I just voted here for the Metro Pulse Best of Knoxville Readers Poll 2013 and boy do I feel a whole lot better. For one, it gave me a better reason to be up at this hour, and two, I’ve done a whole lot of promoting Ashley as the best local artist (one entry) to [...] Continue Reading »
dance move thievery
0four. the suttree
3This week I’ve been sharing some of a memoir draft that’s been in the works for over a year. I’d love your feedback. And I need encouragement. Call it insecurity, that’s exactly what it is. Thank you for reading. FOUR. It was getting late but I had to do it. With a handful of [...] Continue Reading »
backpack junky dad and the Deuter Kid Comfort II
7I’m a backpack junky and I always have been. A gear snob of the most fastidiousness. But since my youthful discretionary income halted around 2003, my top-of-the-line gear is now reaching “vintage.” Of course that makes the snobbery worse. For example, my expedition size pack (yes I have a specialized pack for every size trip) [...] Continue Reading »
hello after pausing
0This is a busy season of life for us, causing somewhat of a silence here. Never fear, for we will not leave you. I was at the Fellini Kroger just now (and Halloween is perhaps the best time to visit a scuffy shopping center Krogers). It reminded me of days gone by, when a trip [...] Continue Reading »
the fellini kroger phantom
0We went back to the Fellini Kroger last night. It was very late. I’m telling you, that place is freaky. We couldn’t find Ashley’s organic applesauce and it was bad news.