Cold Mountain is more than a second-time-around book for me. It's more like a 10th-or-11th-time-around one. Yeah, some people think the book is boring. One person even told me that "nothing happens" in it. I wondered if he'd actually read it. Because lots happens in it. Like Odysseus, Inman is trying to get home from … Continue reading Second Time Around: Cold Mountain
Month: April 2013
8 Things I Learned from Having Cancer
Today marks one year since I completed treatments for breast cancer. I had my last radiation treatment on April 24, 2012. So today is a day of celebration, as well as a day of reflection about what I’ve learned. Here’s my list of learnings: 1. I’m not as big of a coward as I thought. … Continue reading 8 Things I Learned from Having Cancer
Middle Georgia Tour: Central State Hospital
Our last stop in Milledgeville was Central State Hospital. I'm going to let the photos speak more than the words in this post. The link above gives you the history of the place. At one point, it was the largest mental institution in the country, and it reflected the changes in how our country dealt … Continue reading Middle Georgia Tour: Central State Hospital
Middle Georgia Tour: Georgia College and Memory Hill Cemetery
From Andalusia (yesterday's post), my pilgrimage continued into downtown Milledgeville to visit the Flannery O'Connor Room at Georgia College. We parked by the front campus and walked across to cut through the main part of the campus to the library. There were, of course, lots of students on the lawn and even a class in … Continue reading Middle Georgia Tour: Georgia College and Memory Hill Cemetery
Middle Georgia Tour: My Flannery O’Connor Pilgrimage to Andalusia
I'll begin this post with an admission. When I was in college in Milledgeville, I thought we mainly studied Flannery O'Connor's work because she was an alumna of the college. I didn't completely realize that she was a significant American writer until I taught English and found her work in every American literature textbook, along … Continue reading Middle Georgia Tour: My Flannery O’Connor Pilgrimage to Andalusia
Middle Georgia Tour: Visting Brer Rabbit
From Rock Eagle it was on to see Brer Rabbit. We got back on US 441 and drove south to Eatonton. Those 30 years ago, I always enjoyed seeing Brer Rabbit out front when I drove by the Putnam County Courthouse. So I wanted to stop there for a photo opportunity. We parked and went … Continue reading Middle Georgia Tour: Visting Brer Rabbit
Middle Georgia Tour: Rock Eagle Effigy Mound
Instead of driving straight to Savannah this time, a friend and I took a couple of days for a side trip through Middle Georgia. Much of this side trip was a return to familiar places from my past, some 30+ years ago. Back then I'd take US 441 from Athens down to Milledgeville to pick … Continue reading Middle Georgia Tour: Rock Eagle Effigy Mound
eddies and currents 