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A Little on the Trashy Side

April 7, 2019April 8, 2019 ~ Carrington Fox ~ 2 Comments

When I was growing up in Nashville, there was an iconic anti-littering commercial featuring an unsavory motorist chucking garbage out of a jalopy and a song about "Tennessee Trash" playing in the background. In today's inclusive world, I don't suspect you could air a public service announcement equating a human to trash--even as double-entendre. Even … Continue reading A Little on the Trashy Side

Big News in the Mailbox

January 28, 2018January 29, 2018 ~ Carrington Fox ~ 12 Comments

Look what just arrived in the mail: my diploma in General Construction! I could not be more grateful to my unflappable instructor, Kenton Pleger, or to the whole team at Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville, for welcoming a middle-aged mom with no relevant experience into the school's new class in Building Construction Technology. (Nor … Continue reading Big News in the Mailbox

This One Time at Student Government Camp

August 6, 2017August 7, 2017 ~ Carrington Fox ~ 1 Comment

This week, I attended an overnight retreat with some 40 student government presidents from Tennessee universities, community colleges and colleges of applied technology, hosted by the Tennessee Board of Regents. No, I am not the SGA president at TCAT Nashville, but our school's rep got called up to the Navy before the retreat, so the … Continue reading This One Time at Student Government Camp

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