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Ok, I did it. Call me crazy if you will. I鈥檓 not quite sure why, but I have purchased three little pigs. Actually, they aren鈥檛 that little, they being of the 50-pound variety. It鈥檚 a long story, part of which goes all the way back to my younger days 鈥� days in the 1970s when my brother, John,…

I have this friend, Paul Knudsen. He is not originally from these parts. He grew up in northern Iowa. He and his wife, Natalie, moved to middle Tennessee about 15 years ago. They looked at property for five years before settling on a location.

I used to think adulthood was about building a life.

Over the past 25 years or so I鈥檝e made the Grand Canyon mule ride many times. I鈥檓 often asked why riding mules in the Grand Canyon has approached being an obsession with me. I鈥檝e given the question considerable thought.

If you stay in the know, then you know that Mahjong is newest trend. Say goodbye to Pickleball, say hello to Mahjong.

I suppose, of all the smells of country living, the smell of skunks or hogs is the most odoriferous (I was going to write 鈥渙dorous,鈥� but I discovered the word 鈥渙doriferous鈥� when I looked it up in Webster鈥檚 Dictionary.) Of course, the smell of rotten eggs should be right up there with skunks …

When something bad happens, that bad can reach in and pull the breath right out of your gut. It feels like suffocating. But as your arms flail and you gasp for air, the light turns green, traffic starts to move, pedestrians take to the cross walk. No one notices. It鈥檚 as if the people in car…

There are moments in life when the loudest thing in the room isn鈥檛 the noise, it鈥檚 the silence. Not the silence of apathy, but the silence of people who are thinking, praying, weighing, and watching. In a culture that rewards the quickest reaction, the sharpest retort, and the most dramatic …

This recent dry spell did some serious damage to pastures and the spring hay crop. On the day temperatures reached 90 degrees accompanied by a brutally dry wind, I was pained to witness the results. Local reports say the spring hay crop has been cut to 1/3. Fortunately, the rain finally arri…

I am writing this so that more Wilson County residents will know about the Master Land Use plan that is currently moving through our county government. The last Master Land Use plan was in 2006. It is being redone due to the immense population growth that has occurred since then, and it has …

On a Sunday afternoon recently past I made my way back to the Brim Hollow. It had been a long time since I ventured over hill, through creek beds, and along a shaded lane to arrive in 鈥渢he hollow鈥� 鈥� too long. As I made my way up the hollow road, memories rushed at me like stampeding wild ani…

I know a few Karens. In fact, in some worlds, I might have even be a Karen.

Mother鈥檚 Day was different at our house this year. As most of my readers know, my wife of 43 years, Kathy, passed away just after Mother鈥檚 Day two years ago. She complained of a headache on a Wednesday and slipped away just after midnight a week later. The year which followed left my family …

I was in Charleston, South Carolina, a while back. On that trip I had the pleasure of meeting an accomplished shuttle driver, an older black man, named William. After watching him deftly work his way around a traffic back-up, I complimented him on his work. He informed me that he had been dr…

One of my favorite memories from growing up was playing house with my little brother and little sister. 鈥淥ur House鈥� consisted of a few blankets, old milk crates, inoperable lamps and the last and most important ingredient 鈥� a vivid imagination. This kept us busy for hours. No one explained h…

A week from Sunday is Mother鈥檚 Day. And I must admit, my thoughts of Mother鈥檚 Day have changed over the years. For the 15th time, my mother will be absent when our family gets together to celebrate her day.

We are taking a trip.

Organized baseball didn鈥檛 come to Carthage, TN until the spring of 1963. That鈥檚 the spring I entered my 12th year. Most of my friends were well versed in baseball beforehand. We grew up playing ball in back yards, cow pastures, etc. Some called it 鈥渟and lot鈥� baseball. When I say, 鈥渙rganized …

There was a time when Jay and I went out to eat like we had absolutely nowhere else to be. And more importantly, no consequences for it.

As I sit here typing this article from my dining room table, I look straight ahead at the credenza in our living room.

Savannah, Georgia has become one of my favorite southern cities. Fortunately, it is also a favorite convention city as well. For that reason, I have traveled to visit Savannah many times over the years. On a few occasions, clients have put me up in the Westin Hotel and Convention Center loca…

A few years ago a very interesting story started trending online 鈥� again. It鈥檚 one that dominates watercolor conversations, late night punchlines and everyone鈥檚 social media feed. 鈥淢an donates testicle for a $35,000 payout.鈥� As soon as I read the headline, two thoughts crossed my mind. The f…

I had a most interesting travel experience not so long ago. I was speaking for the National Association of Elevator Contractors. The occasion was the annual NAEC Spring Conference taking place at the Naples Grand Beach Resort, in Naples, Florida.