“You wanna eat?’ I said loudly to my deaf dog. Sydney, the 14-year-old shepherd, jumped a little, smiled, and turned a circle. “You wanna eat, girl?” I asked enthusiastically. “ROO-ROO-ROO” she replied. “Then let’s go eat!” I said. And then…
Today it rained. Around noon everyone was quietly doing their own thing around the house when I suggested to my daughters that we go to the park in spite of the weather. They were excited. “We can play Middle Earth…
A cold spell swooped down on Christmas Eve the year I was eleven. It was north Florida, and every December I could remember up until that point was warm enough to run around outside in shorts. But on this day, we…
Today’s conference championship games between Duke and Florida State, and Michigan State and Ohio State will reveal to the country why a BCS National Championship game that doesn’t involve an SEC team is illegitimate. FSU might destroy Duke (though…
to what end, all this rushing around and dominating the competition? gold? this is man’s destiny? to hoard gold and be lauded by others with similar mindsets? in america, it seems so. and if you’re not down with this concept…
