friends life personal Whatever Happened to TennZen? A. She was abducted by a group of aliens who intercepted one of her radio transmissions and wanted to learn more about making je… Friday, June 10, 2011 Add Comment Edit
Children frugal living Fun life parenting preparedness How to blow a child's mind with a radio Ever wanted to astound and amaze your kids? Well, here is a way to do it using something you probably already have - a radio. Wh… Tuesday, October 20, 2009 Add Comment Edit
life personal recipes survival The ol' girl may be barely breathin', but the heart of TennZen is still beatin' Just an update, so y'all wouldn't think I fell off the face of the planet or went into hiding. TennZen (the person, not t… Monday, October 19, 2009 Add Comment Edit
fall life recipes Autumn snack mix Light blogging this week - I'm in Nashville this week kicking butts, er, training staff about some various legal requirement… Monday, October 5, 2009 Add Comment Edit
life personal Zen Friday Perspective: Sunrise reminder This morning, I got to witness a breathtaking sunrise just as I was dropping Tater and Bud off at school. For 10 minutes, the sk… Friday, October 2, 2009 Add Comment Edit
life personal Time flies when you're fighting fires No, not real fires. Just virtual office fires. The proverbial ca-ca hit the proverbial fan at my workplace. Thus, my absence f… Tuesday, September 29, 2009 Add Comment Edit
fall friends Fun life Southern living Autumn Saturdays in the South College football time. Hearts swell with hopeful pride as warrior teams clad in triumphant regalia - their legions of fans dresse… Friday, September 4, 2009 Add Comment Edit
Children life parenting personal weird news Sometimes, I wish I were a traffic cop Driving my boys Tater and Bud to school this morning, we were in traffic behind a minivan. Not an uncommon occurrence, right? Wel… Thursday, September 3, 2009 Add Comment Edit
Fun humor life Friday Foolery: Insults - saying it with style Oh, thou dull and muddy-mettled rascal... My friend, hero and idol RangerSquirrel (a great American) recently blogged about how t… Friday, August 28, 2009 Add Comment Edit
life personal Zen Global Forgiveness Day, appropriately enough Today is Global Forgiveness Day. Started in 1994 by the Christian Embassy of Christ's Ambassadors (CECA), a non-prof… Thursday, August 27, 2009 Add Comment Edit
life Zen Friday Perspective: Change your thoughts and you change the world Life is filled with distractions. How we choose to respond to them has a major impact on so many aspects of our lives. People wh… Friday, August 14, 2009 Add Comment Edit
life personal Zen Friday Perspective: Prayers answered with opportunities Anybody who knows me also knows that I am a movie buff. I don't just watch movies... I memorize them. It's hard for me … Friday, August 7, 2009 Add Comment Edit
Fun garden humor life summer Zen Friday Perspective: Homegrown Tomatoes “It's difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato.” - Lewis Grizzard Ain't nothin… Friday, July 10, 2009 Add Comment Edit
life personal summer Happy Anniversary, Mr. Zen Today is our wedding anniversary. In some ways, it seems as though we've been together a lifetime. Other times, it's li… Wednesday, June 24, 2009 Add Comment Edit
Baking birthday Children frugal living Fun humor life parenting personal Happy Birtday? Well, we've been going "flat out like a lizard drinking," to put it the Aussie way. In other words, things have be… Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Add Comment Edit
life personal Zen Friday Perspective Anybody who knows me knows that I am an amateur astronomer and an all-around "space buff." One space project that has a… Friday, June 5, 2009 Add Comment Edit
life personal Thank you Thank you, everyone, for your kind comments, e-mails, and messages of condolence for me and my family. I appreciate your thought… Monday, March 30, 2009 Add Comment Edit
life personal On the death of my grandmother Death leaves a heartache no one can heal; Love leaves a memory no one can steal When it rains, it pours. Four months, almost to t… Thursday, March 26, 2009 Add Comment Edit
Libertarian life personal politics A personal note - Supposed vanity and the First Amendment Vain (adj.), Vanity (noun) 1. having no real value: idle, worthless ( vain pretensions) 2. marked by futility or ineffectualn… Thursday, March 12, 2009 Add Comment Edit