There’s a thin line between normal and insane. I think I’m standing on it… which would explain the big blob of crazy on my shoe.
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 17th, 2008
Yesterday, I mentioned the “Relay for Life” t-shirt flap at a Bristol middle school. To make a long story short: several kids wore the purple Relay t’s to Vance Middle School. Some of those kids misbehaved. Administrators blamed the mess on the Relay’s “unifying” trademark purple – and banned the color [...]
Posted in Hawkins County on Apr 8th, 2008
Yesterday afternoon, katie granju over at WBIR’s Knox Talks directed readers to a bit of breaking news:
A WBIR report on the Sam Adams beer recall:
Thousands of 12 ounce glass bottles are being voluntarily recalled because they may contain glass fragments.
The affected bottles are embossed with the letter “N” followed by the number “35″ [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 2nd, 2007
Yesterday afternoon, when Ms. Diva claimed she didn’t feel well, I gave her forehead the prerequisite touch before declaring – “Oh I think you’re fine. You probably ate too much Halloween Candy.”
Then, I gussied her up in her cheerleader garb, shoved the pompoms in her hand and hustled her out the door to [...]
Posted in Hawkins County, Local Characters on Sep 27th, 2007
I suppose this photo will prove some of you wrong on several counts. Contrary to what you may have believed:
Matt Kisber did not go to prison – even though when he was chairman of the powerful state House Ways and Means Committee, he accepted more than $1 million in loans for a company [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 23rd, 2007
An amazing tale inspired by the true story of captive dolphins swept out to sea by Hurricane Katrina has earned a 10-year-old Kingsport, TN author national acclaim.
McKenna Andrews used real events as inspiration for her first book, “Riding The Storm Out.”
The story follows a young dolphin, Noah, as Katrina washes him from his tank to [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 10th, 2007
In 1945, soldier Hugh Barger fought valiantly for his country. He served during World War II, was wounded in battle and, after his discharge, went on to have a 30+ year career in law enforcement. This week, the 82-year old solider was presented with an honor he thought he’d never receive. Read his [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 7th, 2007
“I’d have taken those keys and rolled that big old piece of car back and forth across that Negro until I got tired, but that’s just me.” — What looks like Crazy on an Ordinary Day, Pearl Cleage.
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 21st, 2007
Once in awhile from the stinking heap of poo that is TN state politics, a true Redneck leader will emerge. This leader will have a plucky character, bit of flair and questionable amount of good sense. He will be entertaining yet well-meaning. He will be able to sustain prolonged bouts of dumbassedness, [...]
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