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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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Oh, It’s Monday Again…

July 12, 2021 Tony Burgess 4 Comments

These are some pretty accurate feelings and observations about Mondays. Wasn’t it just Friday?

Have the best Monday my friends. Keep going!

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Insta-Hacking On Instagram

July 11, 2021 Tony Burgess 1 Comment

This is what greeted me when I opened up Instagram this morning. Hackers should just go away. Nothing about me is worth spoofing.

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American Goulash

July 10, 2021 Tony Burgess 3 Comments

Tonight’s yummy dinner.

The Soup Diva

This is a companion post to my Hungarian Gulyas recipe as well as Chili Macfredo. It is similar to those dishes, but deserves its own mention due to differences in ingredients, especially the spice blend.

1 lb ground beef
1 large (28 oz) can crushed tomatoes
2 cups elbow macaroni noodles
1 sweet onion, diced (1/2 cup)
2 tsp paprika (I used 1 tsp sweet and 1 tsp smoked)
1 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp garlic powder
salt and black pepper to taste
dash of red pepper flakes (optional)

Brown ground beef in Dutch oven, large pot, or large skillet; do not drain. Add onion and all seasonings and stir often until onion has softened. Reduce heat to medium and add 1 cup water to deglaze bottom of pan; then pour in crushed tomatoes and noodles [note: I used 1/2 cup water to deglaze and 1/2 cup to rinse…

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Doing Your Best, Whatever That Looks Like

July 10, 2021 Tony Burgess Leave a comment

Giving it all you got daily can be challenging. There are some days when faking it until you make it is the best you can do. I understand that doing your best is important and, in some occupations, you cannot have an off day.

All I am saying is that being human comes with boundaries and limitations that sometimes cannot be overcome. Doing the best, you can does not always mean 100% effort, often it means something closer to 50%.

I guess it depends on your attitude or how you are feeling physically and mentally. Circumstances can also dictate what doing your best really means. Expectations and reality are two different things here and how you approach what life throws at you and how you meet those challenges. Do your best, whatever that looks like and then let it go. There is only so much one person can do in this life.