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Overcast ~ High: 47°F ~ Low: 30°F Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012 |
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ooops, she did it again ...
Posted Thursday, July 28, at 2:21 PM Sometimes, it takes something truly absurd to put your own life in perspective. I'm groaning around town in my 11 year old van with more than 200,00 miles on it and wondering what I'm going to do when it gives up its pale gold ghost, but there's someone in Monte Carlo right now with a waaaay bigger problem...
Two of my favorite foods in the world are real custard-based banana pudding and homemade ice cream. I nearly wept tears of joy a few weeks ago when I got to sample some homemade ice cream that tasted just like banana pudding. (I say nearly, but I didn't because salty tears would have totally ruined the flavor moment.)...
Is it just me, or do the cicadas high in the treetops sound just like the death ray from the Martian tripods in the original "War of the Worlds" movie?
Just remember -- nukes couldn't kill them, but sneezes could!
I'm baaaack.... After several weeks of medical leave, I've managed to find my desk again. (Thanks and apologies to those who had to clean it off!) I know I dropped a lot of balls when I left, but I'm ready to start juggling again, so if you've got any good story ideas, lob them my way!...
No more track at Central? They have disbanded the track team at Central. If your are a team member or the parents of a team member and are willing to go on record, would you please call Mary Reeves at 684-1200, ext, 215.
Thank you
It must be spring -- I don't care how cold it is right now. Our Sports Guy has started his seasonal sneeze fest, there are beach towels on sale at the Big Box Store, and I heard peepers singing all the way to Tullahoma last night. I am so ready for winter to be over because I am so over winter...
Happy endings The beagle-basset mix I rescued from the middle of the road a week ago Saturday has been claimed by his owners. From now on, he'll have a license tag to identify him. I'm very thankful they came and got the little sweetheart. It not only saved him, but probably my marriage, too!...
Coworker Sadie Fowler and I were exchanging Valentines stories this morning and discovered that our husbands prefer dark chocolate while we prefer milk chocolate. (Big shout and thank you to my hubby, who fixed me strawberries dipped in Dove chocolate yesterday!)...
Define 'Romantic' please... Amazon.com just come out a list with what it considers to be the top 20 romantic cities in the United States. There were three Tennessee cities on there and while I was proud to see my fair state so well represented, I still had to scratch my head and wonder -- what does Amazon.com consider romantic???...
All it takes is one story about missing dogs, and I hear about a dozen more. Heather Sullivan is now missing her Basset hound Gracie and another person had a purebred Jack Russell taken last year. One reader sent me a letter about how she wonders if the alleged thieves might be prompted to remove the dogs because their barking is keeping them up all night...
From the Galaxy Generica, we bring you the continuing adventures ... Have you ever noticed that the names of prescription drugs often sound like the characters in bad science fiction? Commander Daar-vo Cet pushed the Aciphex shuttle into stealth mode as he cruised into the serene atmosphere of the planet Xanax. He scowled through the viewscreen at the forbidding Klabitor mountain range, where the evil lair of the Hydro Kd'one was hidden. Some how, some way, he would find Princess Lunesta and free her from her endless slumber .....
Unfounded rumors The message for the day is -- don't believe everything you hear. Or read. Or see. A friend from my two-year sojourn in Alabama posted "War Eagle!" on his Facebook page and I had to laugh, because there is no one -- no one -- for whom the Crimson Tide rolls more strongly than Stan. ...
Good sign I saw a church sign on the way onto work today and it seemed especially appropriate this week. It said "America:the land of the free -- because of the brave." How very, very true. My thanks and respect go out this week, and every week, for the veterans, the active service, and their families who -- also serve in their own brave way...
Haunting held over Are you one of those people who just hates to put away the Halloween decorations? Don't want to give up the spiders and snakes? You are not alone. Joe Peters over at the Walking Horse hotel had such a strong response from those who got to visit his "Haunted Hotel" (http://www.t-g.com/story/1676418.html) last weekend, and so many regrets from those who missed it, that he's opening it up again Friday night for an encore performance...
Do you trunk or treat? In many towns, traditional door-to-door trick or treating has been replaced with trunk or treating. Groups such as civic groups or churches will sponsor the event, often holding it in a parking lot. People will open the trunks of their vehicles, which will have candy, games or other treats. The trick-or-treaters travel from car to car instead of house to house...
When I was 13 or 14, we took a family trip to California. I was at the age where my poster boys weren't Secretariat or Stud Spider anymore, they were actors and singers, so I was excited to be touring LaLaLand. Who know -- between cruising Hollywood and Vine and touring Universal Studios, we might get to see a real life movie star! (I know, a contradiction in terms.)...
peeeyew!! Has any one noticed a nasty smell in the air on the west side of town? A reader called in and asked if he was the only one who noticed it. He said the chicken plant is downwind, so that's not the source of the stench. Any ideas?
Contact me Would the person who sent the anonymous note to me about the results of the Celebration please elmail me directly? As it so happens, i agree with you 100 percent.
Fair pictures I'll be loading pictures from the Bedford County Fair for the rest of the week, so if you saw me take one of you, take a peek. Be patient, please, my internet guru is in Kenya and I forgot how to download a bunch of them at once, so it's taking me a while...
Caution! Be careful driving today. It seems some drivers and pedestrians had a heapin' helpin' of stupid for lunch today. I saw someone get rear-ended (yes, there was a cell phone involved) just minutes before two people walked out right in front of my car, then a service truck made a U-turn on a busy street...
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Mary Reeves is a staff writer for the Times-Gazette.
Hot topics ooops, she did it again ...(4 ~ 9:36 PM, Aug 10)
We all scream for ice cream!
Everybody, quick, catch a cold and spread it!
I'm baaaack....
No more track at Central?
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