I have a bold statement to make right here, right now. This column is not about COVID or anything related to it. It’s not about the election results. It’s not about Christmas. It’s not about 2020 as a year that needs to move along. No, I think we’re all exhausted by these subjects. Instead, I’m [...]
(Author's note: The CVC website has been down for awhile so the blog posts have been piling up. This was originally published on September 23, 2020.) Remember the good old days when you could have knock-down political fights at the Thanksgiving table and then when the football game started, all was forgotten? What happened? Why [...]
(Author's note: The CVC website has been down for awhile so the blog posts have been delayed. This was originally published August 13, 2020.) Postpone. This is a word I have heard almost more in the last five months than I’ve heard the word ‘uncertainty.’ That’s saying something given our current times. The good news [...]
(Author's Note: The CVC website has been down for awhile so the blog posts have been delayed. This was written July 2, 2020.) The Governor’s office has released a new logo promoting Wyomingites wearing masks. While it’s a man (typical) and he looks like a bandit, I still find it eye-catching. And since I’m easily [...]
(Author's Note: The CVC website has been down for awhile so the blog posts have been delayed. This was written May 15 2020.) Hello from Week Nine of (Productive?) Work from the Dining Room Table! Let’s look at the positives during this time. I am happily watching spring bloom in front of my eyes. This [...]
A song I have on continuous loop in my head these last few weeks has been “Strange Days Indeed,” by John Lennon. Strange doesn’t begin to cover this though. My friend refers to the time before March 13 as BC(19). I call the time we are living in now as the Twilight Zone Time Lapse. [...]
[Author’s note: For all those who missed the mea culpa column I wrote the week after the Moving to Mississippi debacle, let me just reiterate – we are not moving, nor have any plans or aspirations to ever move to Mississippi. Thank you for your concern.] It’s finally March, also known as Fool’s Spring, Second [...]
Wow. I am nearly speechless, which you know is a rare occurrence for me. When I wrote the post last week about what I thought was my love for home renovation shows - especially one based in Laurel, Mississippi - I had no idea what havoc it would wreak. Let me be crystal clear up front: [...]
I have some big news and you are the first to find out. I haven’t even broken it to Mike, the boys, or the CVC. They’re all going to be so surprised. I’m moving to Laurel, Mississippi. I know, it’s going to be quite a culture shock. I’ve really spent no time at all in [...]
It’s the end of a decade. Isn’t that amazing? I am not in the camp that says 2021 is actually the beginning of another decade so don’t lecture me. I prefer the round numbers of 10 and 20. In 2020, Mike and I will have been married for 20 years. Nick will celebrate his 15th [...]
