Breakfast at the Supreme Court
The Monday morning of the week of Thanksgiving found me walking up the long sloping hill toward our nation’s Capitol …
Category Archives: Mixed Nuts
In This Hallowed Place
Veterans are a breed of men and women unlike no other and for those of us who have never had …
Tricks and Treats
Halloween, much like Christmas, Easter and other holidays, has changed a lot in my lifetime. Children look forward to these …
Less Exciting Book Names
Last night I found a topic that had been circulating among the Twitter universe called “Less Exciting Book Names”. The goal …
I Am The 53
My cousin John recently posted a link to an article about a website called “The 53” that has cropped up …
OMG my BBM is DOA
The great William Shakespeare once wrote “If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we …
The Sounds of Silence
Lately, rain has been like a distant relative that comes by for an occasional visit, then moves on to the next place, never staying for very long but leaving behind a few gifts and memories that are as fleeting as the clouds that brought it here.
Being a Southern Writer
Even when I’m not writing about the South, the South is in me and therefore it influences what I write and the way I write it.
9/11: Ten Years Later
I was honored this morning to give a speech at the local Service of Remembrance on my town square in …
McIntosh Bank: Two Months Later
I told myself I wasn’t going to write any more on this topic because I had said what needed to …
