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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!
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The Most Important Thing To Carry – #Blaugust2024

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Daily writing prompt
What is the most important thing to carry with you all the time?
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I think there are actually two things you should carry with you at all times. Your wallet and your phone. In today’s world, you really need both of them. Phones are essential for connection, commerce, entertainment, and information at your fingertips. Wallets are a way to carry money, various cards, and your driver’s license. I think one day you will only need your phone for all of that but we aren’t there just quite yet.

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Threads Test Post

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This is a test post to the hip and cool social network Threads. I post about politics, religion, and wrestling mostly (not too controversial, eh) and now I will share my blog posts there.

If you are on threads feel free to connect with me at Tony Burgess on Threads (@tonyburgess1969)

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Chilling Out – My First Blaugust 2024 Post

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Chilling out is important. After a full week of work, it’s good to relax. For me, it’s hard to do. In the back of my mind, I think I am just being lazy and I think there is something that needs to be done. I also have this anxiety that someone is going to call and beg for my help.

As I have said I have to work at setting boundaries and saying no. It is important to reclaim my time for myself instead of giving myself away. Sure, it’s nice to be needed but I don’t want to be needed so much at this stage in my life.

So as I write this, I am having some fun and enjoying the time to do stuff I want to do. Perhaps I should matter more to me.

This post is a part of the Blaugust 2024 blogging festival.

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From A Fortune Cookie

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When one door closes, another will open.

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Happy Friday Everyone!

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My friends, it’s Friday. Let’s finish the week strong. The weekend is almost here! Make it awesome or something like that.

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Democracy and Voting Is Cool

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Today was local and state election day here in Tennessee. I did my civic duty and went to my local polling station to vote. We still do paper ballots with electronic tabulation here so I don’t get that thrill of going behind a curtain to a voting machine. Voting is as important for local and state races as it is for the federal and presidential races.

Americans, don’t forget to vote on November 5th. That’s a big one for reasons you know already.