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!

Status Update

These are short micro posts that are to not be long but to say what’s on my mind in the moment. They can be fun and informative.

Status Update

I am making fried rice for dinner tonight with SPAM as the protein. Yep, SPAM. I will let you know how it goes.

Six Word Story

Love one another, be good neighbors. 

Putting Yourself Out There

It takes a level of bravery and trust to open your lives and heart to people online. People are strangers just once and if a connection is good then friendships form. 

People who blog have something important to say or ideas to share and that means putting yourself out there to people who can affirm you or cut you down. 

Sure theres a risk but hopefully the rewards are plenty. You hope that you can change the world by your words, images, videos and audio, it’s your creative life force that the world will accept or reject. 

Whatever you do, keep on blogging and be brave…but be safe too.

When Doing A Movie Sequel

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Hollywood movie sequels should have a familiar feel without being too complicated or over the top. There are too many movies that were too gimmick laden and kind of cheesy (although I don’t mind cheese). There are too many movies that try too hard to be so different that you can’t see what the original was even about. Special effects can get in the way. Introducing too many new characters that don’t have a tie into the previous installments can only make things confusing. Storytelling should be the first and foremost concern and everything else is secondary.

Thinking About Leaving Tumblr

I blogged at Tumblr for years but now I am contemplating leaving it. Some of the people there I have made connections with in other places. One blogging platform should do the trick. I have enough people to keep up with in other places. Just something to ponder.