Quality interweb mischief from Jared Bridges
Nobody won the game. It was long enough ago to still be in the era of the NCAA football tie – when the outcome of a game could still be something other than a win or a loss. The year was 1993, and the place was Birmingham, Alabama’s Legion Field. It was the third Saturday … Read more
“But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called ‘today,’ that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.” Hebrews 3:13 Tom Fillinger was a man marked by urgency. He could have easily been mistaken for a curmudgeon. But if curmudgeons are marked by criticism and inaction, Tom Fillinger … Read more
Yet again, following my yearly tradition, here’s a record of all the cities, towns, hamlets, or dots-on-a-map in which I’ve spent at least one night during 2016. New this year is an asterisk, noting multiple nights in each city. Here this year’s list: Anthem, AZ Chattanooga, TN* Holland, MI* Purlear, NC* Minneapolis, MN Kingsport, TN* … Read more
Wow, 2015 came and went with a post to be found. Alas, following my yearly tradition, here’s a record of all the cities, towns, hamlets, or dots-on-a-map in which I’ve spent at least one night during 2015: Chattanooga, TN Holland, MI Kingsport, TN Nashville, TN Sylvania, OH Virginia Beach, VA Washington, DC Williamsburg, VA Woodbridge, … Read more
Oh yeah, I have a blog! And lately, it’s been one post a year. Resolved to post more than once in 2015. Maybe even more than twice, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Thus, following my yearly tradition, here’s a record of all the cities, towns, hamlets, or dots-on-a-map in which I’ve spent at … Read more
Oops. It’s 2014 already. So, following my yearly tradition, here’s a record of all the cities, towns, hamlets, or dots-on-a-map in which I’ve spent at least one night during 2013: Alexandria, VA Benton, TN Chattanooga, TN Holland, MI Kingsport, TN Stamping Ground, KY Nashville, TN Prince William Forest, VA Solvang, CA Stamping Ground, KY Woodbridge, … Read more
Following tradition, here’s a record of all the cities, towns, hamlets, or dots-on-a-map in which I’ve spent at least one night this year: Birmingham, AL Charlotte, NC Chattanooga, TN Holland, MI Kingsport, TN Shenandoah National Park, VA Nashville, TN Rodanthe, NC Sylvania, OH Woodbridge, VA Washington, DC cf. 2005/1999, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011.
[Continued from part 1, and part 2] Lookout Mountain Lookout Mountain is an icon of the South.  As a kid, en route to see my grandparents in Alabama, we’d circle the hump-backed juggernaut as we passed through Chattanooga.  It’s lore was spread via one of the most innovative advertising campaigns in history — painted barns throughout … Read more
[Continued from part 1] Sand Mountain The showers drenched, but didn’t dally. By the time I made the turn onto the rough rural roads of northern Alabama, the rain had ceased and a steamy vapor began to rise from the pavement.  Aside from the bad roads, there was little clue save for a sparse state … Read more
Given the recent Lance Armstrong and pro cycling doping scandals, I thought it might be worthy to show what the cycling world looks like more often than not — that is, undoped, unpaid, underprepared, and wickedly fun. Â What follows is a report (in three parts) from an ride I undertook earlier this year. One hundred … Read more