Clinton, South Carolina, Tuesday, January 21, 2020, 8:54 a.m. MLK Day to the beginning of impeachment is quite a transition. For the record, baby, it’s cold outside. Do you feel great again? I think I’ll read the Constitution again. I’m kidding. I’m going to edit wrestling results. Laurens City Council meets. I think it’s going …
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This Life I Have Found
Clinton, South Carolina, Thursday, January 9, 2020, 10:59 a.m. For some reason, I make big decisions quickly. I think it through, sleep on it, get up thoughtful, and decide what I want to do. What I agonize over is small decisions. Deciding what I’m in the mood for at dinner – I never heard it …
Easily Mistaken for the Mystical
Clinton, South Carolina, Monday, December 23, 2019, 1:17 p.m. Most bad things have good sides, and vice-versa. For a solid week, I have been sick. I’ve been getting better through the weekend. I’m close to well, though my throat is full of congestion and I don’t feel like yodeling. Last week, when I had to …
The Best Car-Racing Movie Ever Made
Clinton, South Carolina, Friday, December 13, 2019, 11:31 a.m. In some ways, Ford v. Ferrari takes away my historical edge. I knew why Ken Miles (and the invisible Denny Hulme) lost the 24 Hour of Le Mans in 1966. I was only eight years old, but I remember the revolutionary satellite coverage on ABC’s Wide …
A Hefty Week at Home
Clinton, South Carolina, Thursday, December 5, 2019, 5:30 p.m. The week has been exhausting. I’ve worked late the last three nights, twice till 1 in the morning. It’s not just the number of tales to tell. Several stories have required that I bear down because they were worth it. A long City Council meeting. The …
A Couple More Days Till the Turkey
Clinton, South Carolina, Thursday, November 28, 2019, 8:11 a.m. My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. This should come as no surprise. I’m fat, and there’s food. Family. Football. I must be 4-F in the Thanksgiving draft. I’m mostly a happy guy. I love baseball, too. Hot dogs, especially the ones at Whiteford’s Drive-In, the ones with …
Things I Wish Somebody Else Would Say
Clinton, South Carolina, Saturday, November 23, 2019, 10:01 a.m.. A frustration of mine is wishing people would say what I would. Whether it’s a presidential debate, or a stock car race, or a sitcom, I can’t understand why people with a voice don’t use it the way I would. For instance, I don’t find President …
‘Life Gets Complicated When You Get Past Eighteen …’
Clinton, South Carolina, Sunday, November 17, 2019, 8:23 a.m. I think so much better in the morning. I wish I had the time to write one of these every day. This morning I awakened to thoughts about the limits of sportsmanship. A few days ago, I was talking to someone about that commercial that used …
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My Breakfast Is My Life
Clinton, South Carolina, Monday, November 11, 2019, 9:51 a.m. Most mornings, I get up, put some coffee on, plug in the cell to recharge, take some medication, and retire to the facilities. Then I return, sit down and arm the laptop (okay, sign on), let the coffee cool a bit, and check the morning email …
Why the Paladin Roams
Clinton, South Carolina, Sunday, November 10, 2019, 9:17 a.m. The best part of writing is the random observations along the way. I get more from bumping into someone on a sideline – not literally; the last time that happened, a guy on the chain crew backpedaled faster than I and stepped on my foot, and …
Nightrider's Lament 