Today’s Fun Monday is hosted by Faye! She wants us to go back decades and remind ourselves what we used to do for lunch those days when we were young and lovely.
So your assignment for March 15 is to share...
Today marks the end of week 2 of my half marathon training. I have 6 more weeks to go. Yesterday, I stepped out to go run my 7 miles and it was raining. I debated before I entered the car,...
“A few of the men, perhaps fifteen, ranging from twenty-five to forty years of age, scattered among the dancers or standing talking at doorways, were distinguished from the rest by a family look, whatever the differences in their ages, dress...
It’s a chilly, rainy Saturday, so I’m going to put up some warm, yummy soup. My recipe is based on this one, but that’s just a general guide — there’s lots of room for improvisation.
Here’s the basic idea:
• garlic (either...
Giving birth to two sons was tantamount to delivering comedians. Both boys live for the laughs. Victory is particularly delicious when I'm rolling on the floor or tears sprinkle my giggles. Those are their proudest moments.Perhaps the funniest moments are...
Like most bloggers, I get a log of blog pitches. As a communications professional, I regularly reach out to bloggers and have led training sessions on blogger relations. When I get a good pitch, I generally email the person to...
Since it’s Friday afternoon, here’s a fun question. What are weird or unusual wedding traditions that you’ve seen?
This past weekend kicked off the 2010 Wedding Season in which those of use in our twenties and early thirties spend at least...
I believe the single-biggest carrot I've ever dangled is yours for the takin': $2,500!!! All you need to do is sprinkle the perfect measure of pixie dust on 1,500 characters--a scant 275 words--and it's yours!Not many have been brave enough to...
Moving on from the buzzards in my shore bird series, here is a lovely little blue heron, slowly stalking some food.
We had a nice, warm day at the beginning of the week and right now as I type this, I...
Sometimes growing up finds your creative side buried under an avalanche of life. I'm fighting that every step of the way!One way I'm waging war against "creativity killers" is to encourage (in)courage readers with a monthly Creative Challenge; March's directive...
Let them first consider how easily [the use of artificial contraception] of action could open wide the way for marital infidelity and a general lowering of moral standards. Not much experience is needed to be fully aware of human weakness...
While this blog is one of several neighborhood blogs, in actuality Signal Mountain is made up of three distinct communities, each with multiple neighborhoods. Most Chattanoogans are familiar with the Town of Signal Mountain, as it is the largest of...
Ernest Greene, aka Washed Out, will perform at 412 Market Street on Saturday. By The Windish Agency via Web.
This Saturday night, rising chill-wave pop star, Washed Out, will be playing at 412 Market with Small Black, Pictureplane and Purple Asia....
Nashville’s a great place to have a tournament. Nice facilities, cool atmosphere. Now, if only Auburn could put together a complete game.
Oh well. For us, and many Auburn fans, we enjoy the whole tournament experience and tend to hang around...
I know that much of the health care debate has surrounded the government funding of abortion, and we all know where I fall on that debate. However, I had not read how the Senate bill would implement the policy until...
P.D. James, the author of the dystopian novel The Children of Men, first published in 1992, is also well known in her native England for a series of detective novels. Beginning with Cover Her Face, published in 1962, this series...
A lot of people have been asking how I got to where I currently am with Mimeo and the Kleptopus King. Despite starting out with a very clear goal in mind (a pixelated, console-inspired game on the iPhone and iPod...
As Senate Democrats plan to unveil a proposal next week, Sen. Bob Corker drops out of negotiations on financial reform. Read Corker's statement.
Via nytimes.com
"Corker Drops Out of Financial Reform Talks" originally appeared on Chattarati.com on March 11, 2010. Unless otherwise...
Christi (Dragoş Bucur) is an undercover cop being pressured by his superior officer, Anghelache (Vlad Ivanov), to arrest a Romanian teenager who gives pot to his classmates. Torn between ruining the teen's life over a trumped-up dealing charge and appeasing...
Chattooga County officials are looking to purchase Paradise Gardens Park and Museum, which belonged to the late folk artist, Howard Finster, with grant funding. See also: The Public Interest.
Via timesfreepress.com
"Chattooga County Hopes to Buy Finster's Paradise Gardens" originally appeared on...
Over 20 volunteers from Volkeswagen, along with representatives from Take Root planted seven Lacebark Elm trees in the Highland Park neighborhood this past Saturday. The trees were planted near Tatum Park on South Holly Street between Bailey Avenue and Union...
After a Davidson County court overturned similar legislation last year, a new bill passed a House Criminal Practice and Procedure Committee vote on Wednesday.
Via timesfreepress.com
"New 'Guns in Bars' Bill Clears First Hurdle" originally appeared on Chattarati.com on March 11, 2010....
The recent debate over Normal Park Museum Magnet's zone involves a 2007 decision by the Hamilton County School Board, which voted to ultimately expand the zone to include the area encompassed by Bell Avenue, Spears Avenue and Cherokee Boulevard. Since...
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“Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the whole world in letters too large for some of us to see.”~C.S. Lewis~ I love homeschooling. Juden drew lions while I read the...
Back in August, I nearly bought a t-shirt emblazoned with the Gadsden Flag to wear at the 9/12 rally. I decided not to spend my money and thought “How many rallies could I possibly attend to justify buying this shirt?”
In...
Ann Egan, currently located in Kingston, New York, began her own jewelry line back in 1989. Originally she studied painting in New York City at the School of Visual Arts. One can easily see her background in painting has deeply...
If you’re like most Americans and too busy to read whiny feminist blogs, note that March is Women’s History Month. Christina Hoff Sommers has an article in the current Clare Booth Luce Policy Institute’s Policy Express on taking back...
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