Been thinkin’ about… …fireworks, magic and America. We’re over halfway through the year. This being 2016, we’re not only past the six-month-mark of New-Year-resolutions-gone-sour but we’re also up to our ears in that most-American of all pastimes: Getting angry about politics. Sometimes, I think getting angry is what we do best. If it’s any consolation,…
Been thinkin’ about… …what’s over the next hill. Five years ago this month, my mom passed away. She was too young. Only 69. It was the day after Independence Day and I believed my world had ended. My mother was my first teacher. My first mentor. My first best friend. For too many months following,…
Been thinkin’ about… Black Velvet. I remember it like it was yesterday. But then, I remember everything like it was yesterday, both my blessing and my curse. Alannah Myles’ Black Velvet came on the radio. It was summer and the leaves crowded out the sun, even at midday. I only listened to country music back then. This was the…