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!

Chattanooga Football Club Match Tonight! Win and Then Play For A League Title

Tonight our semi-pro soccer team is playing for a shot at the National Premier Soccer League championship. Chattanooga Football Club (or CFC as its known) is a wildly successful team who have captured the hearts of the hardcore and casual soccer fan here. They play hard and represent our city well. They hope to have 10,000 people for the game tonight and I hope they do.

Their biggest fans are known as the “Chattahooligans” who in the spirit of football/soccer fans in other parts of the world yell, scream and sing throughout the game. When you see these fans doing their thing you can’t help but want to get kind of rowdy too.

So tonight will be a big game and we hope to have loads of fun with thousands of our friends and neighbors.

(the above graphic is courtesy of Chattanooga Football Club and the Chattanooligans on Facebook)

Happy August Everyone, Have An Awesome Month

August is the birthday month of me and my wife. It is one of my favorite months of the year. Yes its hot this time of year but good stuff happens every August. I hope we all have a great 31 days.

My Heroes Come And Gone

Mario Lopez said on Twitter that the bad part of getting older is seeing your heroes pass on. I must say he is on to something. Many of the people in real life and in pop culture who I call my heroes are leaving this life. At the ripe old age of 45 I am reading more and more the people who were a important part of my growing up are going through transitions in life. I am grateful for the lives of people I looked up to and admired. They influenced me to be who I am.

The Weekend Has Begun

My weekend has begun. Whenever your weekend may be I hope its awesome. Have some fun, chill out, get a few chores done, say a prayer to your higher power…whatever it is you are doing make it awesome. Of course keep on blogging.

Rock ON!

ABBA: Dancing Queen

One of the great pop songs ever by one of the greatest pop groups ever. It’s ABBA!

Friday Flashback: Muriel’s Wedding

Every year on July 31st we watch the movie “Muriel’s Wedding” starring Toni Collette and Rachel Griffiths. This was the movie we watched the night our apartment burned just months after our wedding. This is a movie we enjoy very much because it has a interesting story about a underdog who is just trying to make a name for her self by getting married and being successful, but in the movie Muriel realizes that marriage and success aren’t one and the same.