I'm talking over at The Broad Side today. I have another perspective on the Penn State abuse case. It's a perspective that has yet to be touched by the media. Do we foster a culture of abuse? Do we stand by and let the abused suffer while the abuser gets off (literally … [Read more...] about Offering Another Perspective on The Broad Side
Archives for 2011
Thomas Jefferson’s Boots & Mine – Wordless Wednesday
Talking to My Sons About Penn State
I'm sorry if it seems I'm prattling on about Penn State (and now the Citadel). I literally cannot stop thinking about it. I look at my innocent Bird and Deal and want to scoop them up to protect them forever. I cannot begin to imagine the lives of those abused boys. … [Read more...] about Talking to My Sons About Penn State
Don’t Stop Believing
I'm worried that this might be the last year my sons believe in Santa. Based on all the trash talking Bird has learned in third grade, I am just waiting for some little shit kid to burst the Santa bubble. He will pounce out of the school hallway and shriek to me that SANTA ISN'T … [Read more...] about Don’t Stop Believing
Going Home
Make your own slideshow design I spent the weekend in my hometown. We took a little jaunt to Charlottesville, Virginia, the place I consider home and the home of my alma mater. We tailgated with some old friends, watched Virginia beat Duke, ate at some Charlottesville … [Read more...] about Going Home
Some of My Favorite Things
I don't think it's fair for just TV stars to hype their favorite products. The stuff on TV and in the impulse buy magazines are full of ooh and aah ideas, but most of it isn't affordable. I don't spend $300 on slippers or $100 on a wedge of cheese shipped from a fancy fromagerie … [Read more...] about Some of My Favorite Things
Fireside Friends – 5:00 Fridays
We've had glorious fall weather in North Carolina this week. Sunny days in the upper 60s/low 70s make for gorgeous dog walking weather. There's a nip in the air in the mornings, but the sun is in full force with blue skies wrapping the day up in a picturesque package. It has been … [Read more...] about Fireside Friends – 5:00 Fridays