i'll be heading down to atlanta again this weekend to see the mint gallery's show ::not you:: a self portrait show that includes work from seventy artists. i'm super excited to have been asked to participate in the show,...
No really, if you've stumbled into my former home, let me apologize for the look, I hope you'll find my new home to be much more informative and interesting, come visit!www.yourethepoint.com...
There was still plenty of white stuff on top of Signal when I joined Kathy & Natalie for a run 2 days after 'the big storm'. Some beautiful scenery, including an almost-frozen-solid waterfall!- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone...
Though the news out of Haiti is not good news, I'm heartened to see such quick calls to action from those who can offer help. Everywhere I look online, social media is being used for good...and though this is widespread...
Lane Kiffin to Southern California.
I was on the phone with Papaw last night talking about the upcoming Florida vs Kentucky basketball game and he suddenly stopped talking for a minute and then told me that ESPN was reporting that Lane...
In January, Chattarati invites leaders and thinkers to participate in What Matters Now, a commentary series of ideas for our region in 2010.
Common Purpose
Written by Josh McManus and Helen Johnson
Last year, 26,000+ Chattanoogans shared their hopes, dreams and concerns for...
What is even more thrilling...life affecting...important to me than a blogging conference with 500 of my blogging BFFs and meeting Harry Connick, Jr.? A million children I will never meet. Last Spring I had the dream-come-true privilege of traveling to...
One day I returned home to find my daughter's friends had graffitied the hall mirror at the top of our stairs...They're teenagers...and I haven't been able to bring myself to Windex their sweetness. Would you?{And, at least it wasn't the...
In less than a month I'll be returning to Nashville for Blissdom '10, a blogging conference touted as "the premier conference for women" and all I can say about that is a) it is wonderful to meet in person those...
This week, the Tennessee legislature will be negotiating and voting on a monumental shift in K–12 education with possible legislation that mandates the use of student achievement data to evaluate and tenure teachers.
Since 1992, the state of Tennessee has used...
Seth Godin's "The Future of the Library" post, short as it was, certainly threw out some broad generalities and judgments. It ruffled quite a few librarian feathers ("ORLY? Information is free? That's not what all my INVOICES say!"), and made...
In January, Chattarati invites leaders and thinkers to participate in What Matters Now, a commentary series of ideas for our region in 2010.
Walkability
Written by Mark McKnight.
In the spirit of New Year's top 10 lists, here are the top 10 reasons...
MSBC 5 By Joseph Shipp & D.J. Trischler.
A series of three unfortunate car accidents recently influenced my decision to go carless. I said goodbye to the idea of car transportation and opted to investigate the idea of bicycle transportation. This...
I have decided the reason parents like to give kids new pajamas on Christmas Eve is so the pictures they take Christmas morning shows the kids in crisp (slept-in) clothes. I like the idea of giving my kid the PJs...
...This transmission is coming to you...... from Samus.At the moment, thank God, I have gotten back into my PC in attempt to recover data from a PC I was reloading. I hope that once I finish with these three PC's...
2010 has begun and the gals at I ♥ Faces are celebrating their first birthday! I missed last week’s challenge, but really hope to participating in more I ♥ Faces challenges this year.
This week, as they get their birthday...
Democrat Guthrie Castle, Independent John Andreucetti, and Republican Mark White will each cast a vote for himself on Tuesday, and will each hope that he has enticed a few more voters to the polls in District 83 than the other...
Matt Wilson noted the exploratory committee announced by Brad Parish, a Democrat from Oak Ridge, in Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District. The full press release can be found at KnoxViews and other places around the Web. Parish will face a sharp discrepancy,...
Making money buying and selling cars: "Everyone knows that cars are almost always a depreciating asset. You pay $20,000 for it and drive off the lot and it is worth $18,000. A year later it’s worth $14,500, and a few...
I’m about to write words that I never thought would remotely cross my mind: someone at Daily Kos wrote a post that makes sense.
Angry Mouse writes in Feminism Fail:
No, not that kind of feminism. Not the theory of women’s equality...
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GM said today they’re going to close down the Saab brand.
This is the car I learned to drive in. An old Saab station wagon (ours was blue but otherwise basically like the one above) that I think my...
Well, let me begin by saying how unhappy I am.Admission No. 1)I've had three PC's at my house for varying lengths of time. I have been trying to reload/repair/do something with each of these PC's ever since they came into...
Fans of Project Runway might recognize her boots, which were designed by the fourth season winner Christian Siriano. The coordinating necklace of rosettes is of her own crafting. See more of this local talent on Etsy....
Recently, The Economist ran an article on the emergence of feminism within management theory:
But some of today’s most influential feminists contend that women will never fulfill their potential if they play by men’s rules. According to Avivah Wittenberg-Cox and Alison...
Long day. This is me imitating Tebow. The day ended with Tebow just screaming and screaming. Sundays do that to him. Once he was in bed, he stopped screaming. I can still hear it in my head.
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Regular readers of my blog may have noticed that many of my posts mention the Walnut Street Bridge. Going to town and back, this Bridge is part of my regular commute and one of the things that make riding to...
Interactive Netflix DVD rentals, by region and zip code. This is probably only interesting if you know an area. For me, the DC area is intriguing. Paul Blart Appaloosa - the darkest color is Fort Meyer. Keep your eye on...
Its been a month since my last post. Holidays, being under the weather and life in general has kept me away. So here it is a month after the snow of December post and I am posting about snow again.The...
Let's see: with six months to travel after leaving office as Governor, that puts him back in town in July 2011. Yep, just in time to formally announce a run for U.S. Senate in 2012. “I really like the public sector,...
In January, Chattarati invites leaders and thinkers to participate in What Matters Now, a commentary series of ideas for our region in 2010.
Action
Written by Emma Williams
This is an exciting time to call Chattanooga home, and we have much to look...
I missed a smashin' great concert Friday night--Winter Jam--featuring one of my favorite bands (Christian or otherwise), Third Day. Mac Powell's instantly recognizable gravely vocals always grab my ear, even if it's a song I'm hearing for the first time. ...
Christmas 2008 was the Christmas we received the Wii game system as a gift. It has been such a fun thing for our family to have, providing lots of good family fun and an excellent way for Fuller to release...
One of the highlights of my Christmas was the gift my guys gave me. Damon knew it was something I really, really, really, really wanted and it was probably going to be obvious when he gave it to me. So,...
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