Rich's Blog

On Thanksgiving Day I wrote a post on Knoxville's Empty Stocking Fund. This post highlighted the need in many communities of those who are less fortunate. This time of year often brings out the generous spirit in many people. During times of economic volatility with many layoffs and firings, more...

Like many people, I am not a fan of putting on the coat and tie unless I really have to. I definitely understand that there is a time and place for proper dress attire. As I work at lot from my home office I am permitted to wear or not wear what I want. Hold on a minute, let's let that image sink...

Have you ever been the instrument by which a life is saved? I bet if you think hard you can come up with several instances in your lifetime where your intervention has been instrumental in saving a life. Yesterday, Danny Thornton I got to save a life. Thanks to Gayle Balaban of The Best Spot Real...

  I came across this post today by my business partner, Danny Thornton. In a time when many markets are having a difficult time, I thought this post was especially important.  I realize that we are all very busy trying to drum up more business, conclude the business in progress, and tending to fa...

Yesterday my business partner, Danny Thornton, hinted at the pending release of R & D Art. We have been quietly offering our design services for some time now. As our understanding and ability to utilize advanced scripting has expanded so too has our ability to build the blog site, banner, and we...

I am a very visual person. This is most apparent in my love for art. I have a real passion for art. Sculpture, paintings, photography, architecture, these are the things that captivate me. Now do not misunderstand, I love music and dance and words as well. In fact it seems that all of the creativ...

This is my second MeMe post in a row, so you know they have begun to run quite rampant in the past few weeks. That said, this Christmas MeMe is a pretty fun one and came my way thanks to Ann Allen! Fear not though as I tagged Ann back quite promptly with the Christmas MeMe that asks 25 questions!...

Like the Crimson Tide surprising most of the NCAA this year with an excellent performance (hey, I live in Knoxville their rival and this also makes the analogy work), Eric McGowan threw a southern pine disguised with bright lights and shiny ornaments at me. The result would be what you are about ...