I'm in City Sports, browsing while one of the nephews makes a purchase. Because I've never exercised or been interested in exercise, I've not spent much time in sporting goods stores. (The last time I was in a sporting goods store, in fact, was...
After receiving a tip from a tweet by a local Twitterer, Clyde and I jumped in the car, drove out to Duluth, and made our first visit to Je Ju, a Korean sauna. Imagine, if you will, a space the size of an above-average WalMart. Rip out the retail...
Feng shui experts say the architecture of a building dramatically shapes the behavior of the people inside. Here at The Company, it's certainly true. We're housed in a rigid tower, with a floor plan designed to communicate the relative importance of...
While on the road in Clayton, GA, I am Wii-less ... and find myself striking morning yoga poses on J&J's 3rd-floor porch, overlooking the north Georgia mountains. The sun rises. Hummingbirds swoop and dive, their wings buzzing and flashing in...
I'm standing on the corner of 10th and Piedmont, right outside the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, waiting on a ride. A thirty-something fellow with blunt blonde hair, sleek square frames, and the face of a choirboy walks up to me. In one hand, he...
I'm walking Chelsea down 12th Street. A man whizzes by on a bike, passing very close to us. Chelsea stares at him, eyes wide. "It's a centaur!" I shake my head. "No, a centaur is half-man, half horse." Chelsea considers this. "That was a half-man."...
Overheard over the PA system in the Las Vegas airport: "May I have your attention please? Will the passenger who left his false teeth and hearing aid please report to the nearest customer service counter? Will the passenger who left his false teeth...
Today, Clyde and I celebrate our sixteenth anniversary. Sixteen years together! I'm humbled and proud and grateful, all at the same time.Our love started out as a giddy, dizzy mixture of excitement and disbelief. I would drive down to Jackson to...
Today, I am thankful that I do not live in a storm-ravaged house. I am thankful that friends in Jackson are safe. I am thankful to have a job and insurance. I am thankful to have a seven-minute walking commute. I am thankful for Spring, and...
