In Cheatham County, a tornado hit around 5:38 p.m., destroying a modular home and causing significant damage to three other homes. Less than two hours later, a separate tornado struck Murfreesboro, damaging several businesses in the Jackson Heights Plaza on Northwest Broad Street. The weather service rated the Murfreesboro tornado as an EF0, the weakest classification, with winds of…
(Got sidetracked by baklavaand almost-tornadoes. Back now for part 3 of 3.) A few weeks ago, John Scalzi sent out a tweet, awestruck over a coincidence he had just experienced: he had picked up the phone preparing to call a friend, and that friend was already on the line, having just called him. Kismet, fate, coincidence, synchronicity, concinnity, predestination,…
For those of you who missed Millennicon last weekend (I know who you are), there’s a treat waiting for you over at Apex Books. I signed all Jason’s Beauty & Dynamite stock…and I had lots of time at the table while he was gone, so they’ve all got my famous, multicolored, one-of-a-kind, decorated & doodled signatures. Click the banner!…
I’ve had more than a few requests for this since I extolled its virtuesas my birthday cake….so Tracy has given me permission to share her Monkey Bread recipe with the world. Ask and you shall receive! Tracy’s Famous Monkey Bread 1 bundt pan (If you don’t have a bundt pan you can use a 9×13 cake pan. If I…