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!

Local Politics Is Local, Democracy In Action

We in America just finished a national political cycle by electing a new President in Joe Biden. However local politics has more impact on the lives of people than those who are in national capitals.

In Chattanooga, Tennessee we are having a mayoral election coming up in March. These are mailers from two of the leading candidates who running for mayor. Tim Kelly is a businessman and Kim White is a community leader.

There are other candidates who are running but so far they haven’t sent anything. Doing mailings like this requires deep pockets. These candidates are also running TV commercials too. Unlike the national races you aren’t seeing any mud being slung which is refreshing.

So local politics is local and voting is as important if not more so. Voting is always important no matter what because democracy is a verb in as much as it is a noun.

Friday Tax File Night

Filing income taxes is what the cool kids do on a Friday night, right?. It’s what grownups do. I guess I am glad that’s done for the year. This year I did them way early which is not typical for me. Let’s hope I did it right and I don’t get a call from the Internal Revenue Service (the tax man in America).

From A Fortune Cookie

Step by step, you will ascend the staircase to success.

Let’s Cheer For Friday!

Hello my good people it’s Friday and that is always something to cheer about. Have a super day everyone.

Be Nice Until…

Be nice until circumstances require other considerations.

A Thought For Thursday

Be nice to others and yourself while you are at it. Grace and peace gang.