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!

A Dreary Tuesday, But It’s All Good

It’s a dreary day today but that’s OK. We have needed the rain for a while now. I’m glad it’s doing this before Thanksgiving. It’s definitely a day to be cozy but I’m at work so being cozy isn’t an option for me.

Thought Of The Day 11202023

I am an eternal idealist. I am also getting older so you would think those two things would be battling it out in my heart and soul. Reality is important but sometimes it gives birth to cynicism and darkness. I still think it’s healthy to dream.

One thing that gets me is when there are serious things on Facebook and there happens to be some smiley face that diminishes the importance of it all. I hope I never get to the point where my moody self stops having sympathy, empathy, and the desire to understand.

I hope I can still have that sense of wonder.

Kindness Today

I need kindness and I need to be kind. It’s interesting how that works out, it’s hard to do sometimes. Let’s be kind to one another.

Van Halen – Right Now… Something Timely

This is a timely song from a time gone by. This is Van Halen in Right Now.

Not The Great Communicator

I am a good blogger but not always a great communicator. It’s frustrating to the people in my life that I can sometimes confuse and bewilder. My heart and head oftentimes get the best of me. I have self-diagnosed myself as a little neurodivergent and that means I am wired differently. The things I say can be weird on the outside but they make sense on the inside. I have to do better with making better connections to people and hope they understand or something like that.

Livestream From St. Peter’s

I am a part-time content creator. I produced the livestream netcast on YouTube this morning at church. Check it out if you like.