Small Business Saturday was spent at Winder Binder, Blue Skies, Beast and Barrel (for brunch), Jacks Sugar Shop, Bread and Butter (not pictured All Things Groovy). It’s always a good thing to support places like this.
The classrooms across Hamilton County, Tennessee were being filled with kids returning to school today. In honor of that I am representing my high school alma mater Red Bank High School in Red Bank, Tennessee today. GO LIONS!
When I was a kid school started back after Labor Day in the USA because the weather was just a little cooler. These days some kids around the country start back before August. Classes are starting back earlier and earlier these days for various reasons. The challenges our teachers and students face are tougher and they have to be smarter. Our world has changed and the lessons they need to learn are important to their success.
Around the world kids start at different times. For some of my followers their kids are now enjoying Summer break.
Every student, every teacher, every parent has a lot riding on our schools and they need our support. New teachers are coming in as old teachers are retiring and the standards that need to be met are higher. Elementary, middle and high schools along with colleges need to be safe and secure places of learning too. As school starts back lets keep everyone involved in our thoughts and prayers. They need it now, more than ever.
This is a classic commercial from the office supply chain Staples. For parent’s this is a great time of year because the kids are returning to the classroom.
It’s rained a lot lately around here. We are have had almost as much rain as we did last year and it’s just July. I would not mind less rain and more sunshine with temperatures in the lower 80s. But until then gotta stay dry as much as possible.
My hometown of Chattanooga is home to one of the great aquariums in the world. The Tennessee Aquarium has been around since 1992 which makes it 25 years old. Thousands of visitors each year come here to encounter fish, otters, penguins, birds, butterflies, sharks, primates and so much more. It’s a great educational institution that brings people to the city to learn more. We got tickets from some very generous friends and made a family day of it. It’s kind of nice to play tourist in your own city. I hope you enjoy this slideshow of what we saw.
My alma mater Middle Tennessee State University now knows who they will play in the NCAA Basketball Tournament. The Minnesota Golden Gophers of the Big 10 Conference. It’s going to be a great game among the many that will be played over the next three weeks. Go Blue Raiders and bust a lot of brackets along the way.
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