One of my most vivid childhood memories was going to a place called Tinsley’s Chicken N’ Rolls. It was a fast food restaurant based out of Huntsville (one of the few good things to come out of that hole), and there were two locations in my town.
The rolls were light as air and the aroma [...]
On this day in 1949, the world became a better place. After an unlikely set of events - a middle-aged bachelor, a stylish career woman, a marriage, and a surprise pregnancy later in life - my mom was born. She was an only child, the apple of her father’s eye. Never a priss, she was [...]
I’ve decided that I’d really like to see The Curious Case of Benjamin Button when it comes out on Christmas Day - and not just because, even after the Brangelina nonsense, I still think Brad Pitt is hotness dipped in hotness with a side of hotness. It’s because I like historical fiction, and it looks [...]
Every morning for the last week, when my alarm goes off, I just lie in bed for awhile staring at the ceiling. Anxiety sits on my chest like an anvil, and the day seems too imposing to face. Where do I go? What do I do? Will today be the day something changes for the [...]
About a month ago, I joined the elite group known as People Who Got Laid Off. This club has been rapidly gaining popularity in the Metroplex, so I thought by now I’d be getting emails about local Hooverville locations and where the bread lines are, but no word so far. I did take it upon [...]