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  • Wasting Energy All the Way Around

    Why are people spending so much time trying to prove climate change wrong? I don’t even bother with this argument anymore. To me, it comes down to one thing…doing what is right. And the right thing to do is take care of the Earth. Period. What kind of person would sit [...]
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    Posted: December 07, 2009, 11:45pm EST
    by Tammy

  • Just To Let You Know…

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    I am failing miserably at being a morning person. I swear I tried. Got up and did yoga a few times but for the most part….you're looking at it. Late nights working on stuff keeps me from going to bed. And dangit. I want to be a morning person. It just ain't [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 11:56pm EST
    by Tammy

  • If I Were an Investigative Journalist…

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    I would start by looking at Spartanburg County School District 7. I haven’t posted in a while and for a variety of reasons but this one might just bring me out of my writing funk. I have tried to move on from D7’s problems from earlier this year. Pretty much excused, not [...]
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    Posted: November 25, 2009, 12:24am EST
    by Tammy

  • Toward a More Civil Discourse

    Wanted to share a recent editorial by USC President Harris Pastides that ran in The State newspaper on Wednesday because I think he is right on!   Toward a More Civil Discourse "If we dig in our heels, close our minds, and clench our fists, we cannot be an enlightened society." That is SO true [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2009, 12:53pm EST
    by Tammy

  • Woot! Woot!

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    I've been so quite. Such a good girl. Tonight I'm saying WOOOOOHOOOOOOOO. Because Julie and Cate won tonight. Wooooohooooooooooooooo. Progress knocked on the door and Spartanburg OPENED it. Oh, I'm thrilled. To the bone. And proud of these gals. Not just because they are good friends but because they are going [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 10:25pm EST
    by Tammy

  • I Want to Be a Morning Person

    Number of comments: 3
    Ok. So I have a new goal. I want to become a morning person. I've been reading lots on if it's possible for me to do so and looks like…it is possible if I set my mind to it. I have been a 'night owl' since my college days when [...]
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    Posted: October 20, 2009, 1:52pm EDT
    by Tammy

  • Corporatists vs. Capitalists

    Number of comments: 2
    I thought this was a pretty interesting piece by Cenk Uygur: Corporatists vs. Capitalists When I heard the word "corporatist" a couple of years ago, I laughed. I thought what a funny, made up, liberal word. I fancy myself a die-hard capitalist, so it seemed vaguely anti-business, so I was put off [...]
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    Posted: October 13, 2009, 9:41am EDT
    by Tammy

  • Power to the People

    Number of comments: 6
    WOW. Every community could use a website like this one: Time for Truth in Union, SC If you haven’t been following what is going on in Union, SC you should be because the health of all SC counties is important to the success of our state. Corruption at an incredible level has [...]
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    Posted: October 09, 2009, 9:41am EDT
    by Tammy

  • Kraft Responds

    Number of comments: 6
    Before I even start this…let me preface it with this–no one should be eating any of this crap anyway. Also, this isn't about everyone should own a BMW…this is about everyone deserving safe, quality food. Recently, I sent one of those generated letters to Kraft in response to their removing synthetic growth hormones, artificial [...]
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    Posted: October 02, 2009, 11:04pm EDT
    by Tammy

  • Green Stuff

    Number of comments: 5
    There are lots of exciting things brewing in the 'burg these days. Yay. One of which is the Hub City Co-Op. Their website is now up and running and an application for ownership is now available. Just look at that…Spartanburg stepping a little further toward the future. Woot. Woot. Okay…30 years [...]
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    Posted: September 29, 2009, 11:38am EDT
    by Tammy

  • The Big Read

    Number of comments: 2
    Spartanburg's reading Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 this year for the County library's Big Read. How about them apples? Pretty cool, huh?  Perfect choice for Spartanburg to read. If only the people would read it…I know it's a book and all and it doesn't have pictures but c'mon Sburg!!!  And they're going to have [...]
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    Posted: September 25, 2009, 11:12am EDT
    by Tammy

  • Green Film Series @ Hub-Bub

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    Starts Tonight!! This is a great series of films dealing with a variety of sustainability issues. And they're free! So come on out. Starts at 7:30pm. More info: Please join HUB-BUB, the Hub City Farmers Market, Partners for Active Living, and Upstate Forever for The Green Screen Film Series; a collaborative documentary [...]
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    Posted: September 24, 2009, 10:27am EDT
    by Tammy

  • I’ll Do It Myself

    Number of comments: 6
    When I was a kid, that’s what my Mama said I always said. “I’ll do it myself Mama.”  And I did. Or at least I tried. She said it drove her nuts. My stubbornness. I guess she thought I should’ve just listened to her, did as she said and let [...]
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    Posted: September 23, 2009, 12:35am EDT
    by Tammy

