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America’s involvement in Southeast Asia began shortly after World War II. In the beginning, the United States...
The RAM Blogs
Randomly Accessed Memories in a blog.
Blackie
My sons and I adopted Blackie and Stormy in August of 2009 when the kittens were just seven weeks old...
Birthday Blog
In the Spring of 1995, I was finishing up my graduate education and writing my dissertation. I had been...
Neighborhood Watch
I love sitting outside when I’m home and the weather permits. In the early morning, I will take my coffee to the patio that...
Tip of the Spear
August 10th is Agent Orange Awareness Day in recognition of that day in 1961 when the U.S. began aerial spraying of herbicides in Vietnam...
Uncharted Territory
When my sons were very young, they loved a TV cartoon called Phineas and Ferb. It was a show about two young boys...
Helicopter Down
Twenty-one years ago, my obstetrician handed me my newborn son and sent me on my way...
Unintended Consequences
During the early days of World War II, four groups of scientists, two in the U.S. and two in Great Britain...
Sport Stories
For most of my life, I never understood the joy so many people get from watching other people play sports. Honestly, watching...
Legacy
Early in December I decided to write a Christmas blog. I envisioned a happy, funny piece for the holidays. In January in honor of my mother’s birthday, I planned to...
Reflections
Recently Vanderbilt gave me a gold pin that recognized my having worked there for the last 25 years. Apparently they only started counting after I joined the school as...
Rescue
Years ago when I was still in college, my roommate adopted a puppy she named Sandy. She was a blondish cocker spaniel with...
Car Trouble
Something that you may not know about me is that when I buy a car it is a long-term commitment. I will drive it into the dirt before I buy a new one...
Midnight Writer
By the time this article is in print, I will have published three novels. I never planned to write a novel, let alone a trilogy, but my brain just woke me up one night and...
Lucky
Today is my older sister’s birthday. I could have gotten her a gift, but public embarrassment sounded like something she would really enjoy. So here we go...
Moving Days
It’s the start of a new school year, and while most of my neighbors are sending their children off to one of the nearby middle or high schools, a few of us are shipping...
Not Quite Shakespeare
Life is full of unplanned moments. We are told to be prepared and to expect the unexpected...
Everyday Heros
Many years ago when I was still in college and thin enough that counting carbs wasn’t something I needed to worry about...
Transitions
I live in a large neighborhood in a suburb outside of Nashville. It’s a wonderful neighborhood that has been a great place for my sons to grow up...
Moments
There are moments in life that stay with you forever. Sometimes their significance goes unnoticed when they are happening...
Three Stars
I grew up in the seventies and eighties long before the internet and the endless number of online streaming options...
Not My Type
I love the word game Scrabble. Growing up my dad was kind of a jerk, but he was something of a wordsmith and we played a lot...
Some Gave All
As most of us know, Memorial Day in the United States is a day set aside to acknowledge and remember our servicemen and women...
Thursday's Child
When my first child was born at 5:24 A.M. on September 20, 2001, he just missed being “Thursday’s Child.” As a human-interest story, a Nashville TV station ran...
Lost and Found
In 1999 at a Catholic church in Richmond, Virginia, this white, redheaded girl from Mississippi married a Vietnamese immigrant...
Despite All Appearances
Growing up in small-town Mississippi, my family was poor. Not food-stamp poor, but after my parents divorced and my dad walked away—our financial situation left...
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