It’s a beautiful spring day in north Georgia. Mid 60s. Low humidity. That tree in my front yard is starting to bloom. The neighbors’ cherry tree is bursting into its full glory. We go for a walk. A kid in flip-flops flies by on his bike. Two carpenters working on a neighbor’s porch pack up… Read More Home, Cooking
Some of the words being flung around in mid-March 2020 — historic, surreal, unprecedented, social distancing — don’t nearly, can’t nearly, convey what a whacked-out world this suddenly has become. When at some point we look back on this period, in a few months or a few years, many of us probably will settle on… Read More The Road Ahead
Artie was, from the very start all those long years ago, something else. That’s what we’d say about him, swinging our heads when he was out of earshot: “That guy’s something else.” We regarded Artie with a combination of bemusement and wonder, poking at him to see how he’d react, laughing and recoiling in equal… Read More Lessons From a Friend
You know, if it didn’t involve bundling up and venturing out into public streets, and holding some hand-scribbled placard up for hours on end — and then possibly running headlong into a bunch of wild-eyed, deaf, screaming lunatics in red hats — I would totally be into protest. I mean, I have a conscience. I… Read More Courage and Conviction
At the end of just about every NFL game, with about five minutes remaining, the sweaty, mustard-stained denizens of the press box are escorted down to the playing field. This is not, much as it might seem to some, a perk for the hard-working men and women of the fourth estate. It’s not an attempt… Read More They Call it a Miracle
Some years, before they ever really begin, simply feel more weighty. They portend something momentous. They promise the life-altering. This is what 2020 brings. This could be — it just feels like — a big one. Every year, to be certain, has its milestones and its speed bumps. 2019 was like that. 2019 was all… Read More This is 2020
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