  • Yet…I remain optimistic…

    Number of comments: 10
    I was thinking tonight that it doesn't matter that SC has all the problems it has—I sure do love this place regardless. I moved back home knowing the problems that plagued this region. I lived in more progressive areas of the country and it was fabulous to be surrounded by [...]
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    Posted: September 15, 2009, 10:57pm EDT
    by Tammy

  • Tough Love For South Carolina

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    I could not resist sharing Flying Oskar's most recent post: Tough Love for South Carolina Writer Christopher George hit the nail on the head with this one. The comparison of SC to 'an embarrassing alcoholic uncle, always turning up to say the most inappropriate things at the most inopportune times' is [...]
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    Posted: September 15, 2009, 11:20am EDT
    by Tammy

  • UGH.

    Number of comments: 10
    South Carolina is a mess, ain’t it? Will it ever get better? My magic eight-ball is saying 'outlook not so good.' I've been keeping a distance on state politics for a reason but some things just draw me back in. As if we haven’t had enough saddled on us already by Mark [...]
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    Posted: September 13, 2009, 10:26pm EDT
    by Tammy

  • Finding my Second Wind

    Number of comments: 5
    Wow. The past few months have been overwhelming to say the least. I’m now to a point that I must step back from some of my many projects and take a deep breath. And take a rest from a few. That rest will not include my dedication to our community [...]
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    Posted: September 09, 2009, 12:13am EDT
    by Tammy

  • FW: Women’s Health

    I rarely…I mean RARELY forward emails much less post them on my blog. But I swear. I couldn't resist sharing this one from my friend Lori. It's pretty dang funny. Especially with me being interested in health and well being issues and all…I just had to share this special health announcement: Important [...]
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    Posted: September 06, 2009, 12:49am EDT
    by Tammy

  • Throwaway Economy

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    Wanted to share this article. It's Time to Throw Out the Throwaway Economy Great piece breaking down the problems of the unsustainable western economic model and what's to come now that China, India and other developing countries are dreaming the "American Dream." By 2030 China would need 98 million barrels of [...]
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    Posted: September 02, 2009, 10:02am EDT
    by Tammy

  • Being a little PROactive can’t hurt

    Y'all know me. I'm a little freaked out by all this swine flu stuff because that stuff is scary. If there's one thing we can't control…it's stuff like that. So I hope everyone is taking heed of the warnings. Obviously, we need to do all the basics. Wash our hands. [...]
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    Posted: September 02, 2009, 12:02am EDT
    by Tammy

  • Happy Women’s Equality Day!

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     “Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputation and social standing, never can bring about a reform. Those who are really in earnest must be willing to be anything or nothing in the world's estimation, and publicly and privately, in season and out, avow their sympathy with despised [...]
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    Posted: August 26, 2009, 12:14am EDT
    by Tammy

  • This Event is FUN! And Free!

    Sunday Jam in the Park featuring Duncan Park's musical residents. THIS Sunday, August 30, 2009 Time: 2:30pm – 7:30pm Location: Duncan Park Ampitheatre Bring chairs, picnic, kids, etc. and enjoy your Sunday afternoon in the Park! t [...]
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    Posted: August 25, 2009, 1:42pm EDT
    by Tammy

  • I’m Not In

    Number of comments: 3
    As y’all know I was doing a little soul searching on whether or not to run for Mayor of the City of Spartanburg. If you’ve followed the news at all on this race, it’s been pretty insane. A friend of mine, who is not from Spartanburg, asked me “what in the [...]
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    Posted: August 24, 2009, 10:03pm EDT
    by Tammy

  • RJ Rockers Rocks!

    Number of comments: 3
    OK. I have had lots and lots of love for RJ Rockers, Spartanburg's first brewing company, for many years. It's local beer that is now nationally recognized. My love for Rockers grew even deeper when they announced they were moving back downtown. But, this afternoon, I rode by their new [...]
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    Posted: August 17, 2009, 12:19am EDT
    by Tammy

  • Yes, I’m Soul Searching

    Number of comments: 5
    I’ve been inundated with emails and calls over the past couple of days asking if I was considering running for the Mayor of the City of Spartanburg. In case you missed the Spartanburg Herald Journal yesterday…Yes, I am CONSIDERING.   A few folks asked if I was going to blog about it. [...]
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    Posted: August 14, 2009, 12:34am EDT
    by Tammy

  • Come Friday

    Number of comments: 6
    Change is said to be coming to our City by weeks end. Change that will no doubt sadden me when it arrives as I’m sure it will many people. Well, I’m already sad.  t [...]
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    Posted: August 05, 2009, 11:36pm EDT
    by Tammy

  • Can you Imagine?!?!?!?!

