When my wife walked into the room last week and announced that Ingles gave her a free watermelon at the checkout counter. I rejoiced. I automatically started wondering if it would be sweet and juicy. I leaped from my desk, grabbed a butcher knife out of the drawer and dove head first into that thing. It could have been a tad more ripe but all in all it wasn't too bad. Heck, who am I kidding, it was...

I went back today. Back to the old stomping grounds of my childhood. I can't even begin to count the number of hours I spent on these old railroad tracks. It's been 25-years since I last visited. Today I took my 11-year old son along so he could see what boys did back before Playstation was invented. We parked at my parent's house, walked across the road, climbed the fence, walked through the cow p...

Had big plans to get up early and take the family to Cumberland Gap this morning, but it was pouring the rain. So, I just sat outside on my bench for a while, sipping coffee and pondering on life. As I looked to my right, I could see House Mountain, shrouded in a foggy mist, and I couldn't help but think of William Cowper. He was a poet and Hymn writer in the 1700's. He suffered from depression and...

We will be celebrating Independence Day in normal fashion; grilling out, playing, spending time with family and friends. It looks like it's gonna be a hot one today. We will probably hit the swimming pool later on.I'm still like a little kid at Christmas with my new camera and hope to drive around and take a few pics. You can guarantee that I'll be a complete nuisance at the family cookout today. B...

It was great being off from work today. I'm looking forward to the next 3 days of being off as well. Spent most of the day shopping with the wife. The kids spent the night at their aunt's house last night and it was really strange doing things without them.We went and picked this kids up this evening and I took my nifty new camera along. Yep, I traded my birthright for the camera of my dreams. Hope...