Dear Memphis Drivers

I want you to know one thing. You SUCK! You think that’s it’s normal to cut across three lanes to make a right turn. I’m fairly certain you have no idea your vehicle comes equipped with blinkers. Everyday I get on the road with you, I fear for my life. The first three months IContinue reading “Dear Memphis Drivers”

What’s in a word 

This post has been rolling around in my brain for a bit and it is finally coming to fruition in response to a comment I got last week. How much power do we give to words? We let them make our day, they make us smile or laugh, some make us cry, and some evenContinue reading “What’s in a word “

Summer lovin’….

Summer bachelors, like summer breezes, are never as cool as they pretend to be. -Nora Ephron   I’ve recently signed up for an online dating site. Wow. These boys are not a very creative lot. Complimentary, but not creative.       A friend once told me that my profile needs to be a salesContinue reading “Summer lovin’….”

Always a student

To say I was a poor student when I was in school, would be an understatement. I’m certain now I had ADD. I was bored. I wasn’t interested in anything they were teaching. I couldn’t focus on any goal despite all the prizes and bribes my parents offered. When my mother was here recently, weContinue reading “Always a student”

around the world and back again

I was in such a hurry to leave the south all those years ago.  I almost forgot why.  When I came back, I thought I was coming to a city with some character and culture, and not just another small town like the one I left behind. The palates here are unrefined.  The vision is narrow.Continue reading “around the world and back again”

What’s in a name?

I went to school with a guy named Chris Scott. That was his first name and his last name. Chris. Scott. The whole time we were in school from first grade through our senior year, I always call him Chris Scott.  In my head he was never just Chris. Finally our senior year of schoolContinue reading “What’s in a name?”