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Happy Whonkey Day!
So, let me explain. When my baby sister Jennifer was little, she kind of had her own language. She named things in a way that was so assertive, you had to just look at the object and say, well….yeah, that’s what it is, all right. For example, chicken was “gooster”, olives were “gobbles”, and turkey? Continue reading
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Big Scary Things
It’s autumn, and Halloween is right around the corner, so it’s the so-called spooky season. While ghosts and goblins don’t really scare me, I’ve recently had the opportunity to do some things that would have flat-out terrified me in the past. For starters, at the tender age of only sixty years old, I find myself Continue reading
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Drawing A Blank
Ever seen someone in the grocery store that you think you know, but their name and place you know them from just won’t come to you? You lock eyes, and smile as you get closer to them, and all the while a growing sense of panic is alarming you to the fact that you cannot Continue reading
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Celebrating My Brother, And Brothers Everywhere
My older brother Russ is, and always has been, a fantastic brother. Maybe I’m a little partial, but I know my younger sister would agree. Calm, patient, and level-headed, he’s always been the rock of our sibling relationship. A quiet man with a wickedly dry sense of humor, he never fails to make us laugh. Continue reading
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Rollerblades and Romance In Piedmont Park
Back in the mid-1990s, there was a time when inline skates (rollerblades) were the latest craze. All the kids were ditching their regular quad skates with two wheels in front and two in back for inline skates, which have four wheels positioned along the center of the boot in a straight line. Since I was Continue reading
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Sweet Tea: The Heart of Southern Hospitality
As it happens, I was reading a post this morning that listed offbeat holidays, and it turns out that June is National Iced Tea Month. Who knew, right? (June 26 is also National Coconut Day, but I digress.) I felt compelled to add a post of my own to celebrate this beverage that dominates Southern Continue reading
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The Enduring Love Story of Richard and Janice
On Saturday, June 21, 1958, my parents got married. Today marks what would have been their 67th wedding anniversary, had we not lost Dad in 2021. My mother (Miss Janice) is still very much with us, though, and so we made a trip up to Dad’s grave so she could leave roses for him. I Continue reading
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Remembering Pops: A Father’s Day Tribute
Father’s Day is here again, and once again I miss my father . Although we lost him in October, 2021, I still think of him almost daily. I’m certain the rest of our family thinks of him just as often and remembers what a good man we had as a husband to our mother, as Continue reading
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Memphis And Me
In May of 1997, which was somehow nearly 30 years ago now, I was asked where I’d like to go on vacation by my then-boyfriend Sam (not his real name) . Without hesitation, I replied, “Memphis”. “Why on earth do you want to go to Memphis, of all places?” I couldn’t quite explain why I Continue reading
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Finding Peace: Life Lessons Learned at Sixty
Since my birthday in February 2025, I’ve made a big deal out of the fact that I’m sixty now. Is sixty old enough to start handing out sage advice? To ponder all the complexities and simplicities of the universe and expound upon them to those younger than myself? Or, dare I say, even to those Continue reading
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