Slugwear
If you happened to stop by my house unexpectedly, upon ringing the doorbell, you’d very likely be greeted by me, wearing the ensemble pictured at left. (Click the snapshot for a larger copy of the...
View ArticleThree Quick Ones (While He's Not Away)
1.The MMAL Model‘s prediction for the Elite Eight was almost spot on, even as the last of the MMALs (Xavier) went down fighting in the Sweet Sixteen: Elite Eight: Average (‘98 to ‘09): 25 Last Year (4...
View ArticleOn Shrimp: Fishing Vessel Ophelia Rae and Walker Cotton
I’m reading a great book called Shrimp: The Endless Quest for Pink Gold by Jack and Anne Rudloe. I guess I don’t need to explain what it’s about, do I? The book got me to thinking about how important...
View ArticlePeeking in the Wayback Machine
I was going through some old photo scans recently and found some family snaps from generations well before mine that might, perhaps, provide some visual support to the whole concept of “Southernism”...
View ArticleMystery Child: The Meme
A couple of weeks ago, I posted the following photo of a mysterious child with a little dog from my mother’s family archives. We have no idea who the child is. I also submitted this photo to Black and...
View ArticleThe Big Fairy
My mother sent me this wonderful photo of Theodora Colcock Hutson (1882-1975), who was a granddaughter of Congressman William Ferguson Colcock (my great-great-great-grandfather) down a different branch...
View ArticleThe Light
They told us we had to stand in a certain spot, far enough away from the road so that the lights from passing cars didn’t cause us to lose our night vision. We looked due west, down the tracks. There...
View ArticlePeeking in the Wayback Machine (Again)
Some more visions of life in olden days in the South Carolina Low Country and beyond, courtesy of my mother’s amazing collection of snaps:
View ArticleThis Is Where I Came In
1. For those who don’t know or know of my extended family, my sole sibling sister is an artist and arts educator who lives in Asheville, North Carolina. She’s got a lot of works hanging in a lot of...
View ArticleDressing Up for Dudes
In our lines of work, my wife and I get invited to, and attend, a lot of balls, galas, outings, cocktail receptions, award dinners, receptions and other such events that are generally designed to serve...
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