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!

Hi Everyone, It’s Monday

Hello friends, it’s Monday again. Let’s do good things. Here’s to powering through the day. Grace and peace to you all.

Vintage Christmas Toy Series #4

This is a Fisher-Price toy farm set. I remember playing with this as a kid.

First-World Problem – Factory Reset of My Google Pixel

Doing a factory reset of one’s phone can be a pain. Yes, this is a first-world problem but still, it means synching things back up and downloading one’s apps again. The good thing about this is that it clears up any issues you might have been having and it can speed up performance on your phone. At bare minimum power cycle your phone once a week. Let’s hope I don’t have to do this again for a while.

A Lighted Boat For The Holidays

This is an illuminated boat decked out for the holidays from the Lighted Boat Parade in Chattanooga from a couple of years ago.

Vintage Christmas Toy Series #3

These View-Master toys were great. You put the picture disk in and look into it and you are somewhere else in the world. Maybe this inspired kids to think big and globally.

Status Update

Hey gang the weekend is here. That is some good news. Enjoy it all good people.