Learn From The Past – Gulf Oil Spill Volunteers MUST SEE

May 17, 2010

My husband’s family is from Alaska. They lived through the Exxon Valdez oil spill 21 years ago. Or rather, they’ve been living through it for the last 21 years. As it becomes glaringly apparent the BP oil “spill” will soon eclipse the Exxon Valdez in terms of size (if it hasn’t already – depending on [...]

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Exploring Historic Rugby, TN

May 10, 2010

A quaint town, rich with history As I wrote a few weeks ago Ryan and I decided to make this our year of exploration. We’ve both lived in East Tennessee for at least 4 years, but have not taken advantage of the beautiful countryside that surrounds us. So I asked local blog and Twitter friends [...]

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New Alzheimer’s Test Offers Early Warning Symptom Detection

March 29, 2010

New Alzheimer’s self test offers early detection of warning signs, while there is still time for effective treatments to be administered. Early diagnosis and treatment can delay onset or progression of symptoms, buying critical time and extending quality of life for seniors. This breakthrough test is the first clinically proven, early warning screen, available directly [...]

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The Year In Review

March 18, 2010

I must break from The Tinny Chronicles, since we managed to get a break from ‘The Tinny’ for a weekend. Last weekend was the (actual) first anniversary of the day Ryan and I married. I clarify “actual” because we went to the courthouse in Knoxville, TN on Friday, March 13th (yep, Friday the 13th), 2009, [...]

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Tinny vs. TCU, Round 2: March Badness

March 18, 2010

Tinny – 2, TCU – 0 Tinny manhandled the TCU in round 1. So we had to step it up with reinforcements for round 2. We cut more netting and re-stapled it, getting it flush between the fence support boards so she couldn’t get a paw between the top of the netting and the fence [...]

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Tinny vs. TCU: Round 1

March 16, 2010

Tinny – 1, TCU – 0 As mentioned in the last post, Tinny had made short work of our first pass at the TCU, and we had decided to “beef up” the security. Since Ryan was sick, off I went to The Home Depot to pick up some galvanized poultry netting (aka: chicken wire), and [...]

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I Get Knocked Down, But I Get Up Again

March 12, 2010

…You’re never gonna keep me down. I’m pretty sure this is Tinny’s official theme song now. In fact, you’ll get the most out of this post if you start the video at the bottom and listen while reading. I keep thinking The Tinny Chronicles will end soon, each time we find a new “solution,” but I’m [...]

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The Last Car Ride

March 11, 2010

Last Friday night was (I hope) Tinny’s last ride along in the back of my car. She’s done so well in the car for so long that I guess she didn’t want me getting spoiled. That, or she sensed the impending completion of the fence around the TCU (Tinny Containment Unit). Without a lot of [...]

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Where’s Your Weekend Getaway?

March 10, 2010

As this longest winter shows its first signs of giving way to spring, we are once again considering fun places to explore on weekends. Since neither of us is from Knoxville, we still have a lot to learn about great places to visit, within a few hours drive. So I thought I’d turn to the [...]

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Latest Miracle Discovery: Bar Keepers Friend

March 9, 2010

Last summer I told you about an all-natural solution to a gnat infestation problem we had, recommended by my friend Jessie, the organic gardener. I don’t know how it’s possible, but I have discovered that for every household problem I encounter, no matter how obscure, Jessie has a remedy. And they always seem to work [...]

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