We went to Alltel and caught Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s 3:00 show Saturday. This was Crissie’s “big” Christmas present, although I thought we were going to the 8:00. A friend had gotten the tix for me, and I actually didn’t even know they were doing 2 shows here, nor did I know our tickets were [...]

When I was visiting my friend Ron while on vacation earlier this month, we sat up late… very late… several nights just catching up and shootin’ the bull. As you may know, when I was in seminary, I interned under Ron as his associate youth minister. As we talked late into one particular [...]

I have to confess, as we now find ourselves on the other side of Christmas 2007, that I was struggling mightily to get into the Christmas spirit this year. It just gets so frenetic each year, and it seems to start earlier and earlier too! I honestly found myself wishing it was over [...]

Well, lotsa socks and underwear, but you don’t get any pics of that. First though, let’s set the mood, shall we? Here’s the burning of the Yule log…

…as seen on channel 9 on the cottage’s new 42 incher.

Here’s my spiffy new Carhartt work coat! I guess my wife got tired of me [...]

I really resisted this because it just didn’t seem like the manly thing to do… posting pics of my Christmas tree. I thought I’d found a way around it by posting a pic of the monster tree at the Dillard House in Georgia, but Christmas Eve night, as I was sitting on my couch [...]