Snow is in the forecast for Alabama. Central Alabama, where I live, rarely gets snow so it always brings excitement. People who have to cope with snow regularly just can’t understand the panic that the mention of snow in a weather forecast brings to the people of Alabama. Folks rush to the grocery store to [Continue]
People do things over and over again and if we do them long enough, we call them traditions and set about trying to explain why we keep doing them. Here in the southeastern US, it is a tradition to eat black eyed peas on new year’s day. It is said to bring good luck to [Continue]
My resolution for 2010 is to write a blog. I’ve been thinking about this for some time but at first I couldn’t imagine what I might have to say that would be interesting to anyone other than my dog. My dog’s name is Jupie, by the way. She’d follow me just about anywhere but most [Continue]
I was interviewed by a writer for the Montgomery Advertiser in 1996. When the article was published, I was surprised to find that the writer identified me as an Internet guru. I didn’t think of myself in that light. I’m a documentary filmmaker and instructor but I was using the Internet before it became commonplace. [Continue]