A Familiar Accent in an Unfamiliar Place
People from small towns almost never tell you the name of their town first. They always start with the nearest big city and work their way inward.
Lifestyle
The Almighty Attention Span
I was at a barbecue. There were lots of people around, eating, and at some point one of my cousin’s kids rode their Schwinns into the yard. One boy leapt off his bike and sidled up to me. “It’s so quiet out here,” the boy remarked in stupefied wonder.
Eating Chinese Food With Jamie
My wife and I are eating at a Chinese restaurant. We’ve been driving for hours through South Carolina. We pulled over to refuel and address pressing bladder issues. And we found this place.
The Swimmers of Lake Martin
Lake Martin shimmers beneath a heavy midday sun. I am sitting on a dock. There are distant sounds of splashing. Kids laughing. All the children are swimming. All their respective adults are sitting ashore, dry. As adults often are. There is nothing like July on the lake.
Two Decades in Mexico: A Honeymoon, a Return, and a Lesson in Time and Money
In 2004, my wife and I celebrated our honeymoon in Mexico. Back then, the peso exchanged at approximately 10 pesos to 1 U.S. dollar.
Thinking about Moving to South Dakota? A best-kept secret
For people who have lived most of their lives in urban areas, South Dakota, northern Wyoming, and eastern Montana (the parts with which I’m familiar) would seem like completely foreign countries
God’s Original Plan: Not Exactly a 9-to-5 Hustle
God didn’t exactly design humans to be crammed in cubicles, scrolling through spreadsheets, and suffering through Monday morning traffic jams.