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Michael Buchanan walking in his father’s footsteps
From where Chattanooga attorney Michael Buchanan sits, he can see the staff at Table 2 Restaurant on East 11th Street getting ready for the evening meal. He can hear the clang and clatter of the kitchen staff preparing food, watch as a waitress darts over to a pair of late lunchers and see a male worker unloading supplies behind the bar. Each of these employees is capable of earning an income and supporting himself.
Engel’s fate solidifies as fans speak up for 80-year-old landmark
Everyone has something to say about the fate of Engel Stadium, but soon the 80-year-old stadium may be able speak for itself, as the possibility of the doors reopening becomes more of a reality for this Chattanooga landmark that has been vacant for almost 11 years.
How lawbreaking led to sleepless night
It all started when my wife Cheryl’s dog, Casey, died. Well, she wasn’t exactly my wife at the time, but I suppose that fact would be successfully objected to as irrelevant, so “let’s move on,” as the judges on Law & Order always say. Cheryl doesn’t seem happy unless she’s taking care of lots of mammals. So after Casey took “The Last Train to Clarksville,” Cheryl announced, “I think we need to get a Great Dane.” Maybe I’m not the caretaker type – maybe I’m the tough guy trial lawyer type who would rather be gruff than soft, but I wasn’t enthused.
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My favorite television programs are the old reruns of the “Andy Griffith Show.” Not those in color but the black and white ones where Andy seems more of what I would call “rural relaxed” in the way he settles the situations that Mayberry residents present to him on each program.
Are We There Yet?
Holding off the second deaths
My mom recently gave me the book, “have a little faith” by Mitch Albom. In the middle, the author mentions a quote by Thomas Hardy –
They count as quite forgot;
They are as men who have existed
not;
Theirs is a loss past loss of fitful
I Swear...
More oxymora and some miscellany
“Dear Judge Vic,” someone writes. “You left out a category of oxymorons.”
The writer’s note is apropos of my three-part series, just ended two weeks ago, on oxymora – words, phrases, concepts that contain, internally and/or externally, contradictions or seeming contradictions.
What'll they dream up next?
Le Whif
I am a bona fide chocoholic. I could eat chocolate with every meal and snack and never grow tired of it. It is my constant desire for chocolate that prompted me to challenge myself to give it up for Lent (except in Slim-Fast drink or bar form) along with carbonated beverages, deep fried foods and red meat on Fridays. I thought it was the least I could do to commemorate the deeper meanings of Easter.
Lady Mocs doing their part to make spring fun
Brooke Loudermilk reaches down and swipes the fingers of her right hand through the dirt that makes up the pitcher’s mound at Jim Frost Stadium. Meanwhile, her opponent steps up to the plate, whipping her bat around like it’s a toothpick.
Unfazed, Loudermilk lunges forward, her right arm circling around in a counterclockwise arc, and hurls a strike. The ump growls as a fluorescent green ball the size of a large naval orange smacks into the glove of Brittany Eason.
RiverCity Company wants Chattanoogans to work, play and live downtown
The vibrancy and beauty of the structures that make up downtown Chattanooga range from modern and sleek, to artistic and enchanting as well as including the classic landmarks such as the Tennessee Aquarium. Picking out the impressive architecture is easy. Identifying a Chattanooga riverfront structure that the RiverCity Company hasn’t had a role in is where it gets difficult.
The Clarks knows that those who sell together, stay together
When Annette and Tony Clark married 20 years ago, they wouldn’t have guessed they’d go into real estate, let alone that they would work together and become top producers for Crye-Leike realty in Chattanooga.
Annette says she started out selling real estate three years ago; first, because she always had an interest in the business; and second, because she saw a friend doing well in the business.
Real Estate Facts
Don’t let them bug you
It has been estimated that termites cause $5 billion in property damage every year in this country. That makes them more of a threat to homeowners than flood, wind, or even fire.
And yet, the Federal Housing Admin-istration (FHA) demands separate termite inspections only if the state or local laws require it, or if there is an outright suspicion of damage.
Kay's Cooking Corner
Ahhhh…the artichoke...
Ahhhh…the artichoke... vegetable of passion, food of nobility, thistle of love! A true delight – classy and fit for a Queen! In Castroville, Calif-ornia, the artichoke capital of the USA, silver screen hotty, Marilyn Monroe, was named the first Artichoke Queen while on a publicity tour in the Salinas Valley in 1948.
The Critic's Corner
“Remember Me” puts me in a difficult position. On one hand, I want to urge you to see it because it’s one of the best romantic dramas to come along in a while, but on the other hand, a lot of the people who see the movie are going to be angry about the ending. While I can’t tell you what happens, I can say it comes out of nowhere and will upset many viewers.
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