Dear Twenty-two-year-old Self, Congratulations to you/me. You’ve graduated college and are starting your first job in lovely (cough, cough) Dayton, OH. You’ve already made one mistake – leaving God’s country, Athens, GA, but I cannot help you with that one now. Congratulations are also in order because I/you have made it to the twenty-five yearRead more
If you’ll recall, there was a little problem hanging over the late 1990’s. It was called Y2K. Someone realized that most computer hardware and software at the time used two-digit date codes and when these dates changed from 99 to 00 at midnight between December 31, 1999 and January 1, 2000, some very bad thingsRead more
Sammy Hagar’s birthday was earlier this week. This is part two of my Sammy tribute. To see part one, click here. Sammy Comes to Town In 1996, Sammy and the Van Halen brothers couldn’t get along and Van Hagar came to an end. Ever the hard worker, it wasn’t long before Sammy released a newRead 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
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