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!

Wednesday Wisdom

We’re going to win this war not by fighting what we hate, but saving what we love! Rose Tico from Star Wars: The Last Jedi (as played by Kelly Marie Tran)

Why “T-Bird”

My long-time nickname is T-Bird. I have had it since I was a teenager when one of my youth ministers at church gave it to me. I adopted it because it was uniquely me. There’s power and fun to having it. Use it freely if you like. Its a part of being myself which embraces the nerd/geek life. It is a part of who God created me to be.

A One Hour Tour

Today I gave a tour of Blood Assurance to these future phlebotomists from Miller Motte Technical College here in Chattanooga. They were a good group who asked some good questions. It was good to do this to inspire their future work.

Word Of The Day – Daily Prompt: Negotiate

Part of any transaction involves the skill of negotiation. You have to use not only technique but finesse in asking someone to do something you want them to do. Making a deal is an fine art that people practice every day. In my line of work I negotiate with people to give a unit of blood to save lives. Others hope to make a sale or to get things done. Peace requires negotiation too with experienced people making it happen. Negotiation sometimes means going through some dangerous places to get from one place to another.

https://talesfromthemindofkristian.wordpress.com/2018/06/06/word-prompt-negotiate/