Author Archives
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WHAT’S A LITTLE LAW BREAKING AMONG FRIENDS?
“The future is called ‘perhaps,’ which is the only possible thing to call the future. And the only important thing is not to allow that to scare you.” ― Tennessee Williams, Orpheus Descending I’ve been struggling this weekend with organizing… Read More ›
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JUST MAKE THE CALL
“Because of the movies I make, people get nervous, because they think of me as difficult and angry. I am difficult and angry, but they don’t expect a sense of humor. And the only thing that gets me through is… Read More ›
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IT’S CALLED EDUCATION, NOT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
“Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one.” ― Voltaire Last Thursday I had the pleasure to attend, along with my 10-year-old son, an event honoring former Overton High School athletic standout Mookie Betts. Betts, for those… Read More ›
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IS IT GOING TO TAKE GETTING BIT?
“Choose not to look, however, at your own peril. The owner of an old house knows that whatever you are ignoring will never go away. Whatever is lurking will fester whether you choose to look or not. Ignorance is no… Read More ›
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ENABLERS AND EXPLOITERS
“When people make a contract with the devil and give him an air-conditioned office to work in, he doesn’t go back home easily.” ― James Lee Burke, In the Electric Mist With Confederate Dead It took almost 24 hours… Read More ›
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BE THE CHANGE
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.” ― John Quincy Adams This week marks the beginning of the end of the election season. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic… Read More ›
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MUCH ADO ABOUT SOMETHING
“The dream begins, most of the time,with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you on to the next plateau sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called truth” ― Dan Rathert In… Read More ›
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BETTER WAYS TO SPEND OUR TIME
“Sometimes I wonder if we’re livin’ in the same land. Why do you wanna be my friend when I feel like a juggler running out of hands?” ― Elvis Costello Throughout the ongoing pandemic, the one thing that has remained… Read More ›
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NOT YOUR CANARY IN A COAL MINE
“Never trust someone that claims they care nothing of what society thinks of them. Instead of conquering obstacles, they simply pretend they don’t exist.” ― Tiffany Madison All hail Overton High School’s favorite son Mookie Betts. Last night he… Read More ›
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DOING THE RIGHT THING THE WRONG WAY
“The American political system has lost the ability for large-scale compromise, and it has lost the ability to accept some pain now for much gain later on.” ― Fareed Zakaria, The Post-American World Last Friday, the Metro Nashville Public… Read More ›
Dad Gone Wild 