Mobile, AL April 5, 2021 One of the more memorable Easters we ever spent was over two decades ago, in Blois, on the right bank of the Loire. We spent a week in the valley, a day in the town, and an evening at its cathedral. As the sun set, we immersed ourselves in the Vigil […]
Atlanta, GA March 29, 2021 As anyone who reads this drivel knows, I’m wrong a lot. I decided not to buy property in Pacific Heights in 1995, or in Whistler, BC a few years later. My wife was smart enough to buy Amazon in 1999, but I was dumb enough to sell it in 2001. […]
Atlanta, GA March 21, 2021 Last week, clocks jumped ahead. This week, time leapt forward. Milestones mark moments in life. Births, baptisms, and birthdays. Graduations, weddings, and funerals. These are the forks in the road that give us cause to pause…to consider where we’re going, and remember where we’ve been. It seems like only yesterday that our elder son was […]
Atlanta, GA March 8, 2021 When you turn fifty, you begin to feel old. Then, your younger brother turns fifty…and that hankering for prune juice becomes insatiable. Suddenly, the urge to go to bed early, get up in the middle of the night, and chase kids off the lawn is that much more pronounced. But there […]
Atlanta, GA February 26, 2021 In August 1999, my mother’s mother died. She had been married to my grandfather for 58 years, so he was obviously distraught. To take his mind elsewhere, we decided to bring him someplace else. For a few consecutive weeks during several consecutive years, my parents rented a house in the […]
Atlanta, GA February 7, 2021 It’s fitting this week that the Kansas City Chiefs are on center stage. Two years ago, when this game was in Atlanta, my wife arranged for us to attend the annual Super Bowl breakfast. At it were an assortment of NFL big-wigs…players, coaches, movers, and shakers. Afterward, we joined a […]
Atlanta, GA January 30, 2021 A few years ago, when I was about 13, my parents took my brother and me to Disney World. I don’t remember anything about the Magic Kingdom, but I do recall the hotel. We had adjacent rooms…my parents in one, Brett and me in the other…with a door connecting the […]
Atlanta, GAJanuary 18, 2021 This weekend marks the 35th anniversary of the first time a holiday honored Martin Luther King. In 1983, the third Monday in January was designated by the US government as the official annual recurrence. It took effect three years later. Over the ensuing decade-and-a-half, states adopted the day at varying rates […]
Atlanta, GA January 16, 2021 A few years ago, we got a dog. At the time, I resisted. But Rocky has grown on me, and we’ve grown close. Since March, when I was forced to work from home, he has trailed me around the house, and lain loyally beside my desk. On many mornings, I take […]
Atlanta, GA January 9, 2021 Last week, we recalled Dr. Kurt Richebächer’s idea that we should spend time enjoying the good things in life, rather than merely writing about them. I agree, and promised that this year, that is what we’ll do. But that raises several questions. What are the good things? How should they be […]