I find that I post a lot during the Fall months.  Its really because I LOVE this time of year.  I wont make this post too complicated.  I just wanted to write a bit about my favorite fall things.     Things I like about Fall - Titans FOOTBALL!!  Well hell ALL FOOTBALL, but the Tennessee Titans the most. New TV Season starts. The Kids go Back to School Halloween Cooler Weather / Backyard Fire Pits Chili / Homemade...

    Atheists get a bad rap in my opinion.  We like a good party just like the rest of the world.  We like Evergreen trees and wreaths and twinkly lights and delicious home cooked meals as much as all  the theists out there. We ge spanked pretty hard by the theists at this time of year.  I think we should start a movement to take back this holiday for ourselves.  After all, it belonged to us first.  In fact, one could make an...

Ever wonder what the seasons are like in the grand ole state of Tennessee?       Tennessee’s climate varies from east to west, but it is generally considered to be moderate with four distinct seasons. The budding of wildflowers and dogwoods occurs in spring and honeysuckles welcome summer. Fall foliage and crisp air make Tennessee autumns memorable and the wintry weather brings mild flurries of snowfall.      The driest time of...

     Ever wonder what that weird woven basket thing in the shape of a cone or horn that you see around  thanksgiving is called?  Well, wonder no more. The cornucopia (Latin: Cornu Copiae) is a symbol of food and abundance dating back to the 5th century BC, also referred to as horn of plenty, Horn of Amalthea, and harvest cone.      In Greek mythology, Amalthea was a goat who raised Zeus on her breast milk. When her horn was...

Tomorrow is my birthday.  I am not a big believer in things either lucky or unlucky so the fact that it falls on Friday and is the 13th day of the month really doesn’t bother me.  On the contrary it sort of excites me because I love to see people’s reactions when I try to have birthday celebrations on a Friday the 13th. This year had no less than THREE Friday the 13th’s in it.       I looked it up and there are several possible...

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