    "We were taken to a location, and when we walked through the doors, we saw standing before us President Bill Clinton," Ling said. "We were shocked, but we knew instantly in our hearts that the nightmare of our lives was finally coming to an end." Lord help me…just when I [...]
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    Posted: August 05, 2009, 10:03am EDT
    by Tammy

  • Healthcare

    Number of comments: 10
    My Mom called me last night after Obama spoke and asked me how I felt about Obama's heathcare plan. I had to admit that I didn't watch. She seemed to have a better understanding of his plan after the press conference. For me, I'm just tired of it. I know Obama wants to change [...]
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    Posted: July 24, 2009, 2:00am EDT
    by Tammy

  • Welcome Back Wild Wings

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    Wild Wings is back in business in Downtown Spartanburg. YAY. David and I took the kids today to show our support by eating some chicken wings. It was such a gorgeous day and there was a great crowd. People were on the sidewalks again! I knew Wild Wings was a [...]
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    Posted: July 18, 2009, 10:02pm EDT
    by Tammy

  • Open Letter to Spartanburg County Council

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    John Lane had a fantastic piece in the Spartanburg Journal last Thursday about land use planning (or should I say the lack thereof) in Spartanburg County. You can read it on his website The Kudzu Telegraph. Open Letter to Spartanburg County Council Thanks John for calling on this group of elected leaders [...]
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    Posted: July 13, 2009, 9:13am EDT
    by Tammy

  • Dear Mark Sanford

    Number of comments: 10
    I haven’t really said anything at all about Mark Sanford publicly…hell, I haven’t said much at all on my blog lately much less something political. I’ve been in one of my ‘not in the mood’ to blog periods for a while now. Blogging politics is stressful y’all and sometimes you [...]
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    Posted: June 28, 2009, 1:50am EDT
    by Tammy

  • Oh What A Day!

    Number of comments: 4
    Spartanburg had our first gay PRIDE march today.  And WOW. Just wow. What a cool day. I just never imagined how great it would be. I would be lying if I didn’t admit to being nervous about it all because there are some crazy people in this country and we’ve really [...]
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    Posted: June 21, 2009, 1:37am EDT
    by Tammy

  • New Column and other stuff

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    Yep. I'm taking on a column somewhere else because I'm doing SUCH a fabulous job keeping up with my own blog. Steve over at Spartanburg Spark invited me to write a column about local/sustainablity issues months ago. I finally did it. Hope you all will give it a gander: Sustain Spartanburg: [...]
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    Posted: June 13, 2009, 12:49am EDT
    by Tammy

  • Love it…

    Thanks for this laugh Keith and YES…it would make a great bumper sticker. "South Carolina is too small to be a republic and too large to be an insane asylum." – James L. Petigru. And he said that in 1860! Hope everyone is well. I've been a horrible blogger lately. Busy, busy. [...]
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    Posted: June 06, 2009, 12:51am EDT
    by Tammy

  • Free Film Series

    WHAT: Free Film ("After Innocence") and Panel DiscussionWHEN: Tuesday 6/2, 6:30 pmWHERE: Spartanburg Public Library (Barrett Room)Spartanburg's ROOT newspaper is proud to kick off its free summer film series with the award-winning documentary AFTER INNOCENCE. AFTER INNOCENCE tells the dramatic and compelling story of the exonerated — innocent men wrongfully imprisoned for decades [...]
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    Posted: June 01, 2009, 3:07pm EDT
    by Tammy

  • Show Up For Spartanburg!

    Number of comments: 10
    Tired of being down and out? Yeah…so are a lot of us. Next Wednesday there will be a community pep rally for Spartanburg. Let's set aside our differences, come out and support our community! Hope some of you will make an effort to SHOW UP FOR SPARTANBURG! It can't hurt! And share with [...]
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    Posted: May 23, 2009, 12:46am EDT
    by Tammy

  • Upstate Pride

    Number of comments: 10
    On June 20th Spartanburg’s first gay pride parade will be held. That’s right. Pick yourself up off the floor. Learn more HERE (I think you have to be a Facebook member to view that). You can read an article with info HERE as well. Over the past week, I’ve watched the hate unfold [...]
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    Posted: May 12, 2009, 1:01am EDT
    by Tammy

  • Hub-Bub/CCC Facebook Faceoff

    FYI…Spring is here and it's time to get up and get involved. Here's a starting place.   HUB-BUB and Chapman Cultural Center invite you to support the arts of Spartanburg through a “Friendly Facebook Fundraising Face-off.”  The two organizations are competing to see who can use Facebook to raise the most money.  [...]
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    Posted: May 11, 2009, 10:42pm EDT
    by Tammy

