Requiem for a Laptop
We spent so much time together, lying in bed and surfing the Internet, editing photos and filling my life with dreams and aspirations. You always showed me exactly what I needed to see, helped me find my voice as I typed furiously into the wee hours of the night. But then one morning, you went [...]
Musings on a Stray Dog
I had a fling with a stray dog this evening. She showed up out of nowhere, came around the corner when I was walking up to my neighbor’s house to have him join me outside to enjoy what was left of a cooler July day while our pets played inside. The poor wild little lady [...]
Giving back
I’d like to think of myself as a good person: I do my job well, I work hard, I eat barbecue. You know, average American Joe-type of guy. But one thing I’ve never truly been good at is networking, teamwork and well… being part of organizations. It’s one thing to work for a place: they [...]
Beach Vacation 2010: Day Six quick update
The Bocce ball tournament I mentioned in my last post will continue this afternoon once the rain stops. Currently I’m readying for the drive home alone tomorrow to Ringgold and then back to Rome. Packing up for the return from vacation is not as fun as packing to go to vacation. Le Sigh. Despite the [...]
Snapshot from vacation 2010: my view of the ocean upon arrival
When we stay at Beachcomber, I believe one of my favorite houses of all time, I end up taking over the converted porch-to-room. This year, with some furniture moves and a bit of remodeling, I now have a big bed with a pillow top mattress, television and cable box to go along with this spectacular [...]
Possum 3, Kevin 0
When I set the trap Monday morning again, I knew of three outcomes to the end of this story. One would be that the possum would be in the trap, waiting for me to get home to take him over to Animal Control and have him taken out once and for all. I could rightly [...]
Its me or the possum
A few months ago my landlord had me call Floyd County Animal Control to get a trap for a possum that had been haunting her backyard for sometime. I called up the director, who I’ve talked to on the phone a number of times before, and sure enough he had someone drop a trap outside [...]
The classy Wally World story
My fellow journos over at the Calhoun Times picked up this gem of a story yesterday, and I waited all day to see if it would make it onto Fark.com. And so it finally did this morning. I have a feeling today is going to be good.
Garden 2010
The past few years have seen me in the outdoors more often than not in the spring time, tending my container gardens I’ve planted in my first apartment and again at my apartment here in Rome. This year at Scribbler’s Shanty — with plenty of space and decent looking earth in which to plant — [...]
Obama Health Care Summit
It would be nice to see something happen today that matters, and not a lot of bi-partisan grandstanding. Unfortunately, at least according to this CNN article, that seems more likely to happen on television this morning than anything else. Seriously, we’ve been through a year of partisan bickering. I, like many Americans, am tired of [...]
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