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Angels among us

A year ago, I was sitting by mother’s bedside as she transitioned between the living and the beyond. She fought for hours, talking to someone as she pointed at the wall. At one point late in the night, I had … Continue reading

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Happy Eclipse Day!

Happy Eclipse Day! I hope you got up early to open your Eclipse presents and your Eclipse cards brought by the Eclipse Bunny. I know it will be a busy day for you, with Eclipse parties and all. But I … Continue reading

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A Wonderful Life

With today being the 72nd anniversary of the end of World War 2, I think it’s appropriate I’m reading reading the book Mission: Jimmy Stewart and the Fight for Europe by Robert Matzen. Dan Fordice suggested the book to me … Continue reading

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Pip, the master of thunder

There’s a big bucket at Geyser Falls that repeatedly fills up and then dumps hundreds of gallons of water on your head. Mother Nature just did that at our house. We got .71 of an inch of rain in just … Continue reading

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The Back-to-School Photo

Every year we line the boys up in front of the back door and take a picture that would make most photographers cringe. It isn’t art, but to us it’s a masterpiece. It’s the “First Day of School” photo. The … Continue reading

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Friday Night Light’s power source

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, I played high school football. It was an education in itself and has given me lots of skills — like being able to tell when it is going to rain. … Continue reading

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Like dreams, airplanes require a lot of work to take flight

Some of my earliest memories were going to the old ATL airport and waiting for dad to fly in from a business trip. My mother would take me up to the observation area and I’d watch the parade of planes … Continue reading

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A Marriage Is Like A Book

A marriage is like a book. Some end happily. Others end only a few pages in. Its contents are written by two people who change throughout the story. Sometimes they end up on the same page — other times, well, … Continue reading

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Blurred Shades of Green

There were no bars on my phone and the Avett Brothers were blaring from my SUV’s speakers. The rural Mississippi countryside whisked by me, blurring the various shades of green. God prefers a two lane road. The Devil prefers a … Continue reading

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Oh the humidity: One man’s struggle with exercise in the summer

Complaining about humidity in Mississippi in July sounds a bit like this: That water is too wet. I can’t believe that sugar is sweet. I’m shocked the sun came up in the east. I’m stunned that pure-grain alcohol make me … Continue reading

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