My FOGO (“Fear of Going Out”) is worst in the morning after skimming too many articles on Apple News (even with the fortification of a second strawberry Pop-Tart and second cup of tea). It’s only when I go outside and…
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Dear friends Julie Kennon and Caroline Trost hiked Mt. Kilimanjaro in February, yes they did. I can’t say that I’m dreaming of this particular “vacation” for myself (!), but I’m impressed by their fortitude – and their beautiful friendship. I’m…
Sometimes a girlfriend knows you better than you know yourself. Sometimes a girlfriend likes you better than you like yourself. Sometimes a girlfriend laughs with you and helps you laugh at yourself. Agenia Clark and Marlee Mitchell make each other…
My friend Stephanie Pruitt Gaines moves through the world with big love and big creative energy. She’s a poet who puts poems in vending machines; she’s an “artrepreuneur”; she advises the Nashville Public Library. She and her husband Al are…
I’m almost scared to say this, but I find myself – adjusting. Not feeling quite as volatile. Feeling calmer in the face of what lies ahead. Maybe it helped to eat