“And now, when the whole [Christmas] thing feels like a parody of itself … what brings me back are a few simple truths that ring me like a bell still. While the Buddha suggests that we empty ourselves of all love, thereby freeing ourselves from all that can cause us pain, subsequently finding rest, the …
Odd. I take the day off and still this post doesn’t see light until way after 5pm. Of course, I spent a great deal of the day out among my fellow Americans. I wouldn’t call what I was doing “last minute shopping” — I’m pretty good at the gift-getting thing — but rather, exploratory erranding. …
I’ve been trying to find a story. There’s this story I remember from when I was little. Every year, starting around Thanksgiving, the local FM stations around Chattanooga would start putting various standards into rotation. KZ-106 would go with the “Santa Claus and His Old Lady” bit from Cheech & Chong. You know the one …
We’re careening dangerously close to the end of the afternoon and I’ve yet to post today’s track. A bad sign. There is a certain class of song that manages to mention a given holiday without actually being considered a holiday song. Joni Mitchell’s “River” is a perfect example. Though the track begins with a piano-keyed …
Hank loved Annie. Some would say that he loved her to the point of distraction. Smart and pretty, with dark eyes and dark hair, Annie was quite a catch in her day, so who could blame the man. But much to Hank’s chagrin, Annie didn’t feel quite the same. Hank never took rejection well. “This …
Six days out and the local weatherfolk are already giving us the meteorological thumbs down on a potentially snow-covered holiday in Atlanta and surrounding. This shouldn’t and doesn’t surprise us. We’re used to getting our official winters later. The last big blizzard that everyone remembers happened in March of 1993, if that says anything. What …
If you’ve not found the perfect gift to give your estranged uncle’s new mail-order Russian girlfriend, you’d better hurry. You might think that an airplane bottle of Popov tied with a red ribbon is funny, but she will probably disagree. I’m working on a couple of things that might help you. Sometime between now and …
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