The ONE Campaign is an example of what happens when you have limitless funds, an army of celebrities, the pop culture god known as Bono, a slough of politicians, youthful exuberance and a savvy social media campaign.
Tonight, I saw this ad on Fox and was impressed by it. Staying nonpartisan is hard to do, especially [...]
Archive for December, 2007
The ONE Vote
Posted in Election '08, politics on December 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Most Admired or Most Talked About?
Posted in politics on December 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
So Gallup released their most admired poll for 2007. Hillary topped the list for women and President Bush surprisingly received top honors for men.
This is a rather pointless poll. It only promotes Gallup as a polling company and provides fodder for the top picks to issue silly press releases.
What are the parameters for being the [...]
Merry Christmas
Posted in Holidays on December 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
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My Apologies to Glenn Miller
Posted in Holidays, travel on December 21, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Pardon me, boy
Is that the TSA checkpoint?
Cab from home was late.
Now I’m running to the gate.
I can barely afford
To board the flight to Chattanooga
I booked my fare.
My Visa screaming, “how dare!”
You leave the Rockville Metro Station ’bout a quarter after nine.
Read a chick lit book along the yellow line
Dinner in Atlanta
Must be avoided
Due to small [...]
Those Leftover Angels
Posted in Chattanooga, Holidays on December 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
What happens to the angels that aren’t adopted from the Salvation Army or other charitable organizations?
Yesterday Maven Mom called me in tears. She and a neighbor had volunteered to hand out presents at a senior center and found out. Due to a shortage of adoptions this year, she had to tell 2/3 of them [...]
Is this Heresy?
Posted in Election '08, politics on December 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
My roommate has had a crush on John Edwards for a while. She even owns a “John Edwards is hot” t-shirt. I admit that he’s better looking than Rudy or McCain, but I’ve never been into the Metro/middle-aged Frat boy look.
Tonight, I walked into my apartment and saw the current Newsweek on the table in [...]
Segways Invade the Scenic City
Posted in Chattanooga on December 15, 2007 | 1 Comment »
There’s an Arrested Development joke in here somewhere, but I’m fascinated by the concept of a Segway tour of Downtown Chattanooga. It may be worth the $35 to see the Scenic City at a faster pace than walking but slower than a car and without the exercise benefit of a bike.
Downtown Segway tour Chattanooga Times-Free [...]
Huck Who?
Posted in Election '08, politics on December 13, 2007 | 3 Comments »
This week, Huckabee keeps popping up in conversations. As a conservative in liberal land, people keep asking my opinion on the former governor. (I’m possibly the only Republican that a lot of my co-workers know.)
I’d find it amusing, but for some reason Huckabee really bothers me. This time last year, my old roommate and I [...]
It’s Raining (Gingerbread) Men
Posted in Holidays, family from the south on December 12, 2007 | 2 Comments »
The family from the South has Christmas traditions in troves to the point that we spend most of the holidays trying to fulfill those traditions.
Every year, we get a live tree for the den and showcase a lifetime of GFTS craft projects. Maven Mom starts out with strings of cranberries and popcorn, and every year [...]
A Dangerous Big Orange Sale!
Posted in Tennessee, UT, Vols on December 6, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Just got an alert that the official Vol Mall is running a 50% off EVERYTHING sale until midnight tonight!
Those of you on my Christmas list–expect something orange under the Christmas tree.
I can hear my credit card moaning right now. I think that Vol Abroad once said that your alumni nostalgia goes up in proportion to [...]
