Tag: Family

The Best Policy

The Best Policy

Of course I’m guilty of little white lies like everyone else. A slight exaggeration of traffic conditions on the way to an appointment is par for …

 

Desert Skies

Desert Skies

Keegan and I took a quick weekend road trip to Phoenix over the Valentine’s Day weekend and this has to be the only time of …

 

Olvera Street in the Summer

Olvera Street in the Summer

This unseasonable heat made me think about the summer, which lead to thoughts about my mom’s visit out here with Ms. Vicky and what a …

 

World’s Largest Cigar Store

World’s Largest Cigar Store

On our day to trip to Raleigh, North Carolina over the holidays, Keegan and I saw a sign for JR Cigar in Selma. Keegan saw …

 

Swan Song of My Twenties

Swan Song of My Twenties

What do Nicolas Cage, Kenny Loggins, Katie Couric, Rachel McAdams, Yo-Yo Ma, Zora Neale Hurston, Louis III (the last King of Bavaria) and me all …

 

North Carolina Christmas with the Smiths

North Carolina Christmas with the Smiths

My computer is moving slow after I’ve uploaded all the pictures taken over the holidays spent in the South, so it’s taking a while for …

 

Cracker Barrel Introduction

Cracker Barrel Introduction

I can’t even remember the last time I ate at a Cracker Barrel—in fact, I don’t believe I’ve ever actually sat down for a full …

 

T-Bone Confusion

T-Bone Confusion

Somehow, my mind wandered to my grandfather—my father’s father—who was named Lowell Keith Timmons Sr., but who was referred to simply as Grandpa T-Bone. For …

 

Turkey Day Aftermath

Turkey Day Aftermath

Holy tryptophan, Batman! Even though I probably only had about one or two bites of turkey (and I believe the whole tryptophan theory might have actually …

 

A Wet Thanksgiving

A Wet Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving, Los Angelenos and everyone else! It certainly was a wet one for those of us in Hollywood and the surrounding areas but when you …