Brandon Bruce

My father-in-law, Cal, and I won our division of the Member/Guest Tennis Tournament at The Club at Sonterra in San Antonio, TX. My daughter Sonoma cheered us to victory!

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Cast Your Vote in "My Next Journey" Contest

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 10:09:00 -0700

My mom, Kathryn Bruce, is a finalist in Tauck's "My Next Journey" vacation contest. Tauck recently invited readers of The New Yorker magazine to write about their dream vacation journey. The contest attracted more than 400 entries from readers who wrote about a journey they would like to take. Here is my mom's poignant and beautifully written entry:

"I was a child armchair-traveler. Not that I preferred it that way. I dreamed of flying off to Africa to see firsthand Thika’s flame trees and the thrilling hordes of exotic animals. But a first flight at sixteen, Omaha to Chicago, and study abroad in Europe, were all a Midwest girl of modest means could manage. And so I became an adult armchair-traveler. Marriage, work, children, all conspired to make life fulfilling but stationary. I contented myself to soar with Isak Dinesen and only dream of Africa. Then, oh so suddenly, I became a late-middle-aged armchair-traveler. Empty nest, young widowhood, and early retirement bequeathed a bittersweet promise of renewed wanderlust. Yet, the future provides all but certainty. A routine test forged the crucible for every dream I had nurtured. Staring down a year’s treatment for breast cancer, I grasped at any reward that might help me endure. Africa. My successful treatments completed, time came to book the trip. I balked. Hairlessness, fatigue, emotional vulnerability—could I count on being free from these? Six months have passed: I will not be an armchair-traveler! Africa beckons. In every way, I am ready for my next journey."

Cast your vote for my mom, Kathryn Bruce.

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Laurel Valley Ride

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 06:49:54 -0700

Steep grade is right.

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Sen. Lamar Alexander buys Nissan Leaf

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 06:44:28 -0700

Media event at Twin City Nissan in Alcoa, TN where Sen. Lamar Alexander took delivery of his new zero-emission Nissan Leaf.

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Colin Hay in concert

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 10:00:19 -0800

Colin Hay of Men at Work fame put on a great show last night at the Square Room in Knoxville.

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Faithful Revolution is available on Amazon!

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:00:00 -0800

My wife's new book, Faithful Revolution: How Voice of the Faithful Is Changing the Church is officially available on Amazon! Check out the Look Inside feature to get a sneak peak. For additional information, check out the book website.

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Happy Valley

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 17:12:45 -0800

I was riding past this pond when I heard the loud slap of a beaver tail on the water. Watching the beaver swim and dive was the highlight of the ride.

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