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Apparently I should have listened to that nagging little voice… Over the weekend, the thought occured to me to purchase a sled, however, the snowmageddon-that-was-not rather disillusioned me regarding the accuracy of weather forecasts. So here I sit, home from work, with three inches of virgin snow outside. *sigh* … [...] Most disappointing snowmageddon ever. That is all. … [...] As previously mentioned, Better Half kidnapped me away to Fall Creek Falls State Park for a little hiking and to spend New Year’s Eve… pictures of the hike will be forthcoming eventually, but today I wanted to touch on one of the things we did on the hike:
Yes, that … [...] A little over a month ago, I presented Megabus as a welcome potential alternative to being groped-and-poked by the TSA; however, it would appear as though the wheels on the bus do not go ’round and ’round:
[...] Just another casualty in today’s ice storm:
[...] Well, for all you hard-core folks who were whinging about how Eastern Tennessee shut down for three inches of snow, this should make you feel even more awesome: we are currently still at home, and probably for the rest of the day, thanks to about 1/8″ of slick-assed, solid … [...]
Here at Chez Linoge, we have decided to call it at about three inches – less on pavement – and it is the most dry, powdery, useless snow you could ever imagine. Regardless, enough for us to get off work for the day, and that is fine by me. … [...] For those Knoxvillians who are unwilling to play “grope-a-thon” with the TSA, but who still want to get to D.C. and points beyond, Megabus.com has an interesting proposition for you:
[...] Just for the record, Piney Creek Falls… well… were not:
As you can tell, it has been rather dry here of late (I, of course, blame global warming, as opposed to… y’know… natural weather cycles), and that little trickle of water was all that was making it over the … [...] Tennessee does not currently have an income tax (apart from the income tax that no one talks about), so with the economy taking a downturn and tourism decreasing, people were expressing some concerns over whether or not the state’s relatively positive financial history would remain intact. Turns out that … [...]
Coincidentally, Ron Ramsey will not only be at Coal Creek tomorrow, … [...] Les Jones reports that the Millennium Manor will be open again this weekend. If you live in the Knoxville area, and have not yet seen this particular structure, you really should – it offers a somewhat unique glimpse into a particularly intriguing mind. … [...] Want to know how to make it rain here in Eastern Tennessee? Wait until enough dry days have passed that your garden and potted plants start looking like they are growing out lumps of terra cotta, and then water them. We currently have a trees-are-sideways storm going on outside. *sigh* … [...] As probably most Eastern Tennesseers are aware, a significant part of the stretch of U.S. Route 129 between Maryville, TN and Tapoco, NC (more commonly known as “The Tail of the Dragon“, ’round these parts) was closed due to a rather impressive rock slide a few months back… [...] Some things about the folks here in Tennessee we will never understand, and some other things will never stop to amuse us. By way of an example of the former, I was sitting in a training class today, and we were all laughing about a particularly old training video wearing … [...] Not only does Knoxville now have its very own streetcorner evangelists, holding their oh-so-amusing posters along the main thoroughfare of one of the largest commercial districts in town, but we also now have a aircraft banner advertising company, specifically catering to the traffic back-ups on I-40. I cannot decide if … [...] All I can really say is that we grow them dumb around here. … [...] A lot of Tennessee “progressives” periodically like to make a lot of noise about how Tennessee’s sales tax (5.5% on food, 7% on almost everything else, plus whatever cities and counties decide to add to it) unfairly discriminates against those of modest to low means, and how we, as a … [...] I could, and probably would, buy myself a mountain. Among other things. (Courtesy of No Silence Here.) … [...] |
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