For the first time in several years, I won’t have any Halloween costume. No one planned a party at work, and I wasn’t home during trick-or-treat in town last week. I feel a little bad because I like Halloween even…

Some people say that marriage is more like a marathon than a sprint. If that’s the case, I won the bread portion of our marathon a few weeks ago. For a long time, I have wanted us to get a…

Sometimes, life smiles on you. Today is one of those days. The Fox Reality Channel is showing a marathon of the greatest television show in history. My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance Steve Bailey – who now plays Joe on Grey’s…

Less than a week ago, the Athens Historical Society hosted a program called “R.E.M. in Perspective: An Athens History.” The event featured panelists with all kinds of connections, including Kathleen O’Brien Layson, the woman who threw herself a birthday party…

Again, a few days later than expected, but I think this was worth the wait. The gang from Tullycraft join me for a discussion about their new album “Every Scene Needs a Center” and just what makes them such an…

I know I promised a podcast with Tullycraft by now, but I had a few unexpected things at work pop up and haven’t finished editing, etc. It should be posted tonight or tomorrow. In the meantime, enjoy their video for…

I usually don’t impulse buy books. Especially hard backs. Double especially John Grisham hardbacks. But there I was in Target, on a mission for something completely different, when I saw the newest Grisham book, “Playing for Pizza.’ After reading the…

I didn’t find out until recently that there were plans for a second Harold & Kumar movie. I found out today that not only are there plans, but they have finished filming and a trailer has already been released. People…

So things have been a little busy lately. Fighting off my allergies and dealing with a sick kid for part of the weekend have left me with little time to do much here. So here’s what is on my mind….

When Maria and I first talked about getting married, we looked at where we might want to live. We had lived in Hanover for a few years each, but didn’t know if this is where we wanted to settle permanently….