Scratchy and Random Usually when I get sick, it starts with a scratchy feeling in the back of my throat…like a mild chile pepper seed caught just beyong my uvula’s reach. It generally goes...
Craft Show Bootlegs Just back in from a two-day whirlwind trip to Charlotte. A double bill of Widespread Panic and 18 holes at a treacherous championship frolf course. There are a lot of stories...
The Seventh Juliet Juliet was the seventh. Her family had a thing about the name. She kept a portrait of the first. That one came from the old country. The Seventh named her daughter...
Insides…staying inside The Bout with Botulism (a close second to the Thrilla in Manilla) seems to have passed. Still dealing with the after-effects. I think I pulled every muscle in my neck. Puking hurts...
So, that’s what my insides look like Shortly after my last post, my body revolted. It declared its indepedence, sang a new national anthem, and raised a flag out of my navel. In short,...
If time had wings, I’d build a cage I sat down a few hours ago, planning to kill some time before the news came on. The news came and went. My wife went to...
Pay No Attention… …to the man behind the curtain. Feeling strange today. Incidentally, my friend Beth made it home today. She flew through Charlotte and made it home before noon. However, there may soon...
Wordless and worried Bad coincidences always make my stomach flip over. And I have to believe that is all this is. A Bad Coincidence. You know, on September 11th, my friend Beth was flying...
Every time I think I’m out…they pull me back in Or something like that. CLICK HERE TO READ AN IMPORTANT UPDATE TO THIS POST The thing is…my job make me like it again today....
Bad ju-ju on Mt. Willis The Hatfield and McCoy feud began as a battle over pig ownership. It ended in a very bloody fashion. A lot of people died. All this despite the fact...
My brother…oh, my brother It generally happens this way. When I get in a good-story-drought, my brother can always come through. Background: He’s a med student at the University of Missouri; bred on promptness;...
Costa Rica and Crankiness I got to take a ride out west to Clemson Univeristy this morning. Our assignment editor gave me one of my favorite photographers…a man who I’ll call Mr. Efficiency…or Mr....
On the 8th day… I’m eight days into a 12 workday marathon. For the last three months our staff has been covering for a weekend reporter who hobbled herself on the steps of our...
Oh, no This looks bad. See, I have a big nose. I’ve broken it twice. Once with my own knee (don’t ask). Once with a softball (never ever play catch with a guy named...
