I was born to run I was born to dream The craziest boy you ever seen I gotta do it my way Or no way at all -“Turn Me Loose”, Loverboy You remember those 12″ round pieces of vinyl with the grooves in them? We called them albums, but technically they were Long Playing recordsRead more
At age nine, I started my organized baseball career at Northwood Little League. Having missed the tee ball years, I was a little behind. For the first two and a half seasons, I had delusions of playing infield. Usually in Little League, the better players are in the infield, with the best player normally atRead more
July 5th marked the 20th anniversary of one of the best selling albums of all-time, Cracked Rear View, by South Carolina’s own Hootie and the Blowfish. Yes, you are getting old. I didn’t realize it, either. Not the getting old part. I’m well aware of that. The 20-year anniversary part. I would have guessed 1995Read more
Now that I’m a parent of a sixteen year-old, I shake my head when I think about young Stacia. At 7am, on the first day of school, August 1984, Stacia was the first passenger to board bus 550 for the trip to Northwood Middle School. She was in 6th or 7th grade. That was myRead more
Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run There’s still time to change the road you’re on. And it makes me wonder. – Stairway to Heaven, Led Zeppelin I was never a fan of Stairway to Heaven. Matter of fact, I’ve never really cared for anything by Led Zeppelin. Read more
This week, Kyle Carpenter will be awarded the Medal of Honor, the nations highest military award. In September of 2011, I wrote the blog post below on my old running blog. From September 1, 2011… Tonight I ran a couple of loops around my neighborhood. The weather was a little cooler than it had beenRead more
I feel like a quote out of context Withholding the rest So I can be for you what you want to see I got the gesture and sound Got the timing down It’s uncanny, yeah, you think it was me Do you think I should take a class To lose my Southern accent Did IRead more
Life’s full of surprises. It’s an old cliche. If I ever get my novel completely out of my head and into written form, surprises will be a theme. In the meantime, this is a different story about a few surprises. Given my fondness for ’80s music, it may come as a surprise to some thatRead more
I think my son was five years old when he came up to me and said “Dad, I know what the ‘F’ word is.” This took me by surprise. How did a kindergartener even know there was such a thing as an ‘F’ word. I played it cool, though. ‘OK, son,” I said, whisper itRead more
From the “Do you really think about this stuff?” file… REO Speedwagon let me down in 1985. How did such a rockin band of the late seventies/early eighties crash in burn in my personal opinion? They had a #1 hit with Can’t Fight This Feeling. They’d had one #1 before with 1981’s Keep on LovingRead more