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!

People Magazine’s Dorkiest Man Alive For 2017

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People Magazine just named me Dorkiest Man Alive for 2017. I am derply honored!

Firefox Quantum – A Killer New Browser From Mozilla #firefox #quantum

Firefox is back in a serious way with the new Quantum browser. I have already installed it on my Ubuntu Linux desktop and its fantastic. It continues the historic brand in a all new way. This browser is speedy, intuitive and very well designed. Bravo Mozilla, you are back in a bold, new, fresh way.

Wordless Wednesday

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The late great Town and Country Restaurant in Chattanooga, TN

Something About Disappointment

I have been disappointed and I am sure I have disappointed people. We all need to give ourselves a break. Being human is a hard thing to be but its all we are. Getting our hopes up can be dangerous due to the fragile nature of our feelings and emotions. For me being a people pleaser makes the disappointment thing that much harder to cope with. All I can say is that disappointment is a hard habit to break.

(Thanks to Rosie Culture for inspiring this post)

A Blip Not A Trend

Down times should hopefully be a blip and never a trend. It does take effort to be successful on a constant basis but everyone experiences down times. Keep on keeping on.

Drawing Blood

Im usually a good stick when drawing blood for lab work. But today, not so much.

The nurse at my primary care provider tried both arms and my right hand to no avail. Frustrating. I’m going to try again tomorrow I think.