Several days ago, someone made an off-hand remark to me that honestly didn’t mean all that much at the time, but it stuck in my head and...

A few days ago, my friend Brandy blogged about her food confessions. Namely the things she likes or doesn’t like that other people might...

OK, here’s the deal: I love pumpkin way more than most people. I’d say pumpkin bread is one of my favorite things ever. The pumpkin cream...

I don’t know how many people told me to get some rest by the end of last week. All I can say is that I must have looked/sounded/acted as...

Sorry for the lack of “Dispatches” today. It’s just one of those days. But I do have a question I would like feedback on. I’ve been...

Recently, I’ve been compiling a bunch of quotes from people for an article we’re working on in the February 2010 issue of the magazine....

I’m not going to lie: I love the city of Nashville. As a child we’d come to Nashville almost every summer as part of our vacation trek...

I emailed a friend the other day about an event I’m hosting at my house soon. I wanted said friend to know he/she was invited and...

On my drive back to Nashville yesterday, I was thinking over some of the things I was taught as a child that I still live by. Here’s the...

(I know, I know. I said it would be “Dispatches” today. But I lied. It’s my nephew’s second birthday. So you’re getting the letter I’ll...

Today, when I saw this comment on Twitter, retweeted by a coworker I follow: Hmm. Nashville. Way cool place. 2nd tier city…but networked,...

It’s against the rules to wear jeans where I work. I mean like EVER. Not on Fridays. Not when you’re packing up your office and moving....

Something that has been impressed on me over the past several years is how powerful words are. We can bless or curse with our words, and...

Six months. That seems like a lifetime. It seems like just yesterday. But six months ago today, I was on my way to Green Hills with two...

(I apologize to loyal readers who expected “Dispatches” today. I just have to write this letter and get it off my chest! 😉 “Dispatches”...

Two weeks ago, a young family bought my grandmother’s house and moved in. I understand that this is the way things go. Grandma passed...

I have this friend named Brandy. She’s pretty awesome in a lot of ways, but one of the most awesome things about her is that she loves to...

It seems that lately, my most serious posts come on Mondays. Maybe it’s because of church on Sunday. Maybe it’s because getting up and...

It’s Friday! That means “Dispatches”! Please ignore the fact that I nearly forgot to write said “Dispatches” and had to retype the title...

The 1963 Homecoming Parade Draws Crowds in Downtown Columbia (University Archives, C:1/141/6, Box 4a, FF Homecoming MO vs. Neb) Picture...