April 30, 2008
Tennessee Ticket is on Twitter
Sometimes one is in too much of a hurry to write a full blog post, so I have set up a Twitter account as a companion to this site. http://twitter.com/tnticket Also, if you read...Posted by joe lance on 09:35 AM | Comments (0)
February 28, 2008
The New TennesseeTicket
I've been playing with new toys in my "spare" time, and I'm once again turning my attention to building an application that would present customizable candidate lists to visitors, as opposed to the static...Posted by joe lance on 07:50 AM | Comments (1)
January 24, 2008
Happy Birthday, TT
I wouldn't mention the arrival of this blog's third anniversary otherwise, but an interesting coincidence made me think about it. Later today I will moderate a candidate forum to prepare voters in Chattanooga's 6th...Posted by joe lance on 01:22 PM | Comments (4)
December 28, 2007
The Five W's of Elections
My domain auto-renewed about a week ago, so I guess I'll try to keep this thing going. It has been about 2 years since the rebranding as TennesseeTicket.com occurred, and almost 3 years since...Posted by joe lance on 02:23 PM | Comments (1)
September 01, 2007
Vacation
We're off to see my mother and other family in Virginia, so send us happy thoughts. I'll be back on the blog on Tuesday. Enjoy the long weekend, and don't forget why we have...Posted by joe lance on 10:08 AM
August 20, 2007
We Have A General Election Race
I've now updated the placeholder Special Elections page to indicate the news that Oscar Brock announced today for District 10. I'm also assuming that Randy Russell and Arnold Stulce are out, since there is...Posted by joe lance on 08:16 PM
July 21, 2007
On Safari
I have to admit that I typically only view this site using the Firefox (v2) browser on my MacBook Pro. Therefore, that is where it looks the best. Sometimes I visit it via Internet...Posted by joe lance on 10:08 AM
July 10, 2007
More Election News Than There Is Time to Write
I have been collecting 2008-related posts in my feedreader (Bloglines' "clippings" pane is pretty good for that) for some time now, just as I came across them. Tonight I peeked inside that folder, and...Posted by joe lance on 10:13 PM
June 27, 2007
Election Season Nears
It's hard to believe, I know. Not only are the wires burning with presidential election news, but candidates are lining up by the dozen to prepare for the races for the Tennessee General Assembly...Posted by joe lance on 11:37 PM
April 24, 2007
No internet connection
Our high-dollar, high-speed internet connection has been down since sometime yesterday. Every time I call 1-888-COMCAST, I get a ways into the menu, and then they hang up on me! And to think, I...Posted by joe lance on 04:35 PM
April 01, 2007
See You at the Movies
Effective as soon as possible, I will be relocating to Vancouver, B.C. I have taken a job with a film production company there, and even though it is far away from loved ones, the...Posted by joe lance on 12:20 PM
January 26, 2007
The Newest State Senator (-to-be): Beverly Marrero
The Democratic Party held its primary election to nominate a candidate for the state Senate in District 30, which had been represented by Congressman Steve Cohen. The partisans overwhelmingly backed state House member Beverly...Posted by joe lance on 12:53 PM
January 22, 2007
I Have an Announcement to Make
I know I'm a day late and a few tens of millions of dollars short, but I would like to announce that, unlike the rest of the nation, I am not seeking the office...Posted by joe lance on 10:39 PM
September 05, 2006
Okay, Do Think of an Elephant
UPDATE: Thanks to the good folks at Coptix, I now have my elephants back. As you were, then, tigers. ... I haven't had time to fully determine what went on, but it looks like...Posted by joe lance on 12:07 PM
August 07, 2006
Site Updates in Progress
Now that the primaries are over, along with the county general election, it's time to overhaul the data (and, if I feel like it, the design) on the candidate pages. I've updated the US...Posted by joe lance on 12:59 PM
July 20, 2006
Madam, I'm Atom
I've been reading some things, and..well, I think I want to reduce the number of feeds generated by this blog. One part of me thinks that's unwise, since typically more avenues to a thing...Posted by joe lance on 11:25 PM
June 22, 2006
We pause now for these interruptions
There's too much going on in the next few days to allow time for blogging. I am always torn between avoiding these rather inane messages about not blogging, and communicating with readers so that...Posted by joe lance on 08:34 AM
June 15, 2006
One Proud Papa (Alt Title: "Mac Daddy")
We're celebrating Father's Day a few days early at the house. Now before I say why, let me clearly state that the wife and the boy are the reasons I have happiness, and that...Posted by joe lance on 09:24 PM
April 21, 2006
How did you get here? Wait, where are you going?
Friends, I need help with something. How can I make this site easier to use? I occasionally (okay, more often than is recommended by the FDA) check my StatCounter to see what causes visitors...Posted by joe lance on 06:27 AM
April 06, 2006
House of Blue..or Red: How Will the Battle Go?
