Word From the Editor: Give Glory to God, Enjoy the Fall Fairs, and Honor the Hulkster

This is the time of year when, if you play your cards right, you may attend some sort of a fall festival, fundraiser at a farm venue or community gathering nearly every day.

Look to this edition of the Pulse for more! We have craft fairs, football games, pecans, poker runs, golf tournaments, rucks, meetups, competitions, gospel singing celebrations and all manner of community activities.

This year’s Friday Night Live concert series concludes Sept. 19 with Backstage Brass. Hit it up! Main Street has been knocking it out of the park with the Friday Night Live shows this year.

The Greenway Art Fest’s celebration of local creatives moves to Cannonsburgh this fall.

Otherwise, the area has Roots Rendezvous, the championship Tennessee Tempo team, a great network of mountain bike trails, and much more.

Thanks for reading the Pulse! Keep on keeping up with our editions and articles, supporting our mission and local cause. And thanks to all who invest their energy and marketing budgets into the Pulse—a unique and independent local outlet. It takes a lot of time and money to keep the Pulse rolling off the press and on racks, and it provides a valuable way to communicate with the good folks of Murfreesboro for those who use it to advertise their brand or event.

A happy birthday to young Beckett this month. Time flies. May all the hedgehogs know that September is the month of his birth and rejoice with us. I have been enjoying riding scooters and jumping on the trampoline and watching classic rasslin’ with you lately, my boy.

And meanwhile the Mayos have the Chef (big Bracken Jr.) in the kitchen whipping up butter chicken, eggs benedict, smash burgers, homemade tortillas, crepes, enchiladas, fried rice and biscuits. We enjoy the advantages of having someone exploring world cuisines in the household.

Discover new music, create something, explore the Greenway—or, just take a moment of stillness and watch the leaves flutter to the ground.

Push yourself, then relax.

Whatsoever it is that ye may do—cooking, printing T-shirts, delivering newspapers, selling houses, cleaning houses, cutting hair, preparing taxes, serving coffee or laying floors—do it excellently, all to the glory of God.

We’ll dedicate this edition and month to the memory of the Hulkster.

Hulk Hogan was a real American, an inspiration who imparted to more than one little boy in the 1980s the powerful message that they have the potential to triumph over even seemingly insurmountable challenges if they approach them with a recklessly wild level of determination, confidence and enthusiasm—a barely-controlled bundle of energy, bordering on insanity, but laser-focused on accomplishing the task at hand.

“Whatcha gonna do . . . !”

Anything is possible for all who train, say your prayers, take your vitamins and believe in yourselves.

May you be filled with courage, not a spirit of fear.

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About the Author

Bracken, a 2003 graduate of MTSU’s journalism program, is the founder and publisher of the Murfreesboro Pulse. He lives in Murfreesboro with his wife, graphic artist and business partner, Sarah, and sons, Bracken Jr. and Beckett. Bracken enjoys playing the piano, sushi, football, chess, Tool, jogging, his backyard, hippie music, ice skating, Chopin, rasslin’, swimming, soup, tennis, sunshine, brunch, revolution and frying things. Connect with him on LinkedIn

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