Recently, I took my father to his monthly doctor’s appointment. It’s part of a routine we have developed over the past 6 months, which includes an hour long drive and shooting the breeze. I hadn’t been feeling good due to an earache so I thought I’d see his doctor too while we were there. No…
Good Ole Rocky Top
Growing up in East Tennessee fairly close to the home of the Big Orange (University of Tennessee) necessitates 2 things: 1) rooting for the Vols any and every time they play a sport (mostly basketball and football) 2) learning the words to the fight song, Rocky Top I was in 3rd grade when I first…
Where are YOU from?
Has anyone been asked this question? I am asked this quite often. I work from home and I speak to people on the phone (people do still talk on these things!) from all over the country from Maine to Hawaii. Oftentimes, at the end of our sessions, the person on the other line says something…
Why am I doing this blog?
Every day I see things in the news that drive me absolutely crazy. I see at least 10 things each day that I want to write about just from Facebook. That doesn’t include what I hear on the radio, TV news programming, and from friends and family. The reason I chose to blog is because…
The East Tennessee Hillbilly 