One of the strangest things I remember from childhood is my Dad whistling as he did the dishes. He’d stand before the sink, belly pressing into the counter’s edge, and let his own exaggerated vibrato carry him away. He was not much of an artist or a musician. That went to the ladies in the … Continue reading
Hi, folks. I figured I’d smash together some of my favorite things and show them to you so you can judge me. Enjoy. DEADWOOD I’m well into the second season (idiots stopped making the show after the third.) If you don’t know what it’s about, it’s the story of a town that’s sprung up during … Continue reading
“It is strange how often a heart must be broken before the years can make it wise.” –Sara Teasdale My late twenties has been a barrage of firsts and self discoveries. I’m wondering if I won’t feel this rough around the edges for a long time. I’m on my own with no one to hide … Continue reading
“I want to be an artist because I want to make the world beautiful and everything in it.” I found this written on a slightly crumpled piece of notebook paper that my mom saved in a stack of other school papers from my childhood. I wrote this at eight years old and it seems that … Continue reading
I would like to take you out somewhere special. Ever been to Broadway? An opera? A vaudeville performance? (Quick… do you know what vaudeville is?) I don’t normally ask much of my readers (all eight of you). But take three minutes and eleven seconds to watch this. These are the Nicholas Brothers. Beginning their careers … Continue reading
Satellite Beach, Florida. 1995. I am a sophomore at a high school so close to the beach that on windy days the salt spray from the ocean floats in toward the two-story building like a hazy cloud. I belong to an eclectic group of friends that changes based on class rotation and lunch schedules, mostly … Continue reading
I just don’t get women and bathrooms. Public bathrooms. Corporate. Public. Bathrooms. I just moved back into the corporate world six months ago and have been amazed by degrees at the strange behavior by women in the bathrooms of my building. Women can’t poop if someone else is in the bathroom. Well, they won’t do … Continue reading
I never saw a movie in a theater until I was 14 years old. My parents even had a rule that rated R movies would not be shown in our home. My sisters and I were content for a long time with our collection of Disney movies like The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERESTUDIO: Lionsgate Home EntertainmentMSRP: $49.98RATED: UnratedRUNNING TIME: 611 Minutes SPECIAL FEATURES: Audio Commentaries on each episode Medgar Evers: An Unsung Hero Clearing the Air: The History of Cigarette Advertising We Shall Overcome: The March on Washington Clearing the Air: The History of Cigarette Advertising Mad Men Illustrated: Meet the mad … Continue reading
On Sunday afternoon, I saw something on my five-mile run that angered me enough to write here about it. I was two miles into my run on the Greenway, a near 100 mile, 8 foot wide trail built all through Northern Georgia in pieces over the last fifteen years. The trail is always populated by … Continue reading