Life is, at this moment, wonderful. I think folks these days tend to complain about things more than they ought to, so it’s worth taking stock now and then about just how good life can be. Right now… I have a good family. I have a roof over my head. …
Tim O’Brien is the magnificent writer who penned The Things They Carried, which is (I humbly submit) the single most powerful work of literature to come out of the Vietnam War. I’ve taught the lead chapter in the volume (“The Things They Carried”) on numerous occasions, and it never ceases to …
Food, that is. I remain convinced that it’s actually outside of Charleston, on John’s Island, at a little strip-mall restaurant called “El Mercadito.” Delicious. I highly suggest the chorizo tacos with a smattering of onions and cilantro, garnished with fresh-squeezed lime. It’s magnificent. The margaritas are very fine, too, but …
Things have been quiet since Friday since there’s not been much for me to report. The weekend was pleasantly spent going to the Gibbes Art Museum, attending the home opener on the Citadel’s football schedule (pasted Presbyterian College), and writing a book review for that was requested by the Journal …
Friday afternoons at The Citadel, more often than not, bring a parade. It’s a rather hard thing to describe to folks who haven’t seen it, and it’s quite impressive once you have: the cadets march out from the barracks in their finery, rolling across the great green lawn of the …