Category - Moments

Nine years ago today, I met Clyde at his house, spent the evening chatting, and reluctantly drove back to Kosciusko, wondering if I had met The One. Nine years. We've been together nine years. When Clyde and I met, the hot new single was Whitney...

At dinner, Clyde perks up and asks everyone at the table, "Have you had the desserts at the Books-a-Million coffee shop?" None of us has. I've seen them -- tall pillars of cake, slathered with frosting ... fat muffins topped with cream cheese ...

Clyde and I apply to be contestants on The Amazing Race, the CBS series involving a frantic race around the world. Part of the application process involves creating a video. I write an elaborate script, complete with a series of sight gags designed...

As the time comes for my New Warrior Weekend with the Mankind Project, I grow increasingly uneasy. Clyde and I rise early, making our way to the airport by 7:10. An hour later, we land in Atlanta. The day blurs by. We eat lunch at Cowtippers. We...

When we return to Atlanta, we will likely purchase a condo, boxing ourselves into a stackable community. Knowing this future helps me enjoy our current backyard all the more. Squirrels spiral up and down the weathered pines. Chameleons skitter along...

I drive the Saturn VUE. Unlike my Honda CRV, the Saturn sports utility vehicle feels more "trucky" -- wider and heavier. Inside controls feel cheap; the flimsy plastic knobs and levers feel as though they might snap off in my hands. Clyde sits in...

Clyde has driven his droning, low-slung Corvette since he graduated from high school. This week, he decides he wants a new car. "What kind of car?" I ask. He shrugs. We drive up and down the Interstate. "Do you like that one?" I ask. "How about that...