I woke to my boy’s face smiling proudly.  He held a box as big as his head.  Inside was a new, fancy Garmin GPS system.  Breakfast was ready and the only thing standing between the family and the road.  An hour later, we were in the hills and in search of the only covered bridge [...]

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I’d like to think journalism won’t die with him, but Tim Russert was capital “J” journalism’s face and voice.    I still believe in journalism, but it will be a lot harder without Russert at the helm.

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By the time Sam Bush stepped to the stage on Friday afternoon, the south Florida sun had breached the clouds and enforced every sunscreen rule my mother ever preached. I sat on the ground in front of the Swamp Stage and readied myself to see the show. The Joker brought me a frozen drink, [...]

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I remember our first night together. We were introduced by a mutual friend over a low country boil. The Tybee Island sun was setting and my head was light with spirits. I was so young and naive. The summer of 2001 was smack dab in the middle of the salad years. [...]

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9:00am: Two days ago, my wife told me both of our uptairs toilets had problems. By problems, she meant they were flushing, but doing so all over the damned floor. I accused her of being unlucky and told her to buy some Drano. No Home Depot product worked. A day [...]

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I am not on a diet.
I probably need to be. Beginning in early July, I started to notice that my lifestyle (fast drinks, fast food, no exercise, etc.) was starting to manifest itself in tighter pants. Those once roomy blue jeans started to feel a tad tighter around the man-parts.
I am loathe to exercise, though. [...]

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My wife and I have a problem in the bedroom.
I’ve slept in more places than I can count–from five-star hotels to hammocks, I’ve seen it all. I’ve woken up on bare mattresses in houses I didn’t recognize, in a bed with two other guys in New Orleans, and once or twice on a bar stool. [...]

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I come from a generation of people who immediately disregard anything that gains any popularity among the general public. It’s cool until other people like it. Then, “It’s played, man. Played.” These are the kind of people who support the Electoral College because they don’t want to get caught supporting the popular vote. My, wouldn’t [...]

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I’ve left the house four times in the last sixteen days. I went to a Mexican restaurant with my family where I was mean to the boy. I went to my accountant’s twice. I’m pretty sure I was mean to her as well, especially yesterday when she told me what kind of [...]

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I hate it when I get like this. It’s nothing I can define outside of “uninspired.” Even that isn’t entirely true. The best word is “blank.” I am 100% blank right now. It’s one of those times where just about nothing sounds like fun and all my normal distractions (movies, [...]

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