It’s 2011. It’s time to get this year up and running. That’s right. It’s time for the first “Dispatches” of 2011. You know that you’ve...

I’m having one of those mornings where nothing goes right. Don’t get all holier-than-thou. You know what I’m talking about. But just so...

Some of you know that I’m coaching Upward Cheerleading again this year. 14 little girls ranging in age from 5-9 years old. Yep....

Surprise, surprise! I got a cookbook for Christmas. And one of the recipes that sounded really good was for a white bean and sausage...

So last year, my goal was to read more books than I read in 2009. And I picked the BBC’s list of top 100 books to guide my choices. Let’s...

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog...

Yes, another year is ending. And with the end of a year come another round of awards I give out based on the stats for “Unfinished...

Two nights ago, I sat in a high school gym and watched my high school alma mater play in an annual Christmas tournament. Basketball and...

That’s what I thought when Mandy left me at the vet/groomer’s this morning. She must HATE me. (In case you haven’t guessed, this is...

Let’s just let the fact that I haven’t manage to post something every day this last few weeks speak for itself. It’s kind of terrible...

When I woke up this morning, I noticed that the door from my room to the bathroom was open, and I’d made a point to close it the night...

So it snowed. In Nashville. There was supposed to be snow, maybe some accumulation on grassy areas. A nice addition to a December day and...

Today, I’m really busy and focused on my work, meaning I haven’t had time to ponder what to write here. So I’ll just leave you with some...

It feels wrong to dislike a Christmas song. I mean, it’s just a little Scrooge-like to hate a song that’s about the “happiest time of...

Yesterday was. . . . a mess. Work was stressful; I had too many meetings and not enough time to work, especially with before Christmas...

I believe in love at first sight. . . except, for me, it has more to do with songs than people. So I guess that is love at first listen....

For the last several months or so, I’ve been reading Frederick Buechner’s book Listening to Your Life during a part of my quiet time each...

I realized today that I’ve been blogging on “Unfinished Business” for five years. FIVE YEARS! I started with a blogger account in October...

Last week, I didn’t blog. I’m not going to lie: I didn’t even think about blogging. I simply went off on my vacation, made a pact with...

Ahhhh. . . . That’s the sound of satisfaction when you settle in to something familiar and well-loved. Which in this case is...