Category Archives: Blog

Pothole Man

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Marshall Ramsey

You want your city government to do two things fairly well: Keep you safe and keep your infrastructure quasi-repaired.  To be polite, let’s just say that Jackson has some, ahem, issues on both fronts. The infrastructure issue has gotten so … Continue reading →

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Trust me, ALS isn’t funny

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Marshall Ramsey

I hope my sister wasn’t listening to Atlanta’s 790 The Zone’s Mayhem on the AM morning show this morning. If she were, a knife would have been driven into her heart. It seems the three radio hosts mocked former New … Continue reading →

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Being Weird

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Marshall Ramsey

I’m weird. Yes, you probably already know that. But I live a little differently. We live, depending on who you ask, in the fattest state in the nation. And Men’s Health Magazine said that Jackson is a lazy city.  But I get … Continue reading →

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The Runoff

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Marshall Ramsey

I don’t live in the City of Jackson — but I agree with soon-to-be former Mayor Harvey Johnson, it’s the trunk of a tree. How it goes, the whole area goes.  I’ve worshiped in Jackson, volunteered in Jackson, worked in … Continue reading →

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My sister’s oldest son

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Marshall Ramsey

I was there for Blake’s birth.  My best friend Randy and I waited anxiously in the hospital waiting room, hoping my sister would quit stalling.  “Have the kid already,” I pleaded, “I have a Jimmy Buffett concert to go to.”  She … Continue reading →

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The Commencement Speaker

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Marshall Ramsey

My name is Jimmy McGlashan and I’m about to tell you a tale that you probably won’t believe — but I don’t care. It’s too bizarre not to tell. And I know some people will think I’m crazy for what … Continue reading →

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Mississippi’s Winds

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Marshall Ramsey

The rental car weaved in and out of the downed trees and power lines on Main Street. A tall, thin man in his 30’s was totally stunned by the destruction he saw before him. His hometown, the town where he … Continue reading →

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BLOG: Math lesson

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Marshall Ramsey

I used to think that the parent/child relationship was cut and dried: I am on this earth to teach my sons. But the older I get, the more I learn from them. Having children has been a wonderfully educational experience … Continue reading →

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The Job

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Marshall Ramsey

The tile floor was now wet and clean. I was a night custodian at Pope High School in Marietta, Georgia — and  a recent honors graduate from the University of Tennessee.  As I put my mop back in the yellow plastic mop … Continue reading →

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Run from the Sun

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Marshall Ramsey

Saturday was the 10th annual Run from the Sun, a 5K race Keith Warren and I started to help raise awareness about melanoma. What’s melanoma? It’s the most fatal form of skin cancer.  It’s like a crack in your windshield. … Continue reading →

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