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Maybe its just me and this glorious day we've had but there seems to be an electricity to downtown Nashville today. It might have something to do with this picture...

To set the scene, I live perpenticular to Gallatin Rd , a major roadway in Nashville. I am last than .2/mile from the road. There are houses on three sides of me and an apartment complex behind me with about a 1/2 acre maybe 3/4 acre of wooded area. When I was a child, this wasn't less wooded and a horse was kept in this area but the horse was gone by the time I was 6 or 7. Before Johnders I saw snakes and rabbits nested in my backyard. Now there are no rabbits. When this morning I was pulling out of the driveway and I look on the fence of my neighbor's front yard and I think, "I didn't know he had a bird decoy on his fence." As I pull away I notice that its not a decoy its a hawk (I am guessing its the sharp-shinned hawk b/c they seem to be common at Shelby Bottoms which is close to me))! It was about 8" tall perched on his fence. I fumbled for my camera and by the time I had it he had flown away. Damnit! I saw a hawk this morning. That has to be a go...

You know rockers and hip-hop folk can beat up hippies but you really don't have to choose. Sat isn't Earthday but it is the day Nashville has its big Centennial Park event. Its gonna be a wonderful weekend b/c there are so many things to do in addition to Earth Day stuff. The pedistrian bridge will link East Nashville & Donelson...you can walk across the Cumberland in grand style. You can get you movie groove on at the Nashville Film Fest and you can hang out at your fav record store for Record Store Day , a year ago I would've said my fav was Grimey's but now East Side is represented by a fine addition to the record store tradition, The Groove .

The past week I've been trying to walk Johnders more than I used to. I've noticed he's been a little antsy and unfocused. I mean, he spent the last 2 weeks with an E-collar and it's been raining alot. I recognize he's a high energy dog but I have not been able to make myself go to bed early enough to get up early enough to take him for a walk. Last week we started walking when I got home. Almost every night we've walked up or down Gallatin Rd . We are probably averaging a little over a mile a day which means I am walking 2 miles a day when I ride the bus (probably 8.5 of 10 days). I haven't seen much improvement in him as far as hyperactivity but he is walking on-leash better. He's not pulling as much if he wears his harness. The surprising thing, or at least the part I didn't consider is that I have seen improvments in me. I now weigh less than 185, not by much but there is downward movement and I have been hovering at 185+ for months. We'll s...

Good luck to the Tigers and their new coach (my Sewanee classmate and childhood friend ), Robert Black . 2007 Sewanee Football Date Game Site September 1 Sewanee v. Westminster Sewanee September 15 Sewanee @ Colorado College * Colorado Springs, CO September 22 Sewanee vs. DePauw * Sewanee September 29 Sewanee @ Centre * Danville, KY October 6 Sewanee vs. Austin College * Sewanee October 13 Sewanee vs. Millsaps *! Sewanee October 20 Sewanee @ Trinity * San Antonio, TX November 3 Sewanee vs. Birmingham-Southern * Sewanee (Home Coming) November 10 Sewanee @ Rhodes * ...

So, these photos didn't format the way I thought but everything is relatively in order of work. This last photo shows a new railing around the basement stairwell. The railing was reclaimed from the railing that used to be around the porch.

As many of you know I live in the same place where I grew up. My parents periodically remodeled things but it was rare. At some point the put security bars on the windows and outdoor carpet on the porch and stoop. Tara and I agreed to change things...

My street tends to be pretty apolitical, or at least, there is little overt political discussion. I rarely see yard signs, or even bumper stickers, but earlier this week I was going to the YMCA and a house on my street has a Chris Lugo for Senate sign. Yes, a Green Party supporter on my street. That's exciting to me! Election Stuff: Metro Election Commission East Nashville Green Party Harold Ford, Jr. Tennessee Democrats Tennessee Republicans Remember, people died so that ALL of us can vote.