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Through storm, rain U.S. Women's National Soccer Team wins a 7-2 blowout
There were 30 million very nervous folks when word spread that the adult website Ashley Madison had been hacked and the identities of those registered with the site would be released.
In truth, anyone who uses a keyboard for anything more important than an email to a friend had best be a little concerned about the growing threats from hacking and cyber theft, be it credit card information that could lead to identity theft, even bankruptcy, or personal details that will wreck millions of lives.
Hey, the folks who messed around via Ashley Madison ultimately have no one to blame but themselves.
But it's kind of staggering that a group of hackers can break through firewalls and complex codes, then release loads of information to feed our growing fascination with humiliation and gossip.
Yet our federal government and its legions of cyber experts can't figure out how to find Hillary Clinton's emails.
Now, if some of those emails had by chance pertained to an a affair. Oh, wait, that probably would have been another Clinton's email address.
Speaking of humiliation
OK, I was sitting in a meeting here at the newspaper this week and the topic of TV shows came up.
The story of Alan Kay, the North Georgia man who won $500,000 on "Alone" on the History Channel, led to a discussion about the the craziness across the airwaves.
There's "Naked Dating" and a slew of other shows in which clothes are not needed.
There's something called "Sex in a Box," which sadly is exactly what the title promises.
And we wonder why a former reality TV star is leading the presidential polls?
VP delivers
In this space last week, I wondered why President Barack Obama was not in Chattanooga to honor the five military men assassinated by a gunman last month.
It's still a fair question, considering he was playing golf instead.
That said, Obama could have spent six weeks in our lovely town and not come close to the message or the meaning of the speech delivered by Vice President Joe Biden.
Well done, Joe.
On its deathbed
Hutcheson Medical Center in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., seems to be on its last legs.
All kinds of problems have plagued the North Georgia hospital.
Am I the only one who thinks there may be more layers to this spoiling onion?
There are some smart, experienced folks running this place who, if the court filings are to be believed, have not even responded to the U.S. trustee's request for reorganization plans and future financial restructuring.
That seems nearly impossible to believe.
Saturday's stars
The U.S. Women's National Team came to town and put on a world-class soccer show for a sold-out Finley Stadium.
Yes, there were some logistical problems caused by overflow crowds and heightened security measures, but the first 15 minutes of the event before the weather delays were magical.
And here's a big thank-you to the team for waiting out the 83-minute delay and coming back in a driving rainstorm to play for the roughly 12,000 or so fans who waited out the delay.
U-S-A. U-S-A, indeed.
Contact Jay Greeson at jgreeson@timesfreepress.com and 423-757-6343 and follow him on Twitter at @jgreesontfp.