A  couple years back I wrote about my personal favorite films set during Christmas so for some holiday cheer and a break from the usual more reflective or serious fare I thought I would do the same for the sounds of the season and write a short list of my favorite Christmas songs. I will […]

The concept of ownership is strange when you really think about it. Besides what is in our own hearts and minds, an internal gathering of possessions that only really have ‘value’ to the original owner, ownership is a transient concept for most matters. Most of us do not reside where we grew up, most of […]

October is a month I love more than any other for multiple reasons. It is the month of my birth so even though middle age and circumstance mean my birthday is more of a gauge of what’s gone rather than what’s coming, it still is a day that is different from the others on the […]

Southern Fall is different than Fall across the rest of the country, it seems slower like it is taking its time, slowly building towards the colder weather like it is distilling a fine Brandy-wine made from the fruits of Spring and Summer that you can sip on a slightly chilly evening on the porch. I […]

Heat. Not just heat, but something akin to fire that is airborne and transparent, a heat that you can almost feel on your skin, the kind of heat that can drain you of the will to do any sort of outdoor activity, lest you either start to sweat buckets or begin to melt into the […]