Stories Matter
“Every one has a story inside them just BURSTING to get out!” -State of the South Tour. Montgomery, AL. 2018. I got the most incredible...
Back! The F! Up!
The things you hate in other people are the things you hate about yourself. This was the theme of one of the four homilies Father Nick,...
It Was Just a Joke!
I can’t tell if it’s a sign that I’m a good comedian or a bad comedian that a joke I wrote on Facebook yesterday could cause a little...


Facts of Life
The sky was beautiful last night. It was so pretty that I stepped outside on my balcony and snapped a couple of pictures. I’ve been lucky...
Day of the Scans, Part 2
Once we got the good news about the scans, we hung up with Jaimie and I continued telling Edith about how I had felt the past three...
Day of the Scans, Part 1
Yesterday I left the Marriott Courtyard in North Druid Hills near Emory at about 10:15 a. m. I was getting the results from my latest...
Faith, Hope, and Love
“And now these three remain: Faith, Hope, and Love. The greatest of these is love.” This phrase was the topic at a spiritual meeting I...
DeYoung's Garage
I know nothing about cars. I wish I did. It seems like a cool thing to know shit about it. You would always have a job. I loved the...
First Day Back
Jaimie went back to work on Monday. Ordinarily, that shouldn’t be a topic worthy of a blog—June 1, 2020, Woman Goes to Work—but these are...
"Where are You?"
There’s been a lot going on these past few weeks, what with school coming to a close, and the world going up in flames. Because of all...