  • Getting in the Know

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    I attended a Spartanburg Community Indicators meeting today. Are y’all familiar with this project? If not, you should be and I hope you’ll go read all about it. I’ll try to give you a brief synopsis. The project is a collaboration of the Spartanburg County Foundation, USC Upstate, United Way [...]
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    Posted: May 08, 2009, 12:30am EDT
    by Tammy

  • Spartanburg Love

    Number of comments: 10
    Lots of love thrown Spartanburg's way today: Both, that's right…all TWO of SC's presidential scholars were from Spartanburg High School. AND, the NuWay's Redneck Cheeseburger was recognized in the Food Network Magazine's piece, 50 States, 50 Burgers, as a must get on your road to eating some red meat. (Now, only [...]
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    Posted: May 06, 2009, 12:53am EDT
    by Tammy

  • ROOT Magazine: Spring 2009

    Another great edition of ROOT Magazine: Spartanburg's Journal of Uncommon Kindness. Paper copies should be out and around town by week's end. Lucas Patterson (Editor) does a fabulous job putting together some fine Spartanburg talent for an interesting, educational read. It's a lot of hard work and very much appreciated. Thanks [...]
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    Posted: May 05, 2009, 3:50pm EDT
    by Tammy

  • Go Kaye!

    Kaye Hearn, the chief judge of the state Court of Appeals, will become the newest member of the S.C. Supreme Court. Kaye is good peeps. She's worked really hard to be a fair judge for SC and I'm glad to see her get this position. You go girl. I mean…Justice Hearn. [...]
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    Posted: April 30, 2009, 10:46pm EDT
    by Tammy

  • Spring Fling!

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    I canNOT believe Spring Fling is this weekend. How did that happen? We look forward to Spring Fling for quite a few reasons: good, greasy Fair-type food that you treat yourself to now and then regardless of how bad you know it is going to make you feel. The kids [...]
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    Posted: April 29, 2009, 10:45pm EDT
    by Tammy

  • Channeling Rachel

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    "The 'control of nature' is a phrase conceived in arrogance, born of the Neanderthal age of biology and philosophy, when it was supposed that nature exists for the convenience of man." - Rachel Carson, Silent Spring (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1962), p. 297 Happy Earth Day everyone! Been reading lots these days [...]
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    Posted: April 22, 2009, 11:58pm EDT
    by Tammy

  • Do What You Can

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    Each Earth Day…well, everyday these days…I think about why it has become so important to change the way we do things around our house to alter the impact we have on the Earth. By no means are we perfect and we don’t claim to be but the reality is that times [...]
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    Posted: April 19, 2009, 11:25pm EDT
    by Tammy

  • I Heard a Pin Drop Today

    Number of comments: 10
    I think it must have been when the SCGOP heard the news that Rick Beltram had dropped out of the race for Chair for the SCGOP and the realization set in that K-Flo might be their leader. I’ve been asked numerous times what I thought about Karen Floyd’s run for the [...]
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    Posted: April 09, 2009, 12:45am EDT
    by Tammy

  • I NEED Spring

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    I think we could all use a little Spring. In more ways than one. So I'm looking forward to this beautiful weekend. So much. I hope all of you enjoy it. So much. Times are hard on all of us right now but life is still going. And for that…we [...]
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    Posted: April 04, 2009, 12:45am EDT
    by Tammy

  • Not So Political These Days

    Number of comments: 6
    I’m sure you’ve noticed. I’m not so political these days. I hope those of you who come here in hopes of me reiterating your political thoughts or, on the other hand, me saying stuff that will send you into a maddening rage will still love me nonetheless. Because sometimes, you [...]
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    Posted: April 02, 2009, 1:11am EDT
    by Tammy

  • The Frugal Organic Shopper

    Number of comments: 4
    We’ve been talking a lot on the ole’ blog about buying organic to avoid pesticides and the costs associated with buying organic. Buying organic does cost more but I’ve found that because I’m cutting out more and more processed foods (the ‘stuff’ in the middle of the grocery store) my [...]
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    Posted: March 31, 2009, 9:25pm EDT
    by Tammy

  • The End of Excess

    Number of comments: 2
    Is This Crisis Good for America? Really enjoyed this piece from Time magazine by Kurt Andersen. Give it a read when you get a chance. t [...]
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    Posted: March 27, 2009, 12:37pm EDT
    by Tammy

