Blogs from Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, North America - page 11

“Come to think of it, Rich, we’ve never been to a game over there”, Zack reflected when I firmly broached the subject. Whether he and Penny decided to join us would never sway my plans to drag Phillip ninety plus miles to a AA baseball game. “Good, then you’re in?” “Yeah, we’ll do it!” Under other circumstances, I’d mention that he should ask Penny, but instincts told me she would be on board. “We just have to make a stop at a Lexus dealership to pick up a garage door opener that was forgotten.” Uh oh, problem here. When it comes to baseball, I do not fool around. To arrive late for a game would ruin the night for me. It is almost as repugnant as leaving before the final out, even if one team has ... read more

We were so glad to have Sister Sandi come stay with us. Her and Richard cleaning the porch.... read more

We've landed and are settling in to our humble abode in North Knoxville. The kitties traveled fine and love playing with firefly's. Richard makes the trek every other day to rehearse at Sweet Fanny Adams Theatre in Gatlinburg. Anne is discovering farmer's markets and local co-ops, yum!... read more

Thursday...heading up a hill, clank, broken spoke. Down the road, clank, two broken spokes. Rain sets in, and I start walking. 4 miles and a few hours later walking my bike, a truck comes up and takes me down the most beautiful canyon. Pro's I was out of the rain walking my bike, Con's I missed out cruising down the beautiful Appalachian canyon. Russell apparently went down to Damascus VA and paid some local bike shop dude to come get me. Forever grateful. So this brings us to Larry Tow, Ben and the hiking group from Michigan, Linda and Tom with the scout group. Larry was a folk who had been living on the Appalachian trail for three years. He made Russ and I breakfast, and not just any breakfast. Potatoes with mixed green peppers, garlic, ... read more

In the course of this class I discovered that my sustainability ethic is closely related to my personal path of spirituality with the Bahá'í Faith. Sustainability is very much tied to the idea of anthropogenic global warming that is a scientific issue not a political issue. If as a Bahá'í I believe in the harmony of science and religion it is my duty to listen to the warnings of scientists and do my part to ensure the advancement of humanity. Humanity cannot advance if people are dying from natural disasters and other issues related to the environment. We also know that the environment has a direct effect on the global economy and if we are going to do anything about the extremes of wealth and poverty this must be addressed head on. ... read more