My cousin Kirby Brown would have been 40 years old today. Kirby, the most giving person I ever met, died because she was doing something out of character – taking time for herself, seeking a better version of herself. Her death came because, in her seeking for something bigger than herself, she chose the wrong [...]
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My cousin, Kirby Brown, died at the too young age of 38 in 2009. Anyone who met her once would tell you she was full of live and love and vigor. She was one of a kind. I don’t mean this writing to be about her (lord knows you can google her name and my [...]
I was a newspaper reporter and columnist for almost 10 years. I loved the job. I was good at it and I was respected by those I covered and my readers. So when I left the profession, it must have been for something really good. I left journalism for politics. I was the Communications Director [...]
We’ve all done it. You open the fridge, look around, as if you didn’t know what was in there, much less exactly where it was located. You may or may not be hungry, but you stare for a good 10 or 15 seconds and then go back to the nothing you were just doing. How [...]
This weekend is the July 4 holiday and for so many it is filled with family, fireworks, and fun. The pinnacle of summer, with barbecues, parties and an extra day off. For me it brings bittersweet memories from a year ago. But those memories also bring me one of my favorite stories of my late [...]
