Just as with many other online writers, I've often noticed that some readers land on this humble and lovable page by entering some utter...

A 34-year old Briton named Ben Southall has won The Contest of All Contests -- he's going to live in a three-bedroom villa on a tropical...

I noticed via KnoxViews and Roane Views some pretty outrageous claims which accompany any buyouts of property owners suffering after that d...

The catastrophic ash spill from TVA's coal ash containment site in East Tennessee continues to see costs rise - estimates for the Decemb...

Over the past few years I've added several collections of music which you can listen to on many of the posts I've made, mostly throu...

After the popularity of the recent post Top Ten Movie Characters, I was working on a Top Ten Movie Composers/Soundtracks idea and this week ...

Specialty license plates used to be an annoying indicator of the hubris and pride of a car owner. Now, like so much else today, these plates...

( image source ) Huron Indian myth has it that in ancient times, when the land was barren and the people were starving, the Great Spirit sen...

Appearing on Legislative Chat on public television, state representative John Litz of Morristown talked about his bill to establish statewid...

Randall Brown at the Knoxville News Sentinel wisely provides the information about a group of East Tennessee high school students who have w...

Judicial guidelines, 2009 version: Farting on a sandwich and making cheese boogers, that is a felony . Torture, not a punishable crime .

"The first rule of Fight Club is you don't talk about Fight Club." Conservative leaders like Karl Rove claim talking about whe...

Cartoon via This Is Historic Times

I found a movie question on the Cinebeats blog which is almost impossible for me to answer -- maybe you can answer it easier than I -- Name...

An amazing collection of creative and innovative ideas including edible business cards , umbrella art , green walls and vertical gardens , i...

I drink some tea each day. I also do something each day to celebrate my sense of freedom as an American. Maybe that something is just as sim...

Conservatives swing away at phantoms and fears like a punch-drunk fighter which sure seems more like a ploy of distractions , a sideshow of ...

Because I can post this, I am.

I've seen no local reports about the newly elected chair of the Hamblen County Democrat Party, Landree Brotherton although the newly des...

First some news and then a tribute to one of the great character actors to ever hit the screen. A Twitter comment from actress Felicia Day c...