Tennessee is a bit of an usual state for a variety of reasons.   First, it is the state whose borders touch the borders of the largest number of other states.  Tennessee borders Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas and Missouri.  It was decidedly a Southern state during the Civil War, and judging by the number of […]

Among the things that make this Country great is that everyone gets a second chance.  Let’s be honest, there isn’t a person in this world that didn’t screw something up at some point in life.  Now, some of the screw ups are greater than others Some are truly life changing and others are just an […]

I’m going to start this post with a confession.  I have a degree from Virginia Tech, but I grew up loving University of Virginia basketball.  The football at U.Va. was never much to speak of before George Welsh arrived on campus, but basketball has always been a different story.  Years later, I still have a degree […]