So, when things get rough, the tough get. . . cooking. As I said last week, the way I handled my nervous energy during the storms that...

One week. Seven days. A whole new world. One week ago, we’d just finished two solid days of torrential downpours. Interstates became...

Hey, guys! Muffin here. And for the record, I take issue with that title. I am not a common dog. Whatever. I ask Mandy to type for me and...

(Following the pattern established last week, “Dispatches” will appear on Friday. Today’s just a regular ol’ post. Deal with it.) When...

(Despite the flooding in my city and my broken heart, life must go on. But I do encourage you to read a post I wrote late yesterday...

I’m not one of those people who likes to complain about the news media. For one thing, I have a journalism degree and feel kin to these...

If you follow this blog and/or have lived in Nashville, you know that my city is flooding. (If you don’t have a tie to the area, you may...

Reflections on this weekend in Nashville that I wrote stream of consciousness as night fell over the city last night. Night is beginning...

For this week’s replay of an old blog post, I found something from the last week of April in 2006. Always interesting to see what you...

It’s FRIDAY!!!!! It’s “Dispatches” Day!!!!!! Who’s excited?! Who thinks this combination has the ability to ROCK THE WORLD?! Hmm, only...

Yes, today should be “Dispatches,” but honestly, don’t you think “Dispatches” is more of a Friday kind of post? I think so, anyway. So...

It’s time for American Idol and the top 6 will be singing from the Shania songbook. I personally think Shania was a weird and somewhat...

I’m going to admit it: I LOVE those rotisserie chickens you get at the grocery store. So yummy and flavorful. But you know what? You can...

Review: I’ll admit this: I had read MOST of this book previously. I’ve long held it to be the most depressing book ever written. I knew...

My friend Buddy calls Monday “Moanday.” I think there’s a bit of truth to that. Because I’d never pick Monday as my favorite day of the...

I admit it; I’m a sucker for those survey things that used to show up on Facebook round the clock. And a little more than a year ago, I...

I’m not going to lie. This week has been long. Like LOOOOOONG. Like long with six o’s long. Let’s just remember a little of what has...

This post is a day late and a dollar short, but as Ryan says, “This is American Idol!” It’s the top 7 and they’re singing songs of...

So, yeah. You probably came over here expecting an American Idol review, right? Well, that’s hard for me to do since I haven’t seen it...

In case you’re wondering why there was no blog post this morning, the answer is simple: I was on a plane. And now things get even more...