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!

In The Comments

I try to be positive in my comments on posts. Some people you see come at ya with guns blazing. Maybe before commenting take a breath and contemplate who will be reading those responses. Perhaps I am too sensitive but comments can either lift you up or destroy ya.

I know I have talked about this before but sometimes you gotta repeat to reinforce and remind.

Attention Google Domain Customers, WordPress Has Got You Covered

If you have a domain registered through Google Domains (which is shutting down) you can now transfer them to WordPress for a good deal. I just did that for a family domain that I have and it was a straightforward process and WordPress is going to pay for the registration fees for the first year. I am a long-time customer of WordPress and find them to be innovative and responsive. If you want your own personalized address you can’t go wrong with WordPress.

Status Update

Things seem strange at the moment. Maybe it’s strange all the time and we are becoming aware of it. So are we living in a new normal? Let’s expand on this later.

Quote Of The Day

Extremism thrives amid ignorance and anger, intimidation and cowardice.

Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton

Over Used Words

Daily writing prompt
What is a word you feel that too many people use?

I personally think that the words “perfect” and “cool” are overused. And I am guilty of overusing those words myself. They are words of positivity and affirmation and since I am a recovering people pleaser they seem to fit most situations. I probably won’t stop using them.

Six Word Story

Bravery comes in unusual, unexpected packages.