The End of Baseball Rain

    The End of Baseball Rain

    The Impervious Baseball Rain November is finally kicking into full swing and the cold is upon us.  After a month of teasing us with relatively mild temperatures, Autumn has turned the corner. Summer in the South is marked with intensity.  Whether it’s intense...
    Homage To The Southern Biscuit

    Homage To The Southern Biscuit

    The Southern Biscuit. In the South, we take a lot of things in stride.  If it rains on game day, we shrug and celebrate that at least we don’t have to work in the yard.  If our car breaks down, we call someone to pick us up.  But whatever you do, don’t...
    The Obligatory Halloween Blog

    The Obligatory Halloween Blog

      Halloween, a license to pretend. Halloween is probably the funnest holiday ever invented.  Not only is it during the best time of the year, Autumn, but it is mandatory to be someone else.  The holiday is a license to pretend and what could be more fun? Since...
    A Cheesedog Like No Other

    A Cheesedog Like No Other

    About twenty years ago, I went to an old soda shop style restaurant in downtown Burlington named Zack’s.  Their main fare was hot dogs and Cokes in ten ounce glass bottles.  And everything was always served with a smile and a thanks. Zack’s hot dogs has...
    Fat Boy Asthma

    Fat Boy Asthma

    Growing up, I had what I affectionately called “Fat Boy Asthma.”  Whenever I would play sports, I had trouble breathing.  I never experienced an attack for no reason like most asthma sufferers, it only happened when I exerted myself.  In fact, that’s...