It’s been a more than a week since I met Josephus.
Come to think of it, “met” might be the wrong word since we weren’t introduced and our one conversation was short. Continue reading →
Tag / journalism
About an inspiration
For the second time in four days, Kentucky flies by me in a blur of white lines and road signs.
Road trips are another story for another day, though, because today is someone’s birthday. Continue reading →
About the end of an era
I have recently learned something new.
It is a peculiar thing to quit a job.
Since my last day at the newspaper, a few things have happened.
One has been a little more difficult to figure out how to respond to than others. Continue reading →
A personal announcement
I quit.
For a pretty good while last Thursday night, those two words were the only ones on the computer screen in front of me.
I’d even joked about a plan to simply leave this column blank except the above words and ride off into the proverbial sunset. Continue reading →
A tough, rewarding task
They said it couldn’t be done, but it’s done. Continue reading →
I’m just a fan
The first day of my trip to Birmingham was great, and it provided me with an opportunity to do something I don’t normally do. Continue reading →
It’s not just another work day for me
Today, I’ve decided to let you in on a little secret.
Get me home from the ball game
It’s been a long day at the ball park. Continue reading →
Deadline day, a lion and a wildebeest
Tuesday is deadline day.
I hate deadline day, and today I will try to express my feelings toward it in words.
The typewriter Part I
From my vantage point atop a wooden storage cabinet in a room dimly lit by a single bulb protruding from a rotating ceiling fan, I can see a man typing. Continue reading →