(Okay — technically I’m at Exit 76, but that’s how the song goes.) The area right off Exit 76 is like a war zone. You used to take a left and stop at a traffic light right in front of the new hotel…there’s not a traffic light there anymore. I don’t mean it’s out — I mean IT’S GONE. You…
This picture was taken from the Toot’s parking lot, about 100 yards from my house. Mom, I AM OKAY. I’m at work.Whether or not I still have a house remains to be seen. I will be so mad if my teddy bear went to Oz without me.
I’m trying to kill myself with busy. It’s absolutely fantastic.Which means that, apart from Twitter, I haven’t been around much. The storms haven’t swept me away. I’m still here. And I still have my camera. More pics here.
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,…
I wasn’t really sure what I was going to do with my Earth Hour last night. And then right around 6:45 the sky turned green. Half an hour later, I was out on the street with all my neighbors admiring God’s handiwork on the Boys & Girls Club at the end of our road. I took a few pics,…
My grass *is* greener than yours.
SPRING SHOW 2009: BARELY LEGAL Celebrating 18 years! FRIDAY, MARCH 13 6-10 PM LOCATION: ICON in the Gulch 600 12th Avenue South Suite 4 ONE NIGHT ONLY! FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! ******************************************************************************** All the displaying artists are encouraged to write up an artist’s statement. Here’s mine! * They say you don’t have to be a writer to…
Holy crap. Wow. Holy crap.
Last night, in my continuing efforts to NOT GO HOME so I can FINISH THIS NOVEL, I parked myself at a local Starbucks and rudely eavesdropped on the conversation of Nashville photographer Steve Harman. Student of life that all authors are, I was intrigued by his approach to photography, the questions he asked during the interview with his client,…
Dearest Squad, A new chapter is now live! Chapter…
Dearest Squad, A new chapter is now live! Chapter…
Dearest Squad, A new chapter is now live! Chapter…
