelThe view over the pool The...
Campus Progress, always the delightful site, put up an interesting post today calling the attendees at the House Call rally “weirdos.” A slideshow accompanied the post.
I used to work two blocks away from the White House and frequently took strolls...
Learn SpanishColor in a coloring bookRide in a helicopterPilot a planeTravel to: Japan Amsterdam San Francisco Savannah NYC Montana Seattle Province town Juneau Paris Niagara Falls Germany Italy Greece Kazakhstan Indiaand also: Volcanoes Pyramids Caves at Lascaux IndiaWrite a bookRide...
If I had written a few years earlier, and had tweaked my flood story-line just a tad, I could have “predicted” this (via Balloon Juice). I would have been a modern-day prophet!
As it stands, I may not be...
From Facebook: The Hamilton County Democratic Party will hold its annual Estes Kefauver Dinner on Monday, November 16 at 6:00 p.m. in the Choo Choo's Imperial Ballroom. Five Democratic gubernatorial candidates will be there, and a straw poll will be...
It is our hope that we would always be thankful but this month we are talking a little more about it as Thanksgiving nears. This was Juden's list. I dig my little boys list and am so happy that he...
Okay. I’ll play.
Statement:
Belongs to: (all religion, my religion, other people’s religion, something other than religion)
My view of this aspect of religion is: (favorable, neutral, unfavorable)
Religion is a sense of humility in the face of a world too wonderful/complex/awe-inspiring to fully...
Summer Dregs rehearsing at The Warehouse.
7,000 miles separate Chattanooga from Seoul, South Korea. But that didn’t stop Carl Cadwell from joining forces with long-time collaborator Ryan Dixon to produce songs for his latest project, Summer Dregs. In fact, much of...
For most, this will be a rather uninteresting “excuse” post, something I’ve had a bad habit of doing over 5 years of somewhat irregular blogging. As infrequent as my non-Braves posts have been in the last year or so, it...
I am hosting Fun Monday on 9th November and thought I would continue in the spirit of getting to know one another
This topic might have been done before, but things change, people move so I am sure things...
I'm a three musketeer! I'm D'Artagnan! Give me candy or I will stick you with my sword! Take that, and that, and that, sir!We went trick or treating down through our neighborhood, and ended up at P-roc's friend's block party....
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