Insurance “Fun”

So, I called my insurance agent to see if State Farm would cover the cost of replacing my driveway. They will not. And they wouldn’t, even if I had flood insurance. I asked her if I should get flood insurance and she explained it to me. As she was explaining it to me, I asked [...]

Who Could Take My Mind off of This Stuff?

John Rich.  I don’t know whether to be grateful that he has managed to say something so shocking that it knocked the flood out of my brain for a second or just skip the grateful and go right to the flabbergasted. At this point, he’s really almost cartoonish in his villainy. Wright said she got [...]

Tourists Forever in Our Hearts

I love that phrase so much–”tourists forever in our hearts.” We talk a lot of shit about tourists, but, yeah, one of the things about Nashville is that there’s always something you still wonder about, that you approach with that kind of joyous “What the fuck?!”

We are Not Just Nashville

Please don’t forget that it flooded all along our rivers. Many places you’ve never heard of, many places that don’t even have names, are in big, big trouble, too.

More Flood Crap

My mom keeps calling, wanting updates, and bless her heart, I’m about ready to tell her to just fucking read the blog, because, god damn it, my conversations with her are excruciating. She’s clearly concerned, but her concern is just grueling. People, she faxed me a children’s book about a flood, because she thought I [...]

Come Down to Nashville, Check Out My Fingers, You Tour the Museums… Um, Shoot, Not the Museums… La la la la something, something

It occurs to me that, aside from donating to the Red Cross, the other thing you could do–not right now, but soon–is come here. Come here and spend your motherfucking money like it’s burning a hole in your pocket. Yes, it’s true, much of our cool stuff is fucked. And it will be for a [...]

Two Things that Don’t Smell Pleasant

1. Me. But it’s just day-old funk so I’m not taking a shower. It’ll be every other day until we get the all-clear. 2. And more worriesome–my bathroom. It smells a little like a swamp. I really, really hope this has not done my septic system in. I’m going to be saying “Fuhhhhuuuuck” for a [...]

It’s Bad Out There, High Water Everywhere

This is the song I can’t get out of my head:

Our Nashville

I just want to second what Holly Wynne says here. There’s not a soul alive who hasn’t seen news footage of something happening to some OTHER place they know. But when it’s the places you hang out, the places you see every day, the roads you drive down… I mean, I was going to live [...]

The Story to Go with Those Photos

I wrote it up over at Pith.

Yes, We’re the Jerks Who Drove Around, Looking at Stuff

Flood Update

I don’t mean to bore those of you who are following this locally. I also don’t want to not update those of you who aren’t local. So, here’s a short update. We woke up this morning to learn that parts of downtown are under water. If you’re a student of history, you be completely unsurprised [...]

Looking for Updates on the Nashville Situation?

I would just like to reiterate that Christy Frink over at the Nashvillest has great, comprehensive coverage, links to things as they come up. Even if you don’t have a Twitter account, you can follow them here. I can’t tell you how sick to my stomach it makes me that none of the national news [...]

The Butcher, My Awesome Brother

So, yes, we both woke up late, because the power went out sometime in the night. And I was confused, because there was this silver haze in the window. And then I realized that the whole front yard was under water. Water was flowing everywhere, including into the garage. And the Butcher just handled it. [...]

The Flood, Day 2

Nashville, Go Check In

Over at the Nashvillest, and let everyone know you’re okay. If you’re not from Nashville, you can check in here, if you need to check in some place. I’m looking at you, Hoodoo, Tennessee! Ha, I just learned today that there’s a Hoodoo, Tennessee. You know I have to find out more about that. Edited [...]

And We’re the Lucky Ones

This, compared to what folks in the southern part of the county are going through, is nothing. Nothing at all. They’re telling everyone here to stay home.

The Thing I Love Best About Gardening

I was over at Liz’s yesterday picking up some plants and she said, “It takes seven years to grow a garden.” And a chill went down my back. Now, Liz is very practical, so I don’t think she meant it in a woo-woo way but I totally took it in a woo-woo way and I [...]