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It all started with a mint julep
My stumbling and crazy journey through weight loss, work, love and life Let me ‘splain. Last Friday was a big event in our county. It was the Walton Derby. Floral dresses, big hats, high heels […]
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Twenty-Five Years Later
If you want to feel old, mark the passing of a quarter century since you’ve accomplished something. Such was how I felt when I walked into the room of old people at my 25th college […]
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Ain’t My America
I was at a poker game in North Georgia during November of 2008. The mood around the table was moody, to say the least. Obama had been elected as President of the United States. Not […]
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Nostalgia Television and Cultural Literacy
I have a tendency to make obscure references, which don’t feel obscure to me, since they are based on things I’ve seen and remember. To me, the more things you know, the more random connections […]
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Let’s talk about the “S” word…..
My stumbling and crazy journey through weight loss, work, love and life I bet y’all were thinking I was going to blog about sex, am I right? You dirty minded rascals! I like you. No […]
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Mother Knows Best
On average, given a wide margin of error, the standard deviation and other statistical considerations, I am right approximately 100% of the time. I mean, I’m not right ALWAYS, and not in every context. I’m […]
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The Ghost Liberator – Lady Be Good
She was not appealing and handled like a long haul tractor/trailer with 18 flat tires. Historically treated as the red-headed step-child of heavy bombers in WWII, especially when compared to the sleek and popular B-17 […]
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Pollen Season
I have a superpower. I can take ordinary grocery items, like lettuce and milk and Little Debbie Snack Cakes, and turn them into pounds and pounds of pollen-induced mucus. I can do this without, apparently, […]
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Surgical Sponges
A few times in my lawyering career, I’ve had medical malpractice cases in which careless doctors accidentally left things in people’s bodies after cutting them open. Wires, superfluous body parts, and the ever-popular sponges, to […]
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My Boy Is Sick
My sweet little baby boy is ill. He went to school on Tuesday, and almost immediately called to come home from the nurse’s office. He had a fever of 100.7, which is a number better […]
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Essential Tremor Awareness Month
March is, as I’m sure you have absolutely no idea, Essential Tremor Awareness Month. Every disease seems to have some kind of celebration these days, some whole months, some weeks, and some days. Thursday, for […]
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The Queen’s English
I have a semi-well-deserved reputation amongst my friends as being a high ranking official in the local office of the grammar police. It is true that I have very strong opinions about the Oxford comma. […]
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The Whine of the Motorcycle Rider
There are two kinds of people in this world: People who think adrenaline is fun and exciting and a fresh breath of life, and people who think adrenaline is the stuff of anxiety and ulcers. […]
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Breathing For Dummies
Along with age comes wisdom. Also, extra body fat, wiry chin hairs, and an inability to distinguish one pop song from another. Me, I got an extra bonus – the ability to snore. I snore […]
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LOVE, ELEMENTARY STYLE
February is the season of love, and little children have an interesting perspective on it. This month’s contribution from our little hobbits concerns their experienced opinions on…LOVE. Once again, these are all true. Enjoy. <><><> […]
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Hello, Alexa
Holiday gift giving in my house is always tough. There are the teenagers, who are guaranteed not to like whatever ‘thing’ I buy them: simply because I chose it, it has to be uncool. Gift […]
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2016 — a Year in Review
2016. What a year, huh? Judging from a random sampling of my Facebook friends, most folks seem to think that it is in the record book as one of the more seriously horrible years that […]
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