Monthly Archives: January 2012

“Snow Day” provides warm nourishment, a low-key Friday, and funds for a good Knoxville cause

After a hellish 10 days of fighting rain, hail, mud and snow on the “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” build site in West Knoxville, Alan and I were ready for a little down time when last Friday rolled around. We have … Continue reading

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French toast with sweetened butter and lots of hot coffee warm up the VIP tent for business women

The “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” house is built, the Watson family is moved in, and the folks who worked on it are back to their normal lives, perhaps a little bit changed by the experience. All this is good. But … Continue reading

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Con Hunley’s still got it! He brought it to “Extreme”

When my friend Gina Changas and I heard that entertainers were needed to play the VIP tent for fundraisers during the “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” build, we both had the same idea: Con Hunley! And what a good idea it … Continue reading

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Oasis springs up in midst of “Extreme” madness

Last week, the Robinson Road build site of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” was a muddy, cold mess. Heavy machines were slipping and sliding. People were falling down in slippery muck. There really was nowhere to go to get your feet … Continue reading

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“Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” senior producer gets volunteers fired up at pep rally

Nearly 1,000 folks showed up Wednesday for a pep rally whose purpose was to introduce the senior producer of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” and let him tell us what to expect next week when the Emmy-winning TV series rolls into … Continue reading

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Our kind of New Year’s!

For the past 11 years, we have been celebrating News Year’s Eve with two other couples: Richard and Dawn Ford and Jackie and Ray Fisher. Sometimes we go out to eat, sometimes we go to a party, and sometimes we … Continue reading

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