SEPT 5, 2016 Quote of Week “Don’t argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.” THE LATEST PRESIDENTIAL POLL Regardless of your personal opinion, you’ll have to admit that this year’s Presidential race is shaping up as one for […]
AUG 29, 2016 Quote of Week “If I agreed with you, then we’d both be wrong.” GOOD PLACES TO EAT! It’s been sometime since I’ve posted a “good places to eat” piece, and that’s because I haven’t found anything worth reporting. That changed last Saturday when we made […]
AUG 15, 2016 IT’S FOOTBALL TIME DOWN SOUTH The SEC The latest AP pre-season poll is out, and the SEC West has claimed the number one and number ten spots. Alabama is picked to win all the marbles, and the Rebels are expected to finish second in the […]
AUGUST 10 A LITERARY LAWN PARTY THE MISSISSIPPI BOOK FESTIVAL SATURDAY, AUGUST 20 9:00 AM—6:00 PM SOUTH LAWN OF THE CAPTIAL BUILDING JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI Saturday, August 20, I’ll join over 70 Mississippi authors and artists for a summer celebration of the arts and literature. Tents will […]
IT’S FOOTBALL TIME DOWN SOUTH Today is August 1, and once again I’m allowed to talk and write about football. The 2016 season is underway, and most schools have begun fall practice. The early polls are out, and I choose to believe that The Sporting News is as […]
JULY 25, 2016 LIFE IN A WAR ZONE Clista and I are living in a war zone. We feel like the UN peacekeepers in Bosnia. We are charged with maintaining the peace and preventing the warring factions from annihilating each other, but we have limited resources and total […]
JULY 18 A GOOD WALK SPOILED My father was a great golfer. Actually he was just a good athlete period, and he excelled at any game involving a ball. In high school he was an All-State guard in basketball, and played on the college level. He quarterbacked his […]
JULY 11 A GOOD MAN GONE BAD Nothing is sadder to a parent than having to stand by and see one of your children fall into bad habits and destructive behavior, but our 4th of July was dampened by news from Cincinnati of such conduct. Clista’s oldest son, […]
FLASH FICTION STELLA STONE IV Drag Racing Leaving the courthouse through the basement door, Stella Stone came into the parking lot in the shadows. It was time for her shift to start, and she wanted to get out of the lot without having to visit with her boss. […]
JUNE 27 THE MOVE IS COMPLETE I have mixed emotions now that I’ve completed the move from my office in Magnolia Cottage to my new office in my home. I packed up and disposed of at least a couple of tons of furniture, office equipment, books and memorabilia, […]
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