  • Fringe Liberal for Food

    Number of comments: 10
    Someone called me a 'fringe' liberal the other day because I speak out about hormones in our meat supply and my support of local agriculture "communes" which I can only assume is FARMS. I advocate for returning to and respecting the way our grandparents lived. Because our grandparents were crazy [...]
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    Posted: March 27, 2009, 12:37am EDT
    by Tammy

  • Tables Turned

    Number of comments: 8
    What a weekend this has been. On Friday, as I sat at work finishing up my sandwich, my cell phone buzzed. It was my Mom. I answered and she said, "I've fallen. I need you to come. I've called 911." "I'm on my way," I responded. Fortunately, my Mom lives [...]
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    Posted: March 23, 2009, 12:15am EDT
    by Tammy

  • Obamas to plant Veggie Garden

    Number of comments: 8
    Woooooooohooooooo. The Obamas are going to plant a veggie garden at the White House. The first at the White House since Eleanor Roosevelt's Victory Garden. What a great message to send to America. I'm very excited about this…in case you didn't notice. You can read the article from the NY Times [...]
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    Posted: March 20, 2009, 12:45am EDT
    by Tammy

  • Going Back to Cali

    Number of comments: 2
    I heard that our city manager, Mark Scott, quit today. He's going back to Cali. (make sure you click on that and play it as background music as you read my post). What? It's hard to believe that anyone would leave Spartanburg for Cali. Maybe he's as upset as I am that [...]
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    Posted: March 19, 2009, 11:40pm EDT
    by Tammy

  • Waste Awareness

    Number of comments: 5
    Waste Awareness. (That's my new phrase.)  Interesting article on CNN today about how the recession has wrecked the recycling industry and how it is affecting municipalities. I've always been aware that our City loses it's tail on recycling but they still do it because I've heard Council say 'it is the [...]
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    Posted: March 19, 2009, 11:59am EDT
    by Tammy

  • Spartanburg Shocker: Majority Needed

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    While most people know 4 of 13 doesn't constitute a quorum that's not the case here in Spartanburg. We needed Henry McMaster to tell us that. So yesterday, he did. Nope…4 of 13 isn’t a quorum. Thanks, man. The opening of Bob Dalton’s article in the SHJ today made me just about blow coffee [...]
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    Posted: March 17, 2009, 11:43am EDT
    by Tammy

  • Crusade for Better Food

    Number of comments: 7
    Great piece on 60 minutes tonight. SO awesome. Things are going to change y'all! People are realizing our food is hurting us! Alice Waters: Crusade for Better Food Love when Leslie Stahl asks her about people calling her an elitist and she says that she believes safe food is not a privilege [...]
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    Posted: March 15, 2009, 11:18pm EDT
    by Tammy

  • Pork Fears

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    Since my obsession with food safety and the dangers facing the public in regard to food began, our lives–in this house–have changed drastically. When I first wrote my piece "Deregulating ourselves to Death" last summer little did I know that our economy would fall because of deregulation of the banking [...]
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    Posted: March 15, 2009, 12:39pm EDT
    by Tammy

  • We Could Be Rich

    Number of comments: 10
    My hubby and I have been thinking. We could be rich according to some enlightening commenters on my blog who tell us that all is equal in the world for those willing to work for it. So we were talking tonight and we decided that tomorrow we want to be rich. We [...]
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    Posted: March 13, 2009, 12:27am EDT
    by Tammy

  • Girl Power!

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    It Women’s History Month folks. Which means for a month we get to celebrate women. Woohoo. For a month, we get to celebrate the women who made us who we are with permission. Yay for Mama! And Grandma! And Susan B. and Lucy Stone and all of them that paved [...]
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    Posted: March 05, 2009, 11:27pm EST
    by Tammy

  • Talk 20 Spartanburg

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    This weekend. FREE event. At Hub-Bub. Yours truly will be speaking, briefly, on the CSA I'm doing with my cousin. What's Talk 20 Spartanburg? talk20 begins with a series of short presentations of 20 slides each, selected and narrated by a hybrid roster of students, educators and professionals working across fields [...]
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    Posted: March 05, 2009, 1:03pm EST
    by Tammy

  • A Homegrown Revolution

    Number of comments: 10
    Many of y’all that read this blog or my other writings know I’ve become obsessed with safe food over the past couple of years. I’ve also become obsessed with sustainability issues and the fact that we are pretending that sustaining ourselves isn't a REAL important issue. I’ve emailed and pleaded with [...]
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    Posted: March 05, 2009, 10:10am EST
    by Tammy

  • SnOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOwwwwwwww!

