Category - Moments

This year, I am deeply thankful for: - my health, and the health of my partner, - our family, closer than ever, - our friends, near and far, - our home, in a city we love, - The Company, a safe harbor in stormy times, - readers the books & blog ...

Residents of Midtown Atlanta were startled this past weekend to see the skies filled with bright, mysterious lights. While I walked Chelsea up 12th Street, these five glowing orbs hovered over the unfinished Lowe's complex at 12th and Juniper...

For years, Halloween was my official favorite holiday. Every Halloween, about 4:00 in the afternoon -- as the sky began to darken and the wind grew chilly -- my Dad would start decorating the house. He would carve a pumpkin -- a real one -- and...

I'm in the elevator, returning from walking Chelsea up and down Juniper Street. The bell pings, and we stop on the Upper Terrace. A dark-haired man enters. His brows are furled. His lips are bunched into a thoughtful frown. He is aware enough of his...

I'm in our building's heath club at 6:30 a.m. The pool behind me is placid. The weight room on my left is deserted. I have the cardio room all to myself. I am walking on the treadmill at 3.8 miles per hour, because this is the maximum speed at which...

MadeByMark.com went on the air on November 1, 2000 -- long before most people had ever heard the word blog. (In fact, that was before even I had heard the word. I just called it "my website.") The eighth anniversary of my little online experiment is...

While in my hometown of Anniston, Al, we visited the local Lowe's Hardware. Looking for Halloween decorations? You're out of luck. Want Christmas decorations? They gotcha covered. How long before Christmas becomes the holiday we celebrate every day...

The last time I went to see the Braves play baseball, Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's home run record. I don't remember much about the game, other than the fireworks when the record was broken ... and the pen and pencil set they gave to every kid in...