I asked this question almost two years ago. I figure it's time to ask it again...

Where have you gone? What have you seen? And what do you have on your travel 'to do' list?

Here's my original answers. I don't know if I'd change any of them. I definitely haven't gone to any of the destinations on my Places I'd Like to Go list.

A few days ago, I heard about the results of a poll asking people the movie lines they quote the most. When I looked at the results, I quickly realized that none of the lines would appear on my list. I mean, honestly - how many people actually say "May the Force be with you" or "Here's looking at you, kid" to each other? The only quote in the ( Read more... )

Obviously, over the last month we said goodbye to a lot of people in Tennessee.  With our move to Indiana looming like a long shadow over everything we did, I couldn't help but think about the many other times I've said goodbye to people over the years.  Some of the farewells were very memroable and I kept thinking of them over and over.  I've ( Read more... )

Here we are, more than two weeks into 2007 and I still haven't finished the "Best of..." series for MattDanTodd Land.

I know. I'm such a slacker.

I'm putting together the pictures right now. I've got them narrowed down to about 30. That's pretty good, right? Once that's done, I still have to do my Top Ten List and my Ralphies. It's a ( Read more... )

Amazingly enough, we managed to try a few new restaurants this year - going to Charleston in the Summer really helped make that happen. Many of them were good. Five stood out as very memorable - either because of the food, the atmosphere, or both. Without further delay, ( these are MattDanTodd Land's Best of...New (to us) Restaurants of 2006: )

In honor of our most recent family camping trip, and in response to ianlyzu's recent request, I present some of my most memorable travel experiences. Here they are in no real order...

1.) Sitting in the Senate gallery as they passed the Clean Air Act of 19902.) Scaling the 12,441 foot Baldy Mountain (Philmont Scout Ranch, New Mexico) with my Dad. We ( Read more... )

It's time for the Top Ten of 2005. There are many things I'd rather forget about the past year. These are the highlights, both good and bad, from 2005...

10. Revenge of the Sith.
9. The Evansville tornado.
8. Passing of Adam Wheeler.
7. Family visit to the Knoxville Zoo.
6. Our church's purchase of a new facility.
5. Christy enrolling in grad ( Read more... )

Following the example of a well-known blog, I present to you my list of Ralphies for 2005...

Best NONFICTION Book I read this year: Probably Church Planting from the Ground Up, edited by Dr. Tom Jones. There's a wealth of information in the book. It's one I'll hold onto and probably use several times in my career - even if I wind up in an ( Read more... )

I always thought it was somewhat presumptuous that people would release Top Ten lists for the year in early December. Like news never happens the week between Christmas and New Years. This year's tsunami disaster is a prime example ( Read more... )