Quick Poll
Does your Thanksgiving travel plans include staying at home, traveling in-state or traveling out-of-state?
- In-State: 1
- Out-of-State: 2
- Stay Home: 4
Total Votes:
If you thought swine flu was scary ...
November 22 | 6:20 AM | Comments (0)
The calendar won't agree for another month, but the trees are bare, the sweaters are out and it might as well be winter.
Endangered memories
Posted 11/20/2009 | Comments (0)
My memory stinks. The only thing I remember for sure is that I can't remember much.
Plenty left to like in the USA
Posted 11/19/2009 | Comments (0)
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, but many Americans are having a hard time finding anything to be thankful about. With the economy continuing to sink, jobs losses continuing to soar, and our collective "Hope" tanks leaning toward "E," there aren't many bright spots on the horizon.
Time for serious business
Posted 11/22/2009 | Comments (0)
Nothing like Mother Nature to remind you what's important. I got a memo from the old girl just this morning.
Bits and pieces
Posted 11/20/2009 | Comments (0)
Being a parent has never been easy. There's always one more thing to worry about. Especially in a society where so many are so eager to invent problems that never before existed.
Special people honored this week
Posted 11/19/2009 | Comments (0)
It's human nature to take things for granted, or to lose that sense of awe once you get over your first encounter with a special person, place or thing.
Arrested development?
Posted 11/15/2009 | Comments (0)
Dear college students,
Tapped out
Posted 11/13/2009 | Comments (0)
I never thought I'd be noticed for my dancing, but these days, my tapping is drawing comments from far and wide. Or at least as far away as the back corner of the newsroom.
Good looks can produce bad results
Posted 11/12/2009 | Comments (0)
I've never watched the hit TV show "Ugly Betty." But I've seen enough commercials to know that Ugly Betty really isn't. Actress America Ferrera may not be super hot, but she's way above room temperature.
Holiday cash in short supply
Posted 11/8/2009 | Comments (0)
Money matters can keep you awake at night for all the wrong reasons. Nowadays, financial-induced insomnia is at levels not seen since for decades. People haven't been this edgy since the Book of Revelations was published.
TN mechanic disabled parked cars for repairs
Posted 11/7/2009 | Comments (1)
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee police said a mechanic was drumming up business by tampering with parked cars, then charging to help start them. Police arrested 41-year-old Christopher Walls of Johnson City on Thursday night.
Once upon a time...
Posted 11/5/2009
Getting older has its advantages, but it's a curse in the memory department. Mostly because the older you get, the more you realize that age doesn't bring wisdom as much as it does confusion. For instance:
Easy rider
Posted 11/5/2009 | Comments (0)
Stories like this turn me absolutely green with envy.
Most Remote Spot on Earth?
Posted 11/1/2009 | Comments (0)
Most Remote Spot on Earth?
Learning a new lesson
Posted 10/30/2009 | Comments (0)
Michelangelo didn't sell used cars. Mozart didn't drive a dung cart. Babe Ruth didn't sell peanuts at the ball park.
Fright night
Posted 10/29/2009 | Comments (0)
I'm pretty good at spotting cultural trends. I'm even better at ignoring them, which explains why I was the last in my crowd to get a CD or DVD player. I've still never touched a video game console.
Catching up is fun
Posted 10/25/2009 | Comments (0)
After concentrating on personal matters for a couple of weeks, it's fun to start plowing through all the strange and wacky news I missed. You may have missed a few of these gems, too.
What's the hurry?
Posted 10/23/2009 | Comments (0)
On Oct. 14, 2009, the following stories appeared across the fruited plain:
New places, new faces in the family circle
Posted 10/22/2009 | Comments (0)
The old Chinese proverb goes: "He who stands still too long will soon be covered with pigeon poo or dirt."
And the winners are ...
Posted 10/11/2009
It's hard to admit, but when it comes to making tacky remarks about people, I'm strictly second-string. In fact, I'm not even on the same playing field as one group.
Justice -- or something -- for all
Posted 10/9/2009 | Comments (0)
If necessity is the mother of invention, familiarity must be the father of insanity. It's certainly pushing me closer to the edge of reason.