Help a Brotha Out....

The other day I posted about Spring of Light burning. As I write, a fire restoration group is in the building trying to preserve the books and any equipment possible. So, we will have a better idea what the total damage by the end of the week. In the meantime, if you are inclined to help, I have a few possibilities: Buy a replacement book from Doug’s Wish list. Send a contribution via paypal: Share the...

Can I Get A Break?...

Because if I could, I would gladly like to give it to my brother. If it isn’t one thing, then it’s another. This week Doug’s church, Spring of Light Ministries, suffered a devastating loss when the place of worship was destroyed by fire. My whole life, Doug has sought out obscure bookstores in the most unlikely of places to build his masterful library. The church walls were lined with thousands of Doug’s books and one of his close friends who also stored his books at the church. All told there were 10-15,000 books in the church. The electronics...

Alcoa Highway Cyclist Unhatted...

Since 2001, I have made the trek down Alcoa Highway 2-4 times per day.  At the peak of rush hour, I seem to always cross paths with an elderly man pumping up the hill heading south on 129 guarded by a white full rimmed hard hat.  He usually is weighed down with a full day pack, but rain or shine he makes the commute daily. Once I saw the man driving down into Sequoya Hills, but I didn’t have the time to follow him.  The wife and I have discussed lone biker sightings, but she shocked me yesterday to tell me that she actually talked to him.  At Food City on 129,...

Sunday bloody Sunday: Behind the times,...

Heard about this today, and while it is 4 months old, it is still fresh to me: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6805063692754011230 Share the...

Implants...

Our dear friend and constant commenter, Rita, will be going under the knife for implants tomorrow.  While I will not be able to liveblog this medical event, I will be glad to check out the implants when she recovers.  If we are all lucky, she may even let me post some pics. Share the...

Glenn?...

We may have another Glenn Reynolds in the making over at Floydville’s new bastard child, but more than likely this is just the typical Grogger protocal. He set it up today and has been posting in 15 minute intervals. You might still take a stroll over to floydville2, or is it just floydville–he’s going to have to do something about that. Share the...

Pedestrians Beware!...

On the way home tonight we hit a pedestrian, and it got me to thinking—we have constructed the most pedestrian unfriendly cities. We design cities without one thought of pedestrian traffic. In the most distant places, hours away from civilization, we construct subdivisions, so that we can walk 12 feet from front door to automobile and then 12 feet from automobile to the office. I have never known how to be a pedestrian. The world that I have always known includes hours of commuting on roads where pedestrians are aliens. I am lost in a sea of automobiles. If I were forced...