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!

Forget Heaven and Hell

Forget about Heaven and Hell the one place to be concerned about is Earth where we need to take care of one another in the here and now. Loving ones neighbors is a good way to start.

Some Questions You Might Want Answers To About Me

This one came from Jim tonight and I’ll give it a go.

    1. Dogs/cats/both/other?  Dogs, Birds and Hamsters
    2. Favorite holiday? Why?  Thanksgiving, because it gets overlooked sometimes.
    3. A fun or funny word you like to use.  I can’t think of any.
    4. Writing in pen or pencil, or would you rather type?  Keyboard because I have horrible penmanship.
    5. Tell about a strange/weird experience you’ve had.  Walking accidentally into a woman’s restroom when I was a teenager.
    6. Do you do any crafts?  Blogging, It can be a craft.
    7. What tip would you give to new bloggers?  Keep on blogging.
    8. What special talent do you have?  I am good at my job and being sure others are doing OK.
    9. Fabric ribbons or plastic bows on gifts, which do you like better?  A gift tag is important so that is good enough for me.
    10. Favorite school subject.  Contemporary issues, keyboarding, sociology, religiion
    11. Just for fun question… Who ya gonna call?  I make lots of calls for a living so many people I call.

Some Lovely Time Lapse Photography of The Tennessee River Gorge #Chattanooga

This is breathtaking and mysterious. I love what this person did.

Break Room Snack Mix

This cheap snack mix consists of a small pack of peanuts from a vending machine and M & M’s from a candy vending machine. This only costs 50 cents and can keep one going through the afternoon.

Something About Intimidation

No one should live in fear for their lives or the lives of people they love. Using threats to scare people is not what civilization is about. Keeping the status quo by violence is just plain wrong. It’s serious when instruments of destruction are used to harm or kill. There has to be another way, maybe not being selfish and being kind is a start.

Wordless Wednesday