thankful

  • Vol.1, Chronicle 14: Educators & Angels

    EDUCATORS & ANGELS, A HALF CENTURY LATE APPRECIATION POST: Both the personal & the social media memory machines are working overtime today. First, the personal. I’ve been privileged this last year to spend time with a group of dedicated educators,… Continue reading

    Vol.1, Chronicle 14: Educators & Angels
  • Vol.1, Chronicle 13: Good Friday Stripes

    GOOD FRIDAY STRIPES: “If I’d a’ had somewhere else to go, I’d a’ went.” Recently passed NASCAR great Cale Yarborough made this statement in 1970 after an unavoidable crash at historic Darlington Raceway. Few drivers are spared from collecting, win… Continue reading

    Vol.1, Chronicle 13: Good Friday Stripes
  • Vol. 1, Chron. 12

    DADDY’S, WEDDINGS, & FULL TREES: Yesterday morning, I drank coffee in a dark silence broken only by the light & sound of the TV & The Andy Griffith Show. I’d seen the episode, “Opie the Birdman”, the one where Opie… Continue reading

    Vol. 1, Chron. 12
  • Photo Interlude, Composition 8

    MORNING WAKE UP CALL: I walked in this morning as the sun woke up & was reminded of a sign by a hospital elevator shaft from the last days of my father’s life. It read, “Have you said thank you… Continue reading

    Photo Interlude, Composition 8
  • Vol. 1 Chronicle 5, Pine tar & tennis balls…

    VOLUME 1, CHRONICLE 5: Let me tell you a 2021 story from the steps. On this day in 2019, I wished my coach Doug Moser a happy birthday. I didn’t know it would be the last time, I didn’t know… Continue reading

    Vol. 1 Chronicle 5, Pine tar & tennis balls…