In recent years, improving our infrastructure has been the focus of many national and local elections. Roads have been a large part of the discussion. Most places have just patched potholes rather than taking the time and expense of paving roads. A few weeks ago, they started working on the road that leads into my…
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In Nashville, it’s time to vote once again. Early voting started yesterday for the election that will officially happen on August 3rd. While the mayoral race has many people running, it’s easy to learn about each candidate. But we’re also voting for city council candidates, and it’s almost impossible to find out about either candidate…
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To this day, I’m amazed whenever I see deer within the city limits of a big city like Nashville. I often see deer on my way home throughout the year. You can find white-tailed deer throughout much of the US. From a distance, they seem harmless, but they’re now causing a problem in many parts…
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I can’t remember the first time I heard someone utter the phrase, if it’s not one thing, it’s another. But it’s something that I’ve said hundreds if not thousands of times through the years. Recently I’ve heard many people saying it too. Sometimes it feels like you can’t catch a break. If there’s an upside,…
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When people talk about malaria, we think about life in third-world countries. But no more. Over the last few weeks, Florida and Texas have reported cases. Scientists say we’ll likely see more reports throughout the United States in the coming months, even years. Climate change could be part of the problem. Warmer weather, increased humidity,…
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Every one of us knows that everywhere we turn, there are man-made chemicals. They’re in our food, they’re in our cookware, and they’re in our tap water. Many of them are forever chemicals or PFAs, and recent studies have found that they’re in 45% of the tap water in the U.S. We’re still learning what…
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My wife came home from the grocery store recently; with a half gallon of vanilla ice cream and a six-pack of root beer. She was in the mood for a root beer float. I’ve enjoyed making ice cream floats since I was a kid. Sometimes I use Coke; other times, it’s orange or grape soda;…
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This weather is tearing me up! We’ve had numerous storms, but that’s not the biggest issue. It’s too hot. Over the last week, the world has been experiencing the hottest average daily temperatures. We’ve been in the upper 90s nearly every day. Now I admit, I’m not built for this hot weather. Perhaps it’s my…
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An East Coast grocery store chain is testing a new smart shopping cart. It’s similar to the technology used by Amazon in their Go stores a couple of years ago. A small iPad-type device is attached to the cart handle and tallies every item you put into the cart. Many feel this is the future…
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