This is one of the most troubling things I've run across in a long time. TAZEWELL, Tenn. — Because of the recession, cutbacks in public schools across the country have compromised a lot of what many students have taken for granted, like after-school activities and programs. Fortunately, in Claiborne, Bell, and Lee Counties, schools have not made many critical cutbacks in planning their next budgets; that is, until now. At the last Claiborne County Board of Education meeting, the school board … [Read more...]
Some Pics of the yard
I was cleaning the kitchen... got cut by a piece of glass. So, I decided I should take a break from that and went outside to take a few pictures while the bleeding stopped... Of course then I went back inside, started cleaning again... got cut again... Took a few more pics. Cleaning shouldn't be painful! At any rate here's a couple of shots that I thought turned out pretty well. Here are a couple of shots of the Dogwood blooms in my yard: Here are some shots of a Dandelion trying … [Read more...]
Tea Party Wrap up
Did you make it to the Knoxville Tax Day Tea Party yesterday? No? Me either... you know, too busy working off my share of the national debt. Anyway, since you missed it, here's a good "wrap up" from my friend Scott Adcox: ...There was a pretty varied cross section of people. Lots of “Fair Tax” signs (I’ll post later why I have a hard time getting on board with that), lots of Ron Paul supporters, and thankfully not much bashing of President Obama directly. I think most people understand that … [Read more...]
Those Brits are a Talented Bunch
This is just a quick post to link to a video I saw on YouTube I would normally just embed it but they wont allow this one to be embedded. This is way better than the crap that spits on on American Idol and, shows you shouldn't judge by appearance alone. Give this a look: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY … [Read more...]
As I finish up my Taxes…
As I continue to work on my Taxes (is it too late to request a bailout?), I find myself needing some background noise. Normally, I would turn on BrinkFM but my wife found this little Video this weekend and I've become addicted. So, I post this here for so you'll get addicted for you to enjoy. Back to Taxes! … [Read more...]
Some Sillies for Tuesday
Darn Silliness! As you've probably noticed I've been listening to Brink.fm a bit here lately... not because I'm a HUGE fan of Radio (I'm more of a Audio Book person) but, because they play some pretty good stuff and a Friend of mine runs it. Patrick asked a bunch of us to record some Station IDs for him to use during song breaks. So, I cracked my knuckles, dug out the microphone, fired up Audacity and got to work. I decided to share some of my wonderful creations with you all... So … [Read more...]
Spring has Sprung, ugh.
SPRING HAS SPRUNG! Well, I'm much more interested in Winter than Spring... I see the sun all the time, winter brings the opportunity (how ever small) that I will get to see snow too. Don't get me wrong, I like the sunny warm weather of the Spring and Summer months. It's just that in Tennessee we get Sunny warm weather all year long. Even in the winter. ( Damn Global Warming! ) Winter here just means we now have the added possibility of cold and snow, and I really dig that possibility. This … [Read more...]