    Number of comments: 4
    Lots of snow falling tonight. It's absoutely beautiful. Doesn't change the fact that I still have Spring Fever! So looking forward to attempting to grow some food, walking, working in the yard, attending community events and such. Love the Spring. This is a real cool way to kick off the [...]
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    Posted: March 01, 2009, 10:02pm EST
    by Tammy

  • Spartanburg Delegation: Still Embarassing

    Number of comments: 10
    The Spartanburg County Delegation rift continues. Unfortunately for Spartanburg…no one in the real world gives a rats a**–leaving the future of our community crumbling at the hands of 4 yahoos with self-serving political agendas. Hometown News did a great piece on the rift sent to me by a regular commenter on Seeding Spartanburg [...]
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    Posted: February 24, 2009, 11:16pm EST
    by Tammy

  • Almost to China

    Number of comments: 5
    OK. I was really trying to get over and move forward with the District 7 debacle. But, again, today…there was a D7 leader digging that hole deeper in the SHJ. And while I really want to go to China one day…it’s not through a hole on the east side of [...]
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    Posted: February 19, 2009, 11:29pm EST
    by Tammy

  • OK…New Topic

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    My friend Jeff told me the other day that whenever he comes on my blog and sees I’m talking about District 7 he leaves. Thanks dude. Really. So I was thinking today…what do I want to talk about? Usually I’m not at a loss for words. And I’m not now either…just [...]
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    Posted: February 18, 2009, 10:27pm EST
    by Tammy

  • Heritage Parade–THIS Weekend

    Glad to see the Heritage Parade is back this year. We've always enjoyed going to this parade. It's this Saturday at 10am. They will be collecting canned goods for the 2nd Pres. Soup Kitchen from parade watchers (folks on go-carts will be riding around picking them up). It's a great [...]
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    Posted: February 17, 2009, 10:40am EST
    by Tammy

  • District 7: Public Meeting #1

    Number of comments: 10
    I attended the first in a series of public meetings this evening at Spartanburg High School. The turnout was pretty good. Most importantly, the press was well represented therefore if you couldn’t be there…you should be able to find out what happened. Of the school board everyone was there except Sharon [...]
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    Posted: February 16, 2009, 11:15pm EST
    by Tammy

  • Be Careful!

    Number of comments: 7
    My friend and fellow blogger, Chris, did a fantastic post over on Spartanburg Spark warning each of us to watch out for those trying to sneak in under the radar and use this District 7 debacle as a tool to push school vouchers. He's right on. I've been watching them [...]
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    Posted: February 16, 2009, 4:30pm EST
    by Tammy

  • What a Week

    Number of comments: 6
    Man. I had to step back for a day. It’s been an insane week. One of those where people actually pay attention to what I’m saying. That rarely happens, you know. Yesterday, when I received word that Connie LeGrand was interested in talking to me…I was a little freaked out. And [...]
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    Posted: February 13, 2009, 11:10pm EST
    by Tammy

  • District 7 Debacle…An Update

    Number of comments: 3
    So, in case you didn’t hear today, the District has put the contract with the local country club on hold. For now. The public will get the opportunity to speak at 4 public meetings the first one is Monday at 7pm at Spartanburg High School. I hope folks will attend [...]
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    Posted: February 11, 2009, 11:09pm EST
    by Tammy

  • NuWay Rumors Part II (raising taxes included)

    Number of comments: 10
    Want to hear more unbelievable stuff about District 7? Well… I’m going to share this and I am going to spread it around. It was told to me because I’m a blogger and a community activist. And one thing I’ve come to accept is that a community activist doesn’t SIT on [...]
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    Posted: February 09, 2009, 11:30pm EST
    by Tammy

  • My Favorite Things

    I have a lot of favorite things but this weekend was awesome. Both yesterday and today I got to go on a walk. I aboslutely love, love, love going on a downtown walk on a sunny day. I get to think of all the things I love so much, why [...]
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    Posted: February 08, 2009, 9:03pm EST
    by Tammy

  • THIS is Scary

    Number of comments: 6
    I saw this piece on CBS News the other night about the state of California not being able to pay their bills. I was standing in the kitchen making dinner. And I stopped and started watching it. I've heard for months that California was running out of money. But, something about [...]
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    Posted: February 06, 2009, 11:35am EST
    by Tammy

  • Destroying SC for Politics…County by County

    Number of comments: 10
    As a blogger and a political junkie, I know a lot about politics. It’s my hobby. Why in the hell I’d choose something like politics as a hobby over say…riding a horse…is beyond me. Because Lord knows, I’d much rather be riding a horse in my spare time instead of [...]
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    Posted: February 05, 2009, 11:36pm EST
    by Tammy

  • Born Again American

    Number of comments: 5
    Can I get an amen? Thanks to Peddler for sending me this link. What a great idea. Born Again American is committed to the rebirth and re-expression of citizenship through informed and thoughtful activism. Founded by Norman Lear, the video came to fruition after a conversation between Lear and songwriter Keith [...]
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    Posted: February 04, 2009, 12:04pm EST
    by Tammy

  • District 7 School Board Meeting

    Number of comments: 5
    I went tonight. What a great showing from our fellow citizens. I was so proud. Below is what I posted on the goupstate.com forums a few minutes ago. I'm so tired…not sure if I can do a blog post too! So I'll share this and see how I feel after [...]
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    Posted: February 03, 2009, 9:26pm EST
    by Tammy

  • Go Neighbors!

