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*blows dust off the ole LJ account*
Our beautiful maple tree out front dropped all of its leaves and it's so nice to be able to see what's happening on all of the branches. I saw a downy woodpecker and a flicker among our usual chickadees, cardinals, and titmice. A flock of cedar waxwings even came through. That was a first for me. They stayed on the branches and watched the traffic ( Read more... ) -
The sky is falling
Today someone told me, "There are 26 million Muslims in the country, probably more now, and they all send a percentage of their pay straight to Al Qaeda. American money sent to support Al Qaeda. It's just awful. I have a friend whose friend watched that Obama speech and went in the bathroom and... suicide. *meaningful look* Right there. She was ( Read more... ) -
That didn't take long
There are a lot of home invasions in Chattanooga. Most of them happen in lower income parts of town, but I told PA about a month ago that the first time someone kicked a door down in Hixson, I was buying a gun. Well, guess what happened in Hixson on Wednesday night. The fact that a gun was held to the head of a two-year-old during the crime makes ( Read more... ) -
Yet more amusement from the local police blotter
Police said a group of visitors were standing in line at the county jail when Coiundra Conner cut in line.
Some of those in line fussed at her, including Maricka McDowell.
Ms. Conner took offense and threw her cell phone at Ms. McDowell. It whizzed by her head and hit a wall.
As she reached to pick up the phone, Ms. Conner got in a punch against Ms. ( Read more... ) -
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I went on my first group run since being in the army. The biggest difference was that everyone there wanted to be out running early in the morning.
We had a great run. Everyone was very nice and encouraging. I noticed that southern runners don't say, "We're almost there," they say, "We don't lack much." :)
We went 10 miles out to Moccasin Bend and ( Read more... ) -
I get parenting advice from the oddest places
The kids were driving me crazy today by interrupting me every five seconds. In the time it took me to grab a laundry basket from my room and walk to the garage, they had three things they each had to tell me. I closed the door behind me, just to have Little Man open it to show me a piece of paper he had cut. I told him he was distracting me to no ( Read more... ) -
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Sunday, the kids and I went to the Nature Center. They just opened a new section of the boardwalk and we had to go check it out. It was nice and they put in a cabin that people could spend the night in. It was very neat. I going to have to check out the prices on that. We also walked over to Reflection Riding to check out the ponds. The geese have ( Read more... ) -
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We went to Harrison Bay State Park and PA said the lake was a reservoir made by flooding the old town of Harrison and the last Cherokee town in the area. I told him that there was a dam near Bristol (Holston Dam?) where a town was flooded and scuba divers would go explore the buildings. I mentioned that there would be no way I would ever be ( Read more... ) -
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Listening to my husband give his dad the same advice he hasn't taken for years. It's like a ritual for them. Late night, weekend call. Complaining about the same things. PA giving him the same advice. Discussing football if it's football season. Going over politics and, lately, the economy. It's amusing. -
Stupid Brain!
I just had a dream that I was hooking up with Hugh Jackman and people kept interrupting. I'm off to scoop out my gray matter with a spoon, because a part of the body that's that traitorous deserves no better.