Sometime in my college days I went to visit my mother, she spied a bookmarked copy of The Fountainhead on my bedside table. This distressed her. She took it as a tangible sign that my faith was under attack. I didn’t see it as occupying the same mental or spiritual arena and told her so, … Read more
We lost Molly on Saturday. She was 14 years old. Everyone says they had the best boy or the best girl, and everyone is right. Molly was about four months old when she joined us for Amy’s 11th birthday. I will say about Molly that she might have been the most easygoing dog I’ve ever … Read more
I think Viet Taste makes six Vietnamese restaurants in the Huntsville area. Can you believe it? Remember when it was Viet Huong or nothing? Viet Taste is a south Huntsville satellite of Viet Cuisine on Jordan Lane, so my expectations were high, because Viet Cuisine rocks. Plus, being on Bailey Cove puts it in my … Read more
I was crushed when Dolly Parton died last week. That’s hardly a unique sentiment, of course. It was a good cry, though. I know there are angels on Earth, because I know Dolly Parton was one. Dolly Parton was a higher-fidelity artist than just about anyone I can name. Lea and I saw her ten … Read more
When we got Apple TV we always knew we’d get around to Ted Lasso, and we started watching it a couple of weeks ago. Honestly, it’s not my favorite. Ted Lasso is an American football coach who moves to England to coach a soccer team. Half the humor is written around his outwardly hayseed personality, … Read more
Dear readers, I’ve had a lot on my mind but I’ve been sloppy enough with my time and energy that none of it has yet made it here. I’m working on a regular posting regimen that should mitigate this problem, as well as enable you to know what to expect when. (Longtime readers may recall … Read more
America’s Bicentennial is the first major news event I can remember well. Doubtless this was facilitated by my entire world turning red, white, and blue, but it was also aided by my grandfather’s sustained attention. A World War II veteran, Papaw was one of the most patriotic people I’ve ever known, and the Bicentennial was … Read more
Is the title of this post familiar? Did you hear it in your head in a parent’s voice, or grandparent’s voice? Maybe an aunt’s or uncle’s? If you’re at least third-generation Southerner, it’s a sure bet it, or an essentially identical sentiment (“we don’t discuss these things,” maybe?), has been part of your life. It’s … Read more
My second Facebook hiatus is over. The first one was a little more than two years. This one ended at about 14 months. I didn’t know it was a hiatus either time. My intent each time was to leave for good. Doubtless It is easier for me to be active on Facebook. But I must … Read more
It was easy to dislike Kyle Busch. He was brash, periodically rude, and occasionally even childish. He was a grudge-holder, and his terms for doing so weren’t always equitable. But more than that, if you competed against him, it was easy to dislike him because almost all the time, he was nearly impossible to beat. … Read more