I wasn’t kidding about overdoing it on the chips and crackers. Oh, it looks harmless enough at first. A few two-liters of Cokes, some Veggie Sticks, a bag of tortilla chips, an economy-sized Cinnamon Toast Crunch. But as you work your way up the shelves, you start to notice a the abundance of All The [...]
I don’t really think there’s any point pretending that I can string words into sentences right now. I have passed regular tired and arrived at silly tired. And that is why, at the pool tonight, my cousin Paige and I were hysterical talking about all the acrobatic maneuvers we used to perform in the water [...]
I’ve never been to St. Louis before. I’ve visited other places that the Mississippi River calls home – New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Vicksburg, Greenville, Memphis – but somehow I’ve missed St. Louis. Even still, I’ve always liked to think that, if we ever got to meet, St. Louis and I would probably be friends. Well. [...]
I’ve been trying really hard to remain upbeat about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. I keep thinking that something – SURELY, SOMETHING – will be able to stop the leak. I keep thinking that maybe the winds will shift and the oil will move out in the middle of nowhere for a [...]
Oh, Oklahoma City was big fun indeed. First of all, there was this: An exit row seat with all manner of leg room on the way from Birmingham to Dallas. Every once in awhile I would straighten out my legs and kick them. Just because I could. The seat next to me was empty, so [...]
After the unfortunate green sauce incident last Thursday night, Melanie and I decided to go in search of some less BLAZING, BURN-OFF-YOUR-TONGUE fare when we left the hotel for a late lunch on Friday. Since our buddy Travis grew up in North Carolina and is forever talking about Bojangle’s fried chicken – and since we [...]