Before Hallmark, Netflix and Lifetime filled our heads with fairytale romances with awful scripts and the same plot, Christmas movies featured a variety of themes, genres and plots. Some funny, cute, dramatic, and all heartwarming enough to cool even Scrooge's cold heart, they provided a variety to choose from that you would be hard pressed …
Thankful
I am thankful to have family all over the world. I am thankful that I was able to visit my family in India two years ago with my parents. I am thankful that just this past year, I have visited family in Louisiana (twice!), San Diego, Las Vegas, New York and now, Tucson this weekend. …
Advice for the Newly Inducted
I wish I could get in a time machine and redo parts of my life. I loved college for the most part, but now working on a college campus, I feel like I could have done more and taken advantage of opportunities available only in college. Professionally, I know I could have done more when …
They’re writing songs of love, but not for me
One more Valentine's Day in the books. It's not a big day for me. I am, after all, a cynical romantic. I am happy for all those who want to celebrate, and should, but it's just not for me. As George & Ira Gershwin told us: Old Man Sunshine, listen, you Never tell me dreams …
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The Giving Season for All
The holiday season is just around the corner, and with that, comes giving and get togethers. Here are some ideas to get you started! Service Projects & Giving Back Donate to Toys for Tots Discover what needs children of all ages have, find drop off sites, donate money, or volunteer your time. https://northatlanta.toysfortots.org/ Atlanta Community …
Great Obituaries
I love to read a good obituary. I have a collection of the ones that make me laugh, cry, and wish I knew the subject when they were with us. Some of these people I knew personally, while others, I was just a fan of their work. For a couple, I had never heard of …
A Love Letter to 440 Baldwin St #7
I feel like I just broke up with someone. Driving to Athens this morning, I felt like I was going on one last date, and I knew that I had to break a heart. The heart was my home for eight years of my life (1998-2000, 2002-2008), and has provided me shelter and income, and …
Fizzled Out Oz
Last night, I went to see The Wizard of Oz at the Fox. I figured, what can go wrong? Â I was going to one of my favorite venues to see a play based on one of my favorite childhood books and movies. I still remember which corner of H. Grady Bradshaw Library the L. Frank …
Born to Love
As humans, we consider ourselves among the most intelligent species on earth, capable of using our brains for far more than other creatures (so we like to think). Like many other species, we are capable of love, but we are also capable of hate. It makes me wonder if a Labrador retriever would hate a …
Mark Richt: Man vs Coach
Upon Mark Richt stepping down as Georgia’s head football coach, the Bulldog nation remembers a man that did just as much on the field as off it. I am forever grateful as a Bulldog that Mark Richt chose to come to Athens on December 26, 2000. I had just graduated from the University of Georgia as …
