On Being A Winner
My entire life, I’ve pretty much been a loser. I mean, basically every serious or semi-serious competition I’ve been in, I’ve never stood atop the podium. I’ve even written about […]
Category Archives: Personal
A Jaunt Back to Jacksonville
Southerners know how to do it right. People in the South still say “Good morning, ma’am” as they pass by you, still wave a friendly hello as their car […]
Canadian Thanksgiving: What It’s All Aboot
Today Canada celebrates Thanksgiving. Unlike their American relatives, Canadians celebrate this holiday on the second Monday of October. The American holiday butts against Christmas celebrations and therefore the infamous Black […]
The Epic Ragnar Relay Weekend
Last Friday I awoke to Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run.” It blared from an iPhone at 6:30 a.m. in a bedroom that housed six adults for the night. It was […]
My Dad’s Best Advice
I’ll never forget my dad’s best advice: “If somebody hits you, you hit them right back.” Yep, that’s my dad. That’s from the same guy who told me a watermelon […]
Mistakes Made by a Rookie Cruiser
I cruised. I ate. I devoured. That’s basically the end of the story for this blog. I mean, if you’ve ever been on a cruise, what other descriptors are there? […]
My Favorite Photos During This Season
I love photographs. Particularly good ones. Perhaps enhanced from my journalism background, I find photos can capture rather poignant parts of history and moments in time that my words cannot. […]
Wedding Blunders
If you’re smart, you’ll only have one wedding in your lifetime. Not because of the silly social stigmas that people might brand on your chest for being married multiple times, […]
The Mane Event
About six years ago someone approached the magazine asking me to do a profile story on a local hair stylist. The ignorant kid that I was back then, I thought […]
South Beach Sojourn – A Bachelorette Party to Remember
Two words: Bachelorette party. Another two words: South Beach. Do I need to write any more for this blog? In my conciliatory ways, I figure I probably should type a […]
