Til the Last Hemlock Dies

When I was 15 years old my parents were building a house on the 120 acres they had bought in the mountains of north Georgia. One day I was s...

Yesterday I went on a short hike at Morrow Mountain State Park. I sometimes visit that park when I can't get away to the real mountains....

There is one thing for which I can thank ebooks and self-published writers: Real books are stupidly cheap right now! Not only have indepen...

Ever since I was a child comic books have been a part of my life. Even during the periods when I wasn't so much as looking at a comic bo...

I watched two more films this week: "The Master" (Paul Thomas Anderson) and "It" (Andy Muschietti). "The Master...

These days I cannot abide pop music. What passes for hits these days grate on my every nerve whenever I am stuck in a place where I cannot a...

I woke up this morning and it was really nice and chilly out. As I write this it is September 11th. Back in the days of my childhood, this i...

Carole wanted to go to Skyland Orchards to pick apples today. So we did that. I had not expected the crowds! Thousands! Who knew so many cit...

After 18 episodes of the new TWIN PEAKS, I have to say that I was underwhelmed. I went into the series with an open mind and knowing that Ly...

When I was a kid my dad gave me a book about the history of Stone Mountain, Georgia (the mountain, not the town). I ignored most of the book...

Today is Jack Kirby's 100th birthday! Jack Kirby, the single greatest creator in the history of the comic book art form. The list of ...

I've never understood filmmakers who want to either recreate or follow a movie that is already perfect. (Or, for those who think there i...

I have visited a lot of urban parks. Lots of cities have amazing downtown parks. Of all of such parks I have visited (in places like New Yor...

Growing up I lived in four places: Brunswick, GA; Atlanta, GA; Macon, GA; and Ellijay, GA. Brunswick, Macon, and Atlanta were all majorit...

I watched two films this week and liked both of them. Yeah. I know. Completely unheard of. My son came over last Sunday and we looked thr...

Over the years I watched the gentrification of Charlotte NC's economically depressed inner city. For whatever reason it was done--logic,...