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!

Something About Simple As It Seems

Nothing is ever as simple as it seems, nor black and white. However there are some things that I wonder about that are in the public consciousness. There is the pro-life movement, but we have weapons to fight wars and to keep the wild west a thing in the 21st century. Health is everything but not everyone has it or the ability to be taken care of when they get sick. Being well is expensive and medicine is a premium and a hard choice for some. We want the very best for ourselves but will often leave others to fend for themselves because there is fear of losing what they have always had.

People went to one type of school as a kid but that same school isn’t good enough for their own kids. The idea of family is awesome as long as the family looks like yours and not any sort of deviation from the “normal”. I am puzzled by those who want religious liberty as long as its their religion that can have the freedom to do what it wants.

Prayer in schools is still there as long as there are tests being taken in the classroom, so why do we need to have it from one particular faith perspective? There is a universal desire to have freedom but as long as freedom is for you and yours but not someone who just wants the same freedom to love and to live their truth.

It seems like some want life to be simple where everything is as it was years ago when they were the ones calling the shots. Now that they are losing control over the situation now they find themselves desperately clutching onto whatever influence they still have and will manipulate things to get their way because they want it old school.

Nothing is ever as simple as it seems, things are more complex. We have to live to adapt and roll with the changes. Everyone will be better off that way, hopefully.

Tunes Tuesday – New Kids On The Block – Hangin’ Tough #NKOTB

Just a little classic NKOTB to keep us all going. Hang tough good people.

Happy Tuesday Said No One Ever

Hey gang it’s Tuesday. Let’s do our best to make it through. Hang in there.

The Persistent Persist

Life is hard, its’ sometimes not fun. We of a certain age have things that don’t work so well like it used to. There are people who are learning to adult and to be grown-ups, that is hard work. Our pay and jobs aren’t what we want them to be. There are many who are going to bed hungry and don’t have roof’s over their heads but still find the fortitude to go on. Yes the struggle is real but as Jerry Butler and later Elvis Presley once sang “only the strong survive” but I would add the persistent persist.

Weekend Is Almost Done

The weekend is almost finished, bummer.

Drawing A Blank

I couldn’t think of anything to post today. I’m sure there is something lurking about in the back of my brain somewhere. Time will tell.