Perpetual Break

I’ve always lived here. I was asked if I’d ever thought about moving somewhere cooler. I had to clarify: culture or climate? Blue-collar families stay put. Get a job, get married, buy a house, have kids. Exactly what I did. Regret that plan? To a certain degree, yes. Having the awareness to imagine a different…

I saw my reflection in the plate-glass window walking into work. This morning when I got dressed, everything checked out. What the hell happened between home and work? How could I change that much? Those lying eyes of mine. My term insurance ran out a few months ago. You’ve got to get a physical. They…

Golf is hard. Playing in the Memphis heat and humidity makes it harder. Golf Digest teases me with a picture of a dune-swept landscape, a player in a quarter-zip sweater and a knit hat. What would make a man want to play golf when it feels like walking into Central Barbecue’s smoker? At least my…

It was around 1972 or 1973 when I first heard about a musical instrument store that not only had a cool selection of albums, but also something I’d never really seen or heard before-stereo systems made up of separate components. Up until then, like the vast majority of homes at that time, we listened to…

Golf, for me, is more than just a game-it’s an obsession. If you’re into it like I am, it’s not unusual to wake up in the middle of the night thinking about whatever swing issue you’re trying to fix. Want to escape a problem that’s been weighing on your mind? Just replace it with another…

“La Dolce Vita,” “Savoir-Vivre,” “Saber vivir”—all three expressions are about knowing how to live. They conjure a vision of wasting away in Margaritaville. Margaritaville is probably not a great example. There are people all over the world who have taken the concept of living well to heart and practice it daily. Somewhere, I missed that…