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!

Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters

MV5BMjA4MDQwODg2NV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNTc5ODc2OA@@._V1_SX640_SY720_Jeremy Renner you know from the Avengers movies stars in this heavily adapted classic tale where the brother and sister duo are hunting witches who have abducted children. It’s gruesome, violent and somewhat disturbing. We wanted to watch something light hearted but dang, this isn’t it.

Watch with extreme caution and not while eating anything that you don’t wanna see again.

I may have bad dreams because of this one.

A Reminder

Sometimes we need to be reminded what century we live in. That is no joke.

Too often we see accounts of actions, viewpoints and other things that have a place in the last century or further back. Our world is different, its changed, people have changed but some want to hold on to the old ways of doing things and embrace even the old time religion.

I have a saying that the good old days were not good for everyone. Some prospered in the 1950’s but some were persecuted. We can all see times in the life of our country where people who were different were treated like second class citizens. We look today and it still seems to be happening.

What is sad is that the future hasn’t been bright for everyone because its more of the same. I am a idealistic and optimistic person but looking at the reality of it all we seem to be in a clash of culture, faith and politics. Friends the revolution is now. We must be ready for it. I hope for better days. Our work here on Earth isn’t done. The voices of the past should tell us how to have a better future and that is not to repeat things that didn’t work.

It is my hope that everyone will be able to love who they choose, worship from their own kind of pew and then we shall be free…thank’s Garth Brooks for that one.

Be strong and of good courage, we all need that. Grace and peace.

States I Have Visited Before…


Create Your Own Visited States Map

There are a few more I would like to visit and some I would like to return visit.

Thanks For The Nominations and Challenges

Thank you for the nominations and challenges I have received. I appreciate your inclusiveness and kindness. Your consideration is appreciated, however I will try to get to them as soon as I can. I am still getting to know WordPress better and once I can get a better feel of things I should be able to get to acknowledging them. You all rock!

A Ramble About Me

I don’t think highly of myself. Perhaps it’s humility or just low self esteem. I still don’t get why people way cooler than me like me. There’s not a lot unique or outstanding about me. I’m a fairly basic person. Acceptance is something everyone wants whether they admit it or not and it’s something I like. Seeking approval is a struggle I seem to have. I hope I’m making sense here.

Six Word Story

Writing about controversy takes much courage.