    Number of comments: 5
    I was proud when I hopped online this morning to visit GoUpstate.com and saw an editorial calling out our Lousy Representation in Columbia and then over to the Letters to the Editor to see folks calling out District 7 for their horrible leadership and Lane Filler encouraging folks to get involved [...]
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    Posted: February 01, 2009, 11:43am EST
    by Tammy

  • NuWay Rumors

    Number of comments: 1
    The NuWay is an amazing place. If you love Spartanburg, you love the NuWay. Even if you don’t smoke…that smoky ass bar has a special place in your heart. After all, it is our oldest bar. And who doesn’t love a bar? What I love, love, love about the NuWay [...]
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    Posted: January 31, 2009, 12:20am EST
    by Tammy

  • You Go Girl

    Number of comments: 10
    US Senator Claire McCaskill introduced legislation today that would put a salary cap on the employees of firms that receive bailout money from the government. Which is awesome. The "cap" is $400,000 which, to most of us, is still a foreign language. I'm not sure why this has taken so long. [...]
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    Posted: January 30, 2009, 4:33pm EST
    by Tammy

  • Delegation Rift Continues

    Number of comments: 1
    Interesting article in the SHJ today about the ongoing rift between the Spartanburg County Legislative Delegation. Apparently, Spartanburg County Councilman, David Britt brought Shane Martin, Lee Bright, Lanny Littlejohn and Keith Kelly together this past Saturday. Mayor Barnet also attended. Britt and Barnet asked them all to put this rift [...]
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    Posted: January 29, 2009, 11:41am EST
    by Tammy

  • Fore!

    Number of comments: 7
    I don’t really know why people shout “Fore!” in golf. I just know they shout it. I always figured it was a warning. That’s how I’m using it in the title of this blog entry. As a warning that elected officials aren’t spending taxpayers dollars very wisely. Surprised? Of course not. I [...]
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    Posted: January 28, 2009, 11:15pm EST
    by Tammy

  • Ewwwwwwww.

    Number of comments: 3
    Ever wonder what makes chicken nuggets taste so chickeny? Well, wonder no more. It's mechanically separated chicken! My friend Jay sent me a picture. And thanks Jay. REALLY. Thanks for sending me a picture of mechanically separated chicken. Not sure what mechanically separated meat is? From Wiki: Mechanically separated meat (MSM), also known [...]
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    Posted: January 27, 2009, 3:58pm EST
    by Tammy

  • So Spartanburg

    Number of comments: 6
    I swear. It never ceases to amaze me at what people will talk about in this state. People claim to be all fiscally conservative in this region…which we all obviously know is a big 'ole lie. There was an article in the Herald Journal yesterday about a local school district giving [...]
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    Posted: January 26, 2009, 11:34pm EST
    by Tammy

  • Seeding Spartanburg is 4!

    Number of comments: 4
    Yep. Today marks 4 years for this 'ole blog. Hard to believe I've kept something up for 4 years. Especially something as stressful as a blog that leans left and is mainly political in South Carolina. It's not always easy but something keeps me at it. I guess my belief in [...]
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    Posted: January 25, 2009, 8:58pm EST
    by Tammy

  • Box ‘O Rocks

    Number of comments: 8
    I have found just THAT on SCTWEETS this past week. I mentioned this site last week but after a week of watching…dear Lord. It is sad. It's a new website where a handful of our elected officials Twitter. Thank God it is only a few because if this is any sign of what SC [...]
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    Posted: January 23, 2009, 11:43pm EST
    by Tammy

  • The Best American

    Number of comments: 6
    Who’s the best American? Who’s the most patriotic American? Who is that? Does it have to be one person? On this day as we celebrate the life of MLK and electing Barack Obama, each of us need to look in the mirror and ask those questions. What makes MLK, Obama, JFK, Lincoln, Susan [...]
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    Posted: January 19, 2009, 11:47pm EST
    by Tammy

  • Thanks Coca-Cola!

    Number of comments: 1
    This is what I'm talking about! It really makes me want to give Coca-Cola a big ole' hug. Coca-Cola opens recycling plant (in Spartanburg) Watch the little video they provide. It explains the process of how Coca-Cola plans to do some recycling in Spartanburg! The state-of-the-art plant, said to be the largest of [...]
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    Posted: January 15, 2009, 6:56am EST
    by Tammy

  • It was just a phase

    Number of comments: 2
    My Mom used to say that when I a teenager and it would tick me off to no end. But, she was usually right. “She’s just going through a phase.” I hate it when people say something like that about me and it ends up being true. It’s almost like [...]
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    Posted: January 14, 2009, 10:49pm EST
    by Tammy

  • I made some soup

    Number of comments: 2
    That's right. So pick your jaws up off the floor! I made a big 'ole pot of minestrone soup from scratch today. And it is GOOD. Again, jaws up. It actually took me awhile to get my own jaw up. And yesterday, I made some cranberry bread. (I know Peddler [...]
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    Posted: January 11, 2009, 10:04pm EST
    by Tammy

  • Stop Manipulating God

    Number of comments: 8
    Please Andre Bauer and Henry McMaster. Stop using God as a TOOL.  The last couple of evenings local News Channel 7 has featured a story on some locals protesting the “I Believe”  tag. God knows I don’t want to get in a discussion of religion on this blog nor will I so let [...]
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    Posted: January 09, 2009, 12:02am EST
    by Tammy

  • ROOT: Winter 2008

    Number of comments: 1
    Latest edition of ROOT Magazine (Spartanburg's Journal of Uncommon Kindness) is online. Give it a read! t  [...]
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    Posted: January 05, 2009, 3:52pm EST
    by Tammy

  • I want to see…

    Number of comments: 10
    It’s 2009 and what do I want to see? I want to see Spartanburg, the City I live in, truly…I mean TRULY adopt a progressive movement. I’ve been so down about the whole movement for the past 6 months because it seems to have crashed and burned since our County [...]
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    Posted: January 04, 2009, 12:16am EST
    by Tammy

  • Debating Resolutions

    Number of comments: 5
    Well, I need to lose weight. Hell, that’s always a gimme. But, I wanted to talk about where I’ll be taking Seeding Spartanburg in 2009. I’m debating that these days. I hope each of you had a Merry Christmas. I haven’t been on in awhile. The month of December was hell [...]
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    Posted: December 29, 2008, 11:44pm EST
    by Tammy

  • Christmas Dream

    Number of comments: 4
    Ok. Everyone that knows me knows I have a thing for old guys. Well, obviously Perry Como is no different despite the fact he's been dead since 2001. But, that's a whole other issue that I'm not here to discuss. Recently I've been driving everyone nuts with my new obsession. [...]
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    Posted: December 17, 2008, 11:13pm EST
    by Tammy

  • Opposing Landfills is one thing…

    Number of comments: 4
    Truly addressing waste is another. Cherokee County voted down not becoming a dumping ground Monday evening [Update: it was put on "hold." My bad.} Good for them. Spartanburg County did the same thing a few years ago. We don’t want your waste or ours dumped here. I can understand that. Who [...]
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    Posted: December 15, 2008, 11:05pm EST
    by Tammy

  • Dear Dianne Feinstein

    Number of comments: 1
    I’ve been thinking about you lately and wondering how you’ve done the things you do. I have always had so much respect for you and cherished you as a role model. The other day I was watching something on Harvey Milk. I have read a lot about Milk over the years [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2008, 5:20pm EST
    by Tammy

  • New Carolina

    Number of comments: 3
    Wow. There are people out there that REALLY believe in a prosperous, competitive future for South Carolina. New Carolina. Thank God someone does. Since the rest of our country is moving forward with the changes this site touts, it would be SO nice if SC did it NOW instead of wait until [...]
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    Posted: December 09, 2008, 11:33pm EST
    by Tammy

  • Hap, Hap, Happy Thanksgiving!

    Number of comments: 1
    How's everyone doing? Great I hope. Times aren't so good right now for many Americans so I hope each of you are keeping your head above the water. It's hard to believe another Thanksgiving is here. I can't believe how fast my life is flying by! We're all good and [...]
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    Posted: November 26, 2008, 9:53pm EST
    by Tammy

  • The 40/30 Challenge

    Number of comments: 8
    I really, really like Chancellor John Stockwell at USC Upstate. I have always had a great deal of respect for how he has transformed that institution during his tenure there. As an alumni of USC Upstate, a first generation college student born and raised in rural Spartanburg County who was transformed [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2008, 11:23am EST
    by Tammy
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