Southerners, Listen Up!

Southerners, Listen Up!

Hey, y’all, let’s get this straight.  Virginia is a southern state.  I’ve run across people from Texas, Alabama, Georgia and even South Carolina who have referred to my state as being “Yankee.”  I don’t know if this arose because...
The Call of My Heart

The Call of My Heart

A funny thing happened to me last March.  I was riding in the car heading from Virginia’s coast to the western part of the state.  The moment I saw the Blue Ridge Mountains on the horizon, the word “home” reverberated in my head. That single word was...
Love Was in the Air

Love Was in the Air

 Part Three of a three part series: How I Spent the Last Weekend in July   I’ve often been to weddings where the couple was clearly the happiest duo on the planet.  Seldom, though, do you attend a marriage ceremony and reception where the good vibes radiate...
My Past Is a Pile of Rubble

My Past Is a Pile of Rubble

Part Two of a three part series: How I Spent the Last Weekend in July On this spot, before last weekend, a plain brick building stood.  It was the home of radio station WWOD AM and FM in Lynchburg, Virginia.  The structure was built originally to be a television...