Chattanoogans, particularly folks in Hixson or Middle Valley, have any of you lost a little black dog, know of someone who is missing a dog or have seen a lost dog flier? This weekend, my parents found this cutie off of Boyscout Road in the Hixson/Middle Valley part of Hamilton County. She was sitting in [...]

While I no longer live Tennessee, I have followed the TN-03 race closely. Thanks to the hard work of blogger, Joe Lance, and two of the campaigns conducting excellent blogger relations, I’ve managed to stay up to date. I’ve been silent on this issue because I’m still undecided. It’s a 8-way race. By all accounts, [...]

This week, we heard another story of stimulus fraud sending millions of dollars to nonexistent zip codes. Prior to that, Americans learned that funding was going to fake congressional districts. Then Senators McCain and Coburn’s released a report that highlighted 100 wasteful projects in the stimulus. I can’t be the only one outraged that digging [...]

Earlier this week the Community Kitchen put out a plea for donations of hats, gloves, coats, blankets and coffee. Due to the plunging temperatures, the nonprofit opened their doors as an emergency shelter for homeless people and families. Today, we took some hats, gloves, coffee and oatmeal to the Community Kitchen and got an update [...]

Before the CosmoCon Fail a while back, I had a lengthy post about Coco, my beloved 17-year-old Border Collie, passing away. It’s been about 6 weeks, and I’m still getting used to the idea that he’s no longer with us. If I’ve struggled 600 miles away, you can imagine what my parents have gone through. [...]

According to U.S. News and World Report, Chattanooga is the no. 2 affordable city for retirees. Why? No state income tax and a median house price of under $150,000: Retired hospital administrator Cynthia Nesson, 62, left behind a pricey suburb of Atlanta for a trendy loft with a private rooftop terrace offering up a view [...]