The Burke Blog
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If your answer is yes, chances are you couldn’t believe some of the things you saw.  If you haven’t, there is no need to anymore.  You can do it from the comfort of your own home in front of your own computer by visiting PeopleOfWalMart.com!  What an ingenious idea!  It’s safe to say that I [...]

Driving down the road today, one of my new favorite songs came on one of the local country music stations.  As many of you know, I’m about as patriotic as it gets.  I get chills listening to this song every time I hear it!  It’s upbeat, and it makes me proud to live in America!  [...]

I really do hate it for B.J.  He should already be preparing to lead the Tennessee Volunteers on to the field against Western Kentucky in September.  But he’s not.  Instead, Chattanooga Mocs fans everywhere are excited that he’s now preparing to lead the Blue and Gold onto the turf at Finley Stadium on September 3 [...]

I actually think this is a great idea!  I have not done any research on how this came about, but the Denton, TX Police Department has a Twitter account that posts the mugshot of everybody they arrest.  Apparently the page was created by a non-police officer, but they have to have cooperation from the Police [...]

Yesterday I posted a list of my top ten favorite blogs from Chattanoogans that I like to read.  I made a horrible mistake leaving one off, so today it will get its own post.

From time to time people ask me why I even have a blog.  Honestly, there’s no reason that benefits anybody else but me.  I make an attempt at blogging just like many people keep a diary or a journal.  It simply provides an avenue to express my thoughts.  As much as I enjoy writing on [...]

There is no denying that humans take a dangerous toll on the Earth and its natural resources.  I don’t think anyone of sane mind has ever denied those allegations.  The problem is when power hungry has-been politicians who lost their own state during a Presidential election attempt to brainwash the entire world.  In fact, attempt [...]

Yet another reason why I love Ooltewah.  And this morning it’s down to $1.89 per gallon!  I really can’t remember the last time I paid under $2.  I normally support the local business and buy my gas at Steve Ray’s Midnite Oil, but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to pay less than $2 per [...]

I’m on my second Blackberry, and I’ve been very tempted lately to switch over the the iPhone. The only problem is that I have my service with Verizon Wireless. I’m not opposed to changing service providers, but everyone I talk to has Verizon. This really helps cut down on my minutes because [...]

David (Color), originally uploaded by 4-8-4.
Although not an art fanatic, I support art and educating the public on different types of art. I think it’s great (to some extent) that Chattanooga is able to promote various pieces of art throughout our great city. There is a line to be drawn, however.
Take these two [...]

The Hawks had dropped four games in a row going into Saturday night’s matchup with the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes. Both teams scored in the fifth, but Salem-Keizer took a 2-1 lead in the sixth inning. Boise then tied the game in the bottom of the eighth inning.

Hawks pitcher David Cales, making his Boise debut, [...]

I woke up yesterday at 4AM, drove to Atlanta, flew to Phoenix, changed planes, flew to Boise, watched a baseball game, and went to bed at 4AM.
Ok, so it was a little more detailed than that, but taking into account the time change, we were up for 24 hours yesterday.  Needless to say, I slept [...]