Marietta, GA April 9, 2020 A couple times this week, Alexander and I ignored the wardens, avoided the searchlights, and scaled the wall. We decided to leave the house, and take a drive. We did so to exercise not only his skills, but his car. And to change our scenery. Our elder son will soon […]
Atlanta, GAMarch 28, 2020 This week Cobb County instructed its residents to “shelter in place.” The City of Atlanta was placed under lockdown a few days earlier. Our wise overlords have ordered us to stay home, excepting trips to the grocery store, pharmacy, or vet. If we had a pot dispensary nearby, that’d probably be […]
Atlanta, GA February 17, 2020 During an unknown moment and motion several months ago, I apparently shifted my right shoulder so as to offend the gods of human kinesiology. It was unintentional. I was unaware at the time that I had even done it. I’m still not sure that I did. But the ligamental and […]
Atlanta, GAFebruary 8, 2020 Wisps of steam waft above fresh coffee and from hot oatmeal. Flames consume logs and warm the room. Out the window, a steady snowfall fills the air and shrouds the ground. At my feet, a black lab coils on the rug, basking in the glow of the fire, snug in the […]
This note is dredged from the archival estuary…mud, weeds, barnacles and all. Washington, DC September 26, 2015 Alexander and I enjoyed a delightful three days here in the belly of the beast, facilitated and enlivened by the hospitality of Hugh III, and embellished by the company of Kelly and Hugh IV. Too many years had […]
Nashville, TN January 22, 2020 People may soon hear less from the author of these notes. Or, rather, he may hear less frequently from them. He will see fewer texts, read fewer emails, observe fewer posts. For much of the day, he will unplug, put the phone down, and push it away. He has been […]
Columbus, OH January 14, 2020 I recently read that a woman is never more beautiful than when the first grey hairs appear. On that basis, the writer continued, America looked divine when the century began. But she hasn’t aged well since. He rendered that verdict after spending the last several years reading the papers and […]
Atlanta, GA January 1, 2020 Do not squander time, for it is the stuff life is made of. – Benjamin Franklin We tossed 2019 into a bag, carried it to the curb, and watched the truck haul it away. We followed it as long as we could, in hopes of finally discovering where all the years […]
Tampa, FL* December 25, 2019 We’ve reflected before on Chesterton’s observation that there are two ways of getting home. One is to stay there. The other is to wander the world till we return to our original place. In some sense, we have done both. We left home three and a half decades ago. And […]
Columbus, OH December 12, 2019 T’was the fortnight before Christmas and outside the hotel The snow was gently falling and the crowd began to swell The people huddled against the chill of the night, as the big red carriage scattered its light For an hour they gathered, weary and tired, but anxious because their hotel […]