If you even half pay attention to sports, you know football in its various forms is in full swing now, which means if I were still at my old sportswriting…
Ode to the cold
For the past few days the temperature here in East Tennessee has gotten no higher than about 43 degrees, which is heaven to me. I’ve lived in the South my…
Requiem for a summer
This weekend was my last weekend off until late October and therefore the unofficial end to summer for me. As I type this, I’m sitting on an adirondack chair that…
Novelty
I read several books about marriage before our wedding, so I don’t remember which one this comes from, but one suggestion I came across was to regularly try new things…
Come to my window
I love snow, but I’m not sure I envy any of you who are stuck dealing with the current snowmaggedon. We’ve had beyond our usual share of snow in the…
Natural disasters can be funny. Except that they’re not.
Oh my goodness, modern friends, I am emotionally tapped out. So many major things have been going on — both good and bad — that to say I’ve been stressed…
Introducing the Modern Love Machine
A month and a half ago, the Modern Fella and I were watching our beloved Tennessee Titans get raped in the snow by the New England Patriots (final score: 59-0)….
Snow, football, The MF and a bet
Well, hello there. Busy season has gotten super-crazy-hit-me-over-the-head busy, so it’s been kind of hard to do anything of the blogging nature. I did want to stop in and tell…
He tripped
I’m neither a fan of the New England Patriots nor NFL TV commentators, but I am in full support of both in the following moment: Seriously, there should be a…