In a rather loosely coordinated maneuver, I have unveiled the newest look for the TN House of Representatives Ballot Preview page (now called Battle for the General Assembly 2006 - House of Representatives), and...Posted by joe lance on 02:01 PM
March 27, 2006
Refresh Your Ballot
Painfully slowly, the pages are getting the touch-ups they need to make them presentable in this high-profile election season. Not all of them are done, and even those that are, aren't "done" — but...Posted by joe lance on 10:45 PM
March 10, 2006
Honorable Mention
This little blog made it into Drew Ruble's Business Tennessee article on Tennessee's rich blogosphere. (It's a cover story, and I'll bet you'll never guess who made the cover.) Well, TennesseeTicket.com is not in...Posted by joe lance on 02:53 PM
March 02, 2006
Yes, the TFP Website Changed, But..
This guy is not impressed. I'm sure a lot of people will read this from the paper, and I want you to understand that I'm not looking to be a critic; I truly want...Posted by joe lance on 02:51 PM
February 03, 2006
Radio Interview Plans Staticky
Today we've seen conflicting reports regarding the programming on WDOD 1310 AM. First, we heard from Stuart James that the station planned to cease its Air America programming as of Tuesday, February 7. Now...Posted by joe lance on 04:06 PM
January 24, 2006
1.1937029431895961670088980150582
Uh, yeah; that strange figure in the title stands for something. It's the quotient that results when the number of entries on this blog (436) is divided by the number of days in a...Posted by joe lance on 01:25 PM
January 19, 2006
It's Only A Flesh Wound
I always somewhat less enjoy reading those blog entries that say nothing but "I'm going away" or "I'm away" or "I'm coming back," but being on this side of the conversation is different. Ergo,...Posted by joe lance on 10:44 PM
January 01, 2006
Welcome to TennesseeTicket.com
It seemed fitting to time the name change with the calendar turnover. The name "Chattanooga-Hamilton Civic Forum" is officially retired. Bookmark http://tennesseeticket.com/ (I have it forwarded to the old URL for now). I'm looking...Posted by joe lance on 09:21 PM
December 29, 2005
News and Announcements
First of all, if you want a good wrap-up of the latest state civics stories, drop by Adam Groves' Simply I. There's also the latest Tennessee Highway Patrol fiasco. Jay Bush of Blogging for...Posted by joe lance on 01:31 PM
December 21, 2005
Was No One Going to Say Anything?
In light of all that this site tries to do and be, I just noticed a glaring fault: at no place on it can be found a link to help get a person registered...Posted by joe lance on 10:51 PM
December 17, 2005
Mmm, It's Bürgerliches
I keep contemplating a name change for this site, but haven't finalized one yet. (I have one picked out, but the wife thinks I could pick a new one that would encompass more of...Posted by joe lance on 09:16 AM
December 07, 2005
Wednesday is Pulse Day
I can't blog and write a weekly column at the same time. Well, I could; I guess I could. There are differences, though. The primary one is in the time. What I submit to...Posted by joe lance on 10:18 PM
November 19, 2005
2006 Candidate Updates
Here are the latest changes to the Civic Forum candidate pages: Hamilton County - Friday, November 18, was the first day for candidates in the 2006 elections to pick up qualifying papers. The Chattanooga...Posted by joe lance on 04:12 PM
October 25, 2005
Comment on Comments
I made some template changes to the site, mainly to add the sidebars to the individual entry pages. It looks like the "float" property is pushing the text box (where you enter your comment)...Posted by joe lance on 03:44 PM
October 24, 2005
Site Announcement: Return of the Tennessee Candidate Pages
They're Baaaack! (Like the reference? I don't, but it's apropos for Halloween, I guess.) Whatever. What I'm trying to stumble toward is an announcement that the Chattanooga-Hamilton Civic Forum Candidate Pages, which went away...Posted by joe lance on 09:43 PM
October 14, 2005
Comment Verification
Yes, I know that since the Terrablogs admins have instituted a verification procedure (not a bad thing, by the way), and my template isn't in sync with its font color, commenters can't read the...Posted by joe lance on 07:49 PM
October 02, 2005
One Step Closer, Yet Miles Away
Hi there. I'm over here posting when I should be doing something else. I'm dealing with a case of writer's block, but not with the blog content. I am constantly debating myself about the...Posted by joe lance on 03:04 PM
September 25, 2005
Open House?
I'm still not ready to raise the curtain on the whole suite of Civic Forum Candidate Pages, but since I've noticed so many little differences by reviewing them in just two browsers, I wanted...Posted by joe lance on 06:38 PM
September 19, 2005
Naming Convention
Here's the deal, folks: I came up with the name for this blog on the fly while filling out an online application from Chattablogs. I don't know why I used the word "forum," but...Posted by joe lance on 10:50 AM
September 02, 2005
Labor of Love?
there will be light blogging for the next several days, in part because I have set a target date of Labor Day 2005 for the Big Release of the Civic Forum's Election 2006 Candidate Pages, and, well, we're pretty close to that target.Posted by joe lance on 03:53 PM