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Bull in a China Shop — CHAR Restaurant

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Marshall Ramsey

The following is a guest review I wrote for eatjackson.com. If you ever wondered what a China Shop owner’s face looks like when a bull walks in, take three boys under the age of 11 into a white-table restaurant.  You … Continue reading →

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Crossing your path

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Marshall Ramsey

There’s a black cat that lives in my neighborhood. He runs like Snooki toward a tanning bed when he sees me. My wife and I joke that our luck has been so bad lately that he’s afraid we’ll cross his … Continue reading →

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Broken Bottles

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Marshall Ramsey

I love movie bar fights.  You usually see some poor guy kicking butt and then some dude sneaks up behind him and “WHAM!” He knocks the butt-kicking guy out with a beer bottle. Life sure can be like that sometimes.  … Continue reading →

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A new way to look at resolutions

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Marshall Ramsey

I hate New Year’s Resolutions. They’re usually an overwhelming list of impossible changes that I forget about sometime mid-January or so. I always feel like I am setting myself up to fail.  But this year, I’m taking a different approach. … Continue reading →

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Coaching for cash

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Marshall Ramsey

A lot people get mad about how much college coaches get paid.  I don’t. They’re CEO’s of very lucrative businesses. (I can make arguments about overpaid CEOs but I digress).  Alabama wins. Alabama brings in huge money.  Nick Saban deserves … Continue reading →

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2011

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Marshall Ramsey

The year started off with a bang — or at least a couple of tornado warnings.  Rain lashed at the windows and the wind howled. 2010 proved it was a complete jerk until the very end. Here’s to a better … Continue reading →

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Top words for 2010 and 2011

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Marshall Ramsey

The top word looked up on Merriam-Webster Dictionary’s website was “Austerity.” For those of you who are curious, austerity means “enforced or extreme economy.”  Sounds reasonable — I know the word has made an appearance in my household budget.  But … Continue reading →

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Memorializing a man who didn’t want to be memorialized

Posted on December 25, 2010 by Marshall Ramsey

Word came that he had died.  Although he wasn’t in great health, it came as a shock. He died in a tragic way — and I’m still stunned. He was my Dad’s friend.  One of three men who told bad … Continue reading →

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The last-minute Wise Man

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Marshall Ramsey

He turned on his blinker and pulled his camel off the interstate. What a stressful trip — camels aren’t known for their speed or their comfort.  And the worst part was the honking trucks.  He wished there was a camel-only … Continue reading →

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Another trip around the sun

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Marshall Ramsey

Forty-three  years ago yesterday my mom took a little time out of her day to have me. I have been thankful ever since. Didn’t spend much time reflecting.  I was too busy.  But this morning I kind of looked back … Continue reading →

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