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Tennessee’s early voting begins today.  Ballots include Presidential candidates as well as Congress and the Tennessee General Assembly.

With more than 360,000 first-time-registered voters hitting the polls this year, you can feel confident that this 2008 is turning heads and igniting action.

Early voting run from today through October 30., so get your booty out there so you don’t have to endure those lines November 4, unless you just have to be a part of that fun.

Early Voting Centers & Times for Nashville:

Belle Meade City Hall
4705 Harding Road

Bellevue Community Center
650 Colice Jeanne Road

Bordeaux Library
4000 Clarksville Pike

Davidson County Election Commission
Metro Office Building (next to Howard Office Building)
800 2nd Avenue, South

Edmondson Library
5501 Edmondson Pike

Friendship Baptist Church
1109 32nd Avenue North

Goodlettsville City Hall
105 South Main Street

Green Hills Library
3701 Benham Avenue

Hermitage Library
3700 James Kay Lane

Living Word Community Church
5380 Hickory Hollow Parkway

Madison Library
610 Gallatin Pike South

Woodbine Cumberland Presbyterian Church
3016 Nolensville Pike

Woodson Chapel Church of Christ
5800 Edmondson Pike

EARLY VOTING SCHEDULE
       (ALL SITES)

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2008                    8:00 A.M. TO 8:00 P.M.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2008                       8:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2008                             8:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2008                       8:00 A.M. TO 12:00 NOON

MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2008                          8:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2008                          8:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2008                    8:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2008                       8:00 A.M. TO 8:00 P.M.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2008                             8:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2008                       8:00 A.M. TO 4:00 P.M.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2008                           8:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2008                          8:00 A.M. TO 8:00 P.M.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2008                    8:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2008                       8:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M.

Last night’s Predators hockey game saw victory.  With the season just now underway and with one loss under their belt, the win against the Chicago Blackhawks let everyone know the Preds don’t stay down for long.

The final score was 3-2 Preds, but the Hawks kept the team moving at the United Center.   The Preds’ Rich Peverley & J.P. Dumont scored in the shootout past Blackhawk Cristobal Huet, and no-one could stop the tremendous play from there. 

I think I speak for all of us Nashvillians when I say, this just might be a pretty good hockey year…

Say hello to your new pal & the Nashville Pet of the Week, Mama Patterson Kitty.

At 7 pounds, this spayed 1 to two-year-old domestic short hair kitty is just waiting to be your new friends.  Mama is great with kids and other kitties, though the jury is still out on dogs. 

Now, who wants to step up & give little Mama a good home?

Don’t know what you’re gonna get yourself into this weekend?  Skip that trip to the Gulch & step into the world of Southern literature.

The annual Southern Festival of Books comes to Nashville once again.  All this weekend celebrate more than 200 authors from around the nation, representing every possible genre with book signings,panel discussions and readings.

Venue of the festival is the War Memorial Plaza and Tennessee Capitol & the schedule is as follows:

Friday 12:00pm-6:00pm
Saturday 9:00am-6:00pm
Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm

Now I can’t stop singing the Reading Rainbow song….take a look, it’s in a book, the Reading Rainbow….

The 10th annual Walk Nashville Week kicked off October 4 and will end tomorrow, sadly enough.

Sponsored by Nashville Community Health and various local vendors, the walk week features daily walks with certain locales or people in mind. 

Today, for instance, is Walk for Active Aging, which means that you & your friends would walk at a senior center and get to know the residents there.  Tomorrow, the ending day, sees Walk to Lunch where Nashvillians city-wide will strive to see what they can find in walking distance.

Unfortunately, the rain over the last couple of days has been tough on the outdoor walking, but we’re gonna make up for it today & tomorrow, right?

The day has arrived!  Tonight sees Belmont University host the second Presidential debate of the 2008 election year.

Things are already starting to get hairy downtown with road blockage, candidate supporters & country stars.  You know, the usual Music City Tuesday morning.

Tonight’s debate will be a town meeting format which means it will include any & all various issues raised by members of the audience.  An audience, sadly, that I will not be a part of.   I telephone Belmont some months ago when the debate was first scheduled, but no dice unless you are a randomly selected undecided voter.

So, who am I totally jealous of out there?  Who’s making it to the debate tonight?

It may not feel like it, but Labor Day has come & gone, and with it our white shoes and bikinis.  But don’t feel too beach-bummed yet, end your summer on the best high note, with a bucket full of bargains.

That’s right, with the end of summer so too is the end of garage sale season, I hate to say goodbye to either.  So to send of the season with a bang, I’m breaking down the best of the weekend treasure finds.

As you well know, some of the best scavenging takes place at moving sales & boy do I have a doozie.  Down in South Nashville, a couple who is getting hitched later this year is selling off the unwanteds:  kitchen duplicate items, holiday decor, lamps, furniture and plenty more.

Over in Antioch one family is selling off some king bed items, tons of clothes and interesting office furniture if you’re setting up that home office for the first time.

And last, in Nipper’s Corner, there is a hip, happenin’ yard sale that’s advertizing free lemonade & naming your own price on the goods.  Now that’s what I call a worthwhile event!

Here’s to some good finds & a great weekend!

Seven years ago today we were beginning to understand the news reports about the World Trade Center and Pentagon.

Let’s not think of today as a highly-politicized and fought-over series of numbers, but as a solemn remembrance of those who perished and of those who risked their lives.

Well folks, the Presidential election is less than 60 days away!  That means that if you’re not up-to-date on your voter registration card or an unregistered voter, it’s high time to get moving on that.  No time for the guilty, just get ’er done.

It generally takes around 30 days to receive your new or update registration card, so if you get on that this week you might still have time for early voting!

Come on, Nashville!  Let’s beat those voting records from four years ago, no matter how you end up voting!  I’ve even made it easy for you, click here & you’re on your way.

Awww, come on!  How can you resist that adorable face!  Say hello to your new pal, Daisy.  At a mere two years of age, Daisy is quite the accomplished pooch.

Weighing in at 30 pounds, this Beagle & Terrier mix is the perfect size for snuggling and side-by-side long walks.  Can’t you just see yourself & Daisy enjoying Shelby Park together?

All you have to do is go by the Nashville Humane Association & say you saw Daisy here!