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Somewhere in a library in a community college, there is a student drinking her third cup of coffee. Her term paper is due in a week but she isn’t waiting until the last minute to finish it up. No, she … Continue reading →

Rivers of yellow wind their way down the street as the ran washes the pollen from the air. The trees remind us that another Southern Springtime is upon us. The brown and gray landscape erupts in various shades of green. … Continue reading →

In the spirit of Lent, I sat down and thought about all of my problems. And then I came to the realization that every single one of them is my fault. Yup. Every. Single. One. Of. Them. This is a … Continue reading →

Happy Ash Wednesday. Um… that’s probably an oxymoron. I mean, c’mom, you don’t want to read, “ashes to ashes, dust to dust” when you open your birthday card, right? Growing up, Ash Wednesday wasn’t really on my family’s church calendar. … Continue reading →

This is a World War 2 fighter plane known as a P-63F Kingcobra. It’s one of two F models built; the other prototype crashed.  It’s also one of three Kingcobras still flying in U.S., so it’s a very, very rare … Continue reading →

The first week I worked at The Clarion-Ledger (in 1996 back before the “The” and the hyphen were laid off), a group of us went to the Thai House (when it was located in an old Howard Johnson’s restaurant building … Continue reading →

I have watched 10 minutes of the 30 minute interview with my dad. A few thoughts:1. I had started to forget how his voice sounded. But he is his old self in this video and his voice came right back … Continue reading →

A few years ago, my friend Mike called to tell me he was working on a syndicated television series. Each episode would spotlight a different Mississippi artist by telling their story. Mike said he wanted to do an episode featuring … Continue reading →

When dad passed, my sisters and I were with him. The only reason I mention this horribly private moment is that it planted a seed in me that has begun to bloom — Our jobs won’t be holding out hands … Continue reading →