My tennis buddy Albert Lyle was inducted into the Mississippi Tennis Hall of Fame in a nice ceremony at the Jackson Country Club last Friday. Albert and I have been playing a regular weekly match at River Hills Tennis Club for years.
I read with much interest a front page article in my hometown weekly Indianola Enterprise-Tocsin by Bryan Davis titled, “Coming Home – Aspiring surgeon Simpson to teach science at Ruleville.”
I'm a long way from being the man God wants me to be. I'm as far from perfect as the next guy. That being said, it's that time of year when many of us make unrealistic resolutions. Just drive by any workout place the first week in January and repeat that three weeks later. There's your proof.
A few months ago, my friend, a talented writer and Mississippi expat living in New York, announced his plans for a return trip home. He asked his readers and FB buddies for suggestions as to where he should go and what he should see. “What represents the essence of Mississippi?” he asked.
When you get to the quarterfinals of the NFL playoffs – as the New Orleans Saints had this past weekend – there are no easy outs.
Every year there are numerous discussions between fellow hunters on how everyone’s season is going. It begins with dove season and stops briefly at the end of January. During March and April it picks up for a few weeks when the turkeys are gobbling, then all is quiet until the doves start it all over again.
December 31, 2018
I check the time. 11:55 p.m. On this night, I’m not dancing or raising a glass of champagne as a band plays nostalgic tunes and ushers in the New Year.
Maybe it is best described through the lyrics of Conway Twitty and Sam Moore. Perhaps we can relate even more so to Tina Turner’s feelings on the subject. Should we venture even farther to the deep side of Jim Morrison and his classic especially with the opening prelude?
When Cody Parker’s field goal deflected off first the left upright and then the crossbar Sunday, thus preserving the Philadelphia Eagles’ 16-15 victory over the Chicago Bears, many Saints fans cheered.
My brother Alvin and his wife Becky had brought me to a Christmas sing-along at the brightly decorated Country Club of Jackson. On this night we were downstairs in the Onyx, a room filled with joyous, celebrating people calling out hellos and greetings to one another.
