I don’t really think of my dad as an old guy, and mostly it’s because he doesn’t act like one. He’s 78, but he’s done a good job of not letting the old man in, as Clint Eastwood famously put it. He does all the same stuff I’ve always known him to do, for the … Read more
We moved Aaron into the University of Alabama on Saturday. It’s his first time going to college. However, he’s already a sophomore, thanks to AP credit, excellent teachers (most notably Mrs. Bonnie Jacques), and a much stronger work ethic than I had at his age. The initial experience is so much different from when we … Read more
I’d previously chatted with my friend Stannon, a fellow foodie and second-half-of-life teetotaler, about near beers. So he seemed a natural person to ask about alcohol-free “bourbons.” He shared that he’d seen a review of one—not this one, but still—that described the taste as “Band-Aids and cat piss.” Consider my expectations tempered. Free Spirits The … Read more