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We’re halfway through our annual family Christmas world-tour week, having already stopped in Kansas, Nebraska, and Minnesota, with Wisconsin next on the hit list. Trip odometer on the car is about to roll over 2,000 miles. Eli has made it emphatically clear that he refuses to ride in a car-seat anymore. Sorry big guy… 987 [ READ MORE ]

cage the elephant(s)

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stones river national battlefield

My parents have been in town this weekend for Eli’s dedication at church. Yesterday, after it cooled down a bit, we went out for a little hike at Stones River National Battlefield in Murfreesboro. The grounds were part of a Civil War battle in 1863 where Union forces confronted the Confederate Army for a key [ READ MORE ]

my mechanic spoke sternly to me

I had to take my car in for a few repairs the other day. The conversation went something like this. Thanks to Mark for the link. If you can’t see the video you can watch it here[ READ MORE ]

country music marathon and 35,000 little cups

I suppose after 11 years of living in Nashville it’s about time I participated in the Country Music Marathon. No, I did not run it. But I had two rockin’ friends that DID run it and ran it in style. Congrats to Josh and Dave (first marathon props!!) for taking on the hills of Music [ READ MORE ]

a new week, a new job

Today is a big day! After four years studying music business at Belmont, and eight years working at record labels, I have left the music industry. It’s bittersweet. I came to Nashville to work in music, and I had a great time. I learned a lot, got to work with some fantastic people, met some [ READ MORE ]

the great snowboozle of 2011: recap and lessons learned

Nashville, Nashville, Nashville… we need to talk. It snowed an inch and a half here on Wednesday and you flipped out again. You caused mass chaos for an entire city, and I for one spent three hours trying to get home to see my family. I saw some things from you Wednesday evening that I [ READ MORE ]

eli: arrival, pictures, video

Elijah Cash Burns is here and well! Born January 26th in a speeding hurry. Unlikely that this is news to you by now, but in case you need to play catch up… The dramatic story of Eli’s birth A selection of cute pictures documenting his first week And a video highlighting his ability to squirm [ READ MORE ]

outback steakhouse

Steph and I just got done gorging ourselves at Outback like it was the last full meal we’d ever eat as a childless couple. No, the baby’s not coming tomorrow, but we’re trying to make the most of every evening we have from here until kickoff. But it reminded me of the fact that I [ READ MORE ]

top albums of 2010

I kinda forgot to publish my Top 10 albums of 2010. My apologies to the three people who actually rely on me for musical advice. To be honest, most of my year was consumed with albums #1 and #2, and both came out at the beginning of the year. We saw Mumford & Sons twice [ READ MORE ]