http://tsidailyliving.blogdrive.com/ tsidailyliving Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:50:01 PST http://www.blogdrive.com Copyright 2008. Arts Entertainment Family & Home http://tsidailyliving.blogdrive.com/archive/11.html Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:46:44 GMT ... they definitely undid the laces. Today (Feb. 18) was the deliberative meeting of the Tullahoma Planning Commission. The most contentious item on the agenda was a request for rezoning a plot of land at the corner of Wilson Ave. and Sharondale Dr. to accomodate two medical practices. Those in favor of the rezoning were outnumbered at the meeting. Many Sharondale residents spoke out against the plan, and the two main reasons were, 1) the area should remain residential; and 2) there are many other options already available in Tullahoma where the medical offices could locate. Another item... (more) http://tsidailyliving.blogdrive.com/comments?id=11 http://tsidailyliving.blogdrive.com/archive/10.html Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:38:25 GMT That would be Monday night's meeting of the Tullahoma Board of Mayor and Aldermen. The controversial issue (and there's ALWAYS a controversial issue with this board) Monday was whether it was OK for Mayor Troy Bisby to recuse himself from voting on the issue of changing Board/Mayoral terms from three years to four. The most conservative wing of the Board, Jonathan James, Janice Bowling, and Scott Shasteen, were upset! Incensed! That Bisby thought he could just recuse himself from a vote on which he wanted to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest. The nastiness worked its way down to... (more) http://tsidailyliving.blogdrive.com/comments?id=10 http://tsidailyliving.blogdrive.com/archive/9.html Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:48:58 GMT Those Planning Commission study sessions can fool you. Sometimes there's excitement, like Monday in Tullahoma. Even though the Commission as a rule does not vote on items during the first meeting of the month, sometimes just the consideration of something that MIGHT happen will bring out the citizens to get their side of the story in. I say, "Huzzah! Good for them!" If you head out of town on Wilson Ave., you'll notice a nice, big, flat cleared field on the corner of Wilson and Sharondale. It's been for sale for a long time, and it doesn't appear likely that someone will buy it and put... (more) http://tsidailyliving.blogdrive.com/comments?id=9 http://tsidailyliving.blogdrive.com/archive/8.html Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:02:40 GMT Governor Phil Bredesen gave his State of the State speech on Monday, and with it an outline of his proposed 2008-2009 budget. Tax revenues are down, and apparently the increased tobacco taxes aren't helping as much as everyone expected, so the budget is tight, probably like that of the average Tennessee household. But Bredesen's budget doesn't tap the state's reserves, and doesn't have any new taxes. Actually, the budget looks like the least melodramatic of what awaits on Capitol Hill in Nashville this year. The state Senate is divided evenly between Democrats and Republicans, and since... (more) http://tsidailyliving.blogdrive.com/comments?id=8 http://tsidailyliving.blogdrive.com/archive/7.html Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:00:48 GMT OK. Occasionally they are. But last night's meeting of the Tullahoma Mayor and Aldermen was town hall politics at its best. Dozens of people showed up to voice their support for the renovation of the D.W. Wilson Community Center, which will include extensive repairs and improvements to the indoor pool. Parents of swim club kids, triathletes, and retirees all spoke to the Board, emphasizing the great importance of modern recreation facilities in improving the lives of everyday citizens. More than one person commented on Tullahoma's ability to draw new residents if the CBAT facility... (more) http://tsidailyliving.blogdrive.com/comments?id=7 http://tsidailyliving.blogdrive.com/archive/6.html Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:16:49 GMT One of my children's friends recently moved and her family could not take their cats with them to their new place, so my son offered our home as a "foster" home until we can find permanent homes for them. One cat is older (in her teens), very quiet, long haired, and elegant. The other is really still a kitten, and spends a lot of time zooming around the house and running into things. So I decided to make a video. She just took down some curtains *sigh*. So, anybody need a cat? http://tsidailyliving.blogdrive.com/comments?id=6 http://tsidailyliving.blogdrive.com/archive/5.html Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:54:37 GMT I know, I know. What could be more boring than a city planning commission meeting? I will admit, they're not Bonnaroo, but citizens should know what they do, and should care what they do. One thing they do that seems to be working well is using the first monthly meeting as a study session, answering such questions as, "What will be on the voting agenda?" "Are there any requirements that need to be taken care of before we can approve this site plan/variance/whatever?" As a result of learning about what's going to be on the voting agenda, when it comes time for the monthly deliberative... (more) http://tsidailyliving.blogdrive.com/comments?id=5 http://tsidailyliving.blogdrive.com/archive/4.html Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:59:56 GMT Wow, it was really cold this morning, even though my friends from up north would disagree (sorry about the Packers, y'all). I believe it was the MLK holiday two years ago when it was even colder than today. I had gone to the C.D. Stamps Community Center to get some pictures of the people returning from City Hall on their annual march. I set up my tripod on the sidewalk and turned on my camera. The viewfinder wasn't working. All I could see was a dark square. I remember wondering if it was actually too cold for the electronics in my camera to work. It turned out that I had just left the... (more) http://tsidailyliving.blogdrive.com/comments?id=4 http://tsidailyliving.blogdrive.com/archive/3.html Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:38:37 GMT If this works you'll see my cat playing with a plastic drinking straw. http://tsidailyliving.blogdrive.com/comments?id=3 http://tsidailyliving.blogdrive.com/archive/2.html Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:46:43 GMT My goal is to get this accessible from the paper's web site. If I get it figured out, I'll do a post from Monday's MLK march, maybe even shoot some video. Mary http://tsidailyliving.blogdrive.com/comments?id=2