6/30/11
It’s back — and it’s smaller than ever!
…Just kidding. The trip is waaaaay bigger; the car is the same modest size, but will have cruise control this time oh thank sweet achey Jesus.
Big Country Little …

I won’t lie; I spent a lot of yesterday gazing fondly at my stuff. Occasionally, I would touch some of my stuff, or greet it. “Socks! What’s up, guys?”
I spent the rest of yesterday napping; …

Better late than never, ja? Sorry for the delay; I had cars to rent, and delicious spinach pie to eat. And now, a mid-week Ask The Readers:
Hi Sars! I have been having a fruitless clothing …

In retrospect, I can say with confidence that most of this is my fault — starting with yesterday’s playlist tweet, sent just after I’d listened to Junior Brown’s “Broke Down South of Dallas.” That was …

It took an hour just to get out of the state of New York. Not far into Pennsylvania, I ran into the drenching rain we’d waited on for days back home. Visibility dropped to 20 …

Ms. Parton narrowly edges Mr. Gunn to become our next TN Read-Along tome. I probably can’t produce an author chat for this one — although you just never know — so for now, I look …

Help! When I was an early teen (25-30 years ago!), someone gave my sister a bag of stripped books. I loved one of them and it seemed like the start of a series, but it …

I’m about to graduate from grad school, which is great, but I’ve got a bit of a problem.
I’ve been commuting between two cities (4.5 hours apart) for almost two years, every week, because when …

Owned the soundtrack on LP as a kid; still love the soundtrack, despite the sticky synth and the portentous Kenny Loggins; never saw Footloose before. It’s a pleasant surprise. The premise is utterly contrived, and …

Drum roll, please — it’s time to announce our NC Double Shot winner. And the title goes to…