Category Archives: Writing

H.O.P.E.: How to slay a dragon’s little brother — Part 3

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Marshall Ramsey

Part 1: The beginning Part 2: H – Humor Part 3: O – Opportunity to Serve The knight picked up the scroll out of the ‘O’ box and unraveled it.  It read ‘Opportunity to Serve.’ “Kind of long there, isn’t … Continue reading →

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H.O.P.E.: How to slay a dragon’s little brother — Part 2

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Marshall Ramsey

Part 1: The Introduction Part 2: H – Humor After an hour of fitful sleep, a crushing pressure on the knight’s chest woke him up.  He opened a bloodshot eye and saw Fear standing on him, staring him in the … Continue reading →

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H.O.P.E.: How to slay a dragon’s little brother Part 1

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Marshall Ramsey

A not-so long time ago in a land kind of far away, there was a noble knight who battled a terrible dragon named Cancer.  It was a bloody, hard-fought fight, one where the knight  fought valiantly. The knight had amazing … Continue reading →

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“I need tape.”

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Marshall Ramsey

It was Lord of the Flies without the conch. I volunteered at my son’s school today to help the his class build space creations out of things like milk cartoons, cardboard tubes, duct tape, foil and hot glue. (Basically the … Continue reading →

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Sleep cleaning.

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Marshall Ramsey

My three-year-old woke in the middle of the night with a vicious nosebleed.  It’s not a good feeling to find your child’s head in the middle of a pool of blood. But it’s funny how your subconscious kicks in at … Continue reading →

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Pride

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Marshall Ramsey

Fear is a powerful motivator — for the short run.  You can only go so long being scared out of your mind and keep doing good work.  Like being chased by a bear, eventually you will wear out and be … Continue reading →

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Speaking to the spouses

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Marshall Ramsey

Today I’m speaking to a group of spouses of Mississippi politicians. Fifty bucks I don’t survive. You see, I’m not afraid of the people I draw.  Now, their spouses on the other hand — well, let’s just say I watch … Continue reading →

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Whistling Dixie

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Marshall Ramsey

State Rep. Mark Duvall, D-Mantachi has introduced a bill requiring Ole Miss to bring back Col. Reb and play ‘Dixie’ at its football games. Thank God the Legislature is solving all the State’s important problems. Forget the whole Col. Reb/Rebel … Continue reading →

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The party

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Marshall Ramsey

I had a pity party last night.  No, I didn’t send out invitations, but my wife attended.  For one of the few times since November, I was mad at my situation. I was mad at the world. It had been … Continue reading →

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Falling with Style

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Marshall Ramsey

This is a post from January 8, 2010.  I just reread it and it motivated me to get moving this morning. Hope it does the same for you. I ran into my friend Scott today. He’s the kind of guy … Continue reading →

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