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An Advocate and a Statesman
Remembering Tennessee Gov. Winfield Dunn.
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Sun, Sea and Cyprus
Limassol is the second-largest city in Cyprus and the first place we set foot in the island country. Cyprus is north of Egypt, just south of Turkey and not very far west of Lebanon and Syria, so you can imagine how excited Bill and I were to be exploring this part of the world. In the…
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A Quick Bite of Turkey? Delicious!
Just one day in Turkey took me farther than I’d ever been from home. On top of that, after our visit to the town of Alanya—a pretty resort area also known as the “Turkish Riviera”—Bill and I now can say we’ve been on the Asia part of the world map. It happened on the third…
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Rhodes to Joy
Funny thing about the Greek island of Rhodes: Among its many claims to fame is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Only that Wonder hasn’t existed since the year 225 BC. Sure, I’d heard of the Colossus of Rhodes, but I didn’t realize it’s been gone for 2,250 years. You’d have to…
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30 Years’ Worth
Just like money, time is a finite commodity and how people spend it reveals what they value. Over the last six to 12 months, my husband, Bill, and I have been challenged to think about how we’re spending our time and what’s most important to us about that time. Helping put a focus on time…
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Twenty-five years since the unthinkable
One year after graduating from college with a double major in English and journalism, I was working as a reporter for the Knoxville News-Sentinel. Four years later, I was covering the story of my reporter life: A young family gunned down for their car. The story came to me as a result of daily, routine…
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Is this still Music City?
I grew up 90 minutes from Nashville, and I’ve been to concerts and shows in every kind of venue there, many times. Except for one–the one, the Ryman Auditorium. I’d never set foot in that hallowed hall until this week, when I had a date with Bob Dylan. I know plenty of people have a…
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Only Two Years?
COVID-19 was officially declared a pandemic two years ago today, give or take. Or so they say. It was a lifetime ago, from where I sit. So much has happened, I thought I’d catch you up. For me, the start of the pandemic will always be punctuated by my father’s death in February 2020. Just…
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Hello and Welcome!
Thank you for stopping by. Whether you’re new here or a return visitor, my apologies up front for the long amount of time since I last wrote a new post. That one was at the beginning of 2020…followed in just a few weeks by the declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. Responding to the…
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2020 Resolved
If New Year’s resolutions are actual, binding commitments, then no, I would say I’m not inclined to make them. To the extent the close of one year is a time of reflection on the 12 months just ended with thoughts on goals or what I could do better in the 12 months ahead, then yes, I…
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Auld Lang Syne to the Good Times
In a few hours and with a flip of the calendar, it’ll be 2020. Just like that, we’re already closing the door on the first 20 years of the 21st century. And don’t look now, but here comes a leap year, an Olympics year and another election year. I won’t necessarily leap; I definitely won’t…
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Happy birthday, Jack
On this date a few decades ago, I got a two-fer: a baby brother who grew up to be one of my favorite friends. Jack is the only person in the world who calls me “Sis,” and today is his birthday. I am four and a half years older than Jack, so I can only…
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