When I worked downtown, I used to wish I had a card with a list of resources for people down on their luck. I didn’t want to give money to panhandlers, but I did wish for ideas to help people who needed a way out of their situation. Two years later, I found out that […]
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My blogging seems to come in bursts. In fact, I’m writing several blog posts today (June 19) and then scheduling them to post once a day so I don’t clog anybody’s feed reader. But that’s okay. As long as I keep the crowd happy. Or indifferent. Last weekend was my sixth wedding anniversary. My handsome
Thanks to everyone who advised me concerning WordPress as an engine for a non-profit site. I created the site, and it fits the non-profit’s needs. The staff is learning how to add content, and it looks much better than the HTML site I originally created. I added as RSS feed of the non-profit’s Google Calendar
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There have been some tasty developments in East Nashville as of late: Calypso Cafe — Yes, the awesome Calypso finally has crossed the border, er, river. I’m excited about their new location attracting downtown business folk to the Eastside for lunch. MadDonna’s — After months of preparation, MadDonna’s opened last week. Paul and I visited
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Now that I have your attention . . . We had quite the crisis on the East Nashville list-serve last week. Someone posted that A BLIND PUPPY HAD BEEN REPORTED MISSING!!! OMG PONIES!!!1!!!11! There were offers of help pouring in from all quarters. At least once person offered to take time off work to find
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So far on my Halloween poll, the winning option is me giving out bouncy balls or some other non-food items to trick or treaters. That’s good, because that’s what I decided to do anyway. 🙂 Mel had some mini-tubs of Play-Doh that she wasn’t going to use, so I bought those off of her. Being
All Hallows’ Eve approaches. Neighbors are hanging plastic skeletons on their doors, and I took my dog to a Halloween party at Red Rover tonight (gotta love East Nashville). I’m trying to decide what to do for Halloween this year. I loved Halloween as a little kid. Being a chocoholic, it was totally my kind
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Inflatable Titanic Slide Yes, now you can rent an inflatable depiction of the sinking Titanic. Great for starting discussions with kids at parties, bringing up fun party questions like,”What was the Titanic?” “Why did it sink?” “What happened to all the people on board?” “Did any children die?” and many, many more! I saw this
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So I was at the Inglewood Kroger today, waiting to check out with my groceries, when I noticed some interesting items positioned for the perusal of us poor souls waiting in line. These walls of product directly preceding a cash register often are termed the “Impulse Aisle,” as the purpose is to convince the conveniently
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The Tomato Art Fest was AWESOME! I had so much fun. I actually got teary during the parade — there was something so wonderful about seeing all of my neighbors (and their children and dogs) dressed in tomato-y goodness. Paul took tons of pictures. You can check them out here. The first page of pictures