All posts by Tony Burgess

Hi there, my name is Tony Burgess (my friends call me T-Bird) from Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. I am a believer, bleeding heart, idealist, and blogger. I'm married to Laura the Soup Diva and a dog dad to Frankie, Cody, and Mikey. Daily I work for a blood bank recruiting donors. My blog is where I chronicle and curate the sacred, serious, and silly things in my life. I am a member of The Episcopal Church. Thank you for connecting with me. Grace, peace, and love!

Daily Prompt: Bite

When facing a daunting task its good to take it one bite at a time. Eating a meal requires one bite at a time. A bite can be something smaller than its whole. Bites can leave a mark that can leave behind some of you. A vampire only needs a bite to change someone into a vampire themselves or perhaps to suck the blood out of someone. It only took a spiders bite to create a superhero. A bite can do a lot of things…both good and not so good.

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Status Update

The difference in success and failure in life can be how you made life better for someone or what you did to follow your calling in life.

Spontaneous Song and Dance

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We should all break out into spontaneous song and dance with music that is coming from some mysterious source. You know like in a movie musical or play. Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling seem to know what I am talking about.

Even After 100 Years, People Are Still Reaching For The Moon(Pie) : The Salt : NPR

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The Chattanooga Bakery in Tennessee has been owned by the Campbell family for five generations. More than a million Moon Pies can be made per day here.

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The Moon Pie is made in my hometown and I am a proud consumer of their products. Have you ever had a Moon Pie?

Quote Of The Day

Practicing Mindfulness enables us to become a real person. When we are a real person, we see all real people around us, and life is present in all its richness. – Thich Nat Hahn

Cyber Monday

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Cyber Monday is a marketing term for the Monday after the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States. The term “Cyber Monday” was created by marketing companies to persuade people to shop online. (From Wikipedia)

One day if it hasn’t already Cyber Monday will eclipse Black Friday in terms of importance and revenue for retailers. Places like Amazon and Ebay have become important players in gift purchases. What have you done on Cyber Monday?