A Decade of Surprising Twists and Turns Continues
It was ten years ago today that I started a blog to fill a void that I felt on a personal level. Urban Woman and I were spending large amounts of time in downtown Knoxville and...
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COVID-19: 5/29/2020 Update (Including Today’s Health Department Briefing)
We’ve made it through what seems like the eleventh or twelfth week of May. June is just ahead, with the summer months looming. We know the summer and fall won’t find us fully back to normal,...
COVID-19: 5/28/2020 Update (Including Today’s Health Department Briefing)
I’ve had many conversations about the pandemic on Facebook in recent weeks. Conversations on social media can be frustrating and exhausting, but sometimes they are an illuminating window into how others think, where they find information...
COVID-19: 5/27/2020 Update (Including the Health Department Briefing)
Halfway through another week, I hope you are all safe and doing well. After a morning of checking in with friends and family, I’m running a bit behind getting started today, so I’m going to dive...
COVID-19: 5/26/2020 Update (Including Today’s Health Department Briefing)
Later today the United States of America will report its 100,000 death due to COVID-19. The current number of 99,950 deaths due to an illness most of us had not heard of just five months ago...
COVID-19: 5/25/2020 Update
Happy Memorial Day! I hope you are finding a safe way to make the day memorable. Our celebration was the road trip, though we may do a little barbecue later and Urban Woman even made rumblings...
Memorial Day Getaway
We love our city and our home. I think our devotion to our small city is obvious on this website most every day. There are other places we love, bu this is the perfect place on...
COVID-19: 5/22/2020 Update (Including Today’s Health Department Briefing)
As we head into the first major holiday weekend (second counting Mother’s Day) since the beginning of the pandemic, that marker, like all the others so far, seems strangely hollow. Taking Monday off work isn’t so...
Spring Photos in the Time of Corona
Here’s another shot of photographs from this beautiful spring. While the damage to families and the economy can’t be understated, I hope many of us will take some good from this time. For me, one of...
COVID-19: 5/21/2020 Update (Including Today’s Health Department Briefing)
I’m running a bit behind on piecing together today’s report, so I’m going to jump right in. I hope everyone is having a stress-free, good Thursday, or at least a moderately-ok kind of day. International News:...