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!

St. Valentine’s Day, The Hard Truth #valentinesday

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It wasn’t roses and candy for St. Valentine. He had it rough. Not a whole lot of love there.

Quote Of The Day

Love is love cannot be swept aside … And love, is love, is love, is love, is love, is love, is love, is love cannot be killed or swept aside….Lin-Manuel Miranda

Assembling Your Alliance

It’s good to have allies, even those who you wouldn’t expect. People need to feel like someone is there for them. Encourage allegiances to help you win the day. We all need to feel like we belong and we are valued in any cause. Just because someone is not as enthusiastic about something doesn’t mean they care. Be willing to take whatever help you can get because a force is built one person at a time.

When you are building your team be willing to see the possibilities and don’t be so easy to dismiss. You might find a fierce fighter from a fisherman or a guy from the IRS. You just never know where your best teammates will come from.  Some of the best teams are made up of misfit toys who want to do their part because they have never been picked before and they want to play hard and win. So when you are putting your squad together be sure your looking at everyone, you might never know who will be the person to do amazing magic.

Six Word Story

I embrace diversity of all sorts.

Fishing, Of Sorts

Fishing requires going to the shore or getting on a boat and throwing out a line with a hook on it or a net. Sometimes you need to remember how to do those things so you can catch a fish that will feed you more completely. Baiting the hook and continuing to throw the net out will get you results if you are patient enough.

USA Today: Grammys 2017: The complete list of winners

From USA Today

Grammys 2017: The complete list of winners

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Adele dominated. Some surprising winners here. Overall a OK show with some miscues and equipment problems.