The Knoxville Nativity Pageant

For the last 57 years people from all walks of life in Knoxville, TN come together to bring the story of the birth of Jesus Christ to life. The cast is made up of 120 volunteers, the choir is 150 voices strong and the animals add the "cherry on top" to the dramatic recreation of the Christmas story…

Weekend Recs

One thing I did not mention in the pod (because I actually did it Thursday and it was glorious, is go a drive through the mountains before all the leaves fall off the trees.)  This is a brief summery of all the things I will be and want to be doing this weekend.  Subscribe to the pod and hit that…

Looking at the Future

Technology is getting weirder and weirder. In the past couple of months I have had two encounters with the Meta glasses. In one instance I had a very negative emotional reaction to seeing them and in the other I had no emotional reaction at all. So what does it mean?  Thanks for listening to the p…

In The Middle of The Road

I recently drove up on a car that was not moving and blocking both lanes of a two lane country road. This pod is a description of the bizarre events that happened next.  Subscribe to the POD! And leave me a 5 star rating (pretty please) If you want to interact and send me some feedback drop an ema…

Heart Attack and Hope

Back in June there was story on the local news about Rodney Lee. He had a heart attack while out on a local Knoxville nature trail. He encountered a Good Samaritan, Zach during his ordeal and Zach was able to assist Rodney until EMTs arrived. After his hospital stay, Rodney was on a mission to than…

Statemint West Knox Pod

I have a guest today! Maddie Payne owns Statemint West Knoxville, a franchise of the Statemint Universe that started here in Knoxville. (It's thrifting on steroids) Maddie tells me all about being a female entrepreneur, why she's in the consignment business and other fun stuff. We also bonded over …

Travel Hell

Our family just got back from vacation. We had an awesome time visiting family in New York. Getting back to Knoxville turned out to be quite tricky.  Subscribe to the pod and leave a review! (5 stars please) And send your worst travel story to me at 5moreminutesWIVK@gmail.com 

Mark Miller from Sawyer Brown

I grew up listening to Sawyer Brown and I thought Mark Miller was an absolute dream boat. I also thought the "Race Is On" was a Sawyer Brown song until I was in my 20's and so did another country superstar. We talk about the Hey Day of Sawyer Brown, how they got discovered on tv before there was Am…

The Perfect Shower

Currently I am obsessing over a baby shower I am hosting the first weekend of May. I want everything to be perfect but it is a lot of pressure. This is also the first event I have hosted in the "Instagram Era" which adds a whole other layer of "you better get this right" anxiety.  Please tell me t…

What's Great?

Have you ever been around someone that is truly great at something? Have you ever wanted to be great yourself? Can anyone be great? Or is greatness only reserved for a select few? Let's explore.