The kid was 9, maybe 10, the day a man from what was then known as Southern Bell rang the doorbell at the big white house at 1021 Daisy Park. …
Willie Nelson, Brian Wilson, Vince Gill and roomful of Ukrainians
Dan and I spent last weekend in my hometown, Chattanooga, Tennessee. We were there for two events, flip sides of each other: an end-of-life celebration and a beginning-of-married-life celebration. It …
Eckhart Tolle and bluegrass
When I was 4-years-old, I sang in the local high school’s fund-raising talent show. In my tiny blue pleated skirt, Mickey Mouse Club T-shirt and Mickey Mouse ears, I shouted …
Charlene Harb: An unimaginable life journey
There are few sights as captivating as witnessing the mesmerizing performance of a talented pianist and for Charlene Harb, it has been a music journey she says chose her instead …
What do you do with a drunken sailor?
There’s a lot of airway noise right now. Accessing the news takes courage, as one hears everyday rants, as fingers point, and as everyone who is talking is completely convinced …
Surfer boy far from home
Last week’s snow and deep freeze led to a missive from a cousin who lives in southern California, reminding me that she did not have to worry about 0-degree temperatures. …
Jamie Foster, plumber, provides tips ahead of freeze
We have a very wintry, frigid forecast ahead coming in the next few days and the last thing we want to have is to have frozen pipes.
As this frigid winter …
Christmas orphans and existential questions
Every other year Dan and I are Christmas orphans. With sons who live over 2,400 miles away, and who each have another set of parents to please, every other year …