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I have a drawer, and I bet you do too.  It may be in your kitchen, desk, toolbox or dresser.  That space you mean to clean out and/or organize, but never quite get around to it.  Even you [...]

Is there someone who irritates you?  Who gets on your last nerve?  The one you least want to talk to at an office party or family gathering?  The one you find any excuse to cut short, lest you [...]

Eighteen years ago this month, my house burned down.  It was the house I had bought after my divorce.  Only ten days before, I had finally moved all my possessions into the house.  But in one [...]

I love being a Southerner.  I grew up with a tradition of hospitality. How nice.  That would be lovely. Aren’t you thoughtful to ask. We’d love to see you when we’re back visiting. There is [...]

Jason, a bright and creative 40 something, faced two attractive business opportunities.  Both have risk.  Both demand time and energy.  Both offer significant but not guaranteed financial [...]

Don’t let the bastards grind you down. This Latin phrase, popularized during WWII, always draws chuckles and after the chuckle, the head nodding.  Yep good advice, I gotta remember that. But [...]

A generation of older Baby Boomers grew up watching Davy Crockett, the homespun Tennessee backwoodsman.  Mighty feats of daring were attributed to him and no small number of inspiring quotations [...]

Last week while I was walking on the beach in Florida, a dozen pelicans flew over my head, gliding in what appeared to be an effortless V formation, banking right then left.  I had a moment of [...]

Like many of you, I travel for business.  An agenda agreed to, dates confirmed, airline tickets bought, ground transportation arranged, hotels booked, and maybe a restaurant selected.  The day [...]

Like many spiritual teachers Becca Stevens, an Episcopal priest here in Nashville, recently called attention to the paradox of the Christmas rush and compared it to the original intent of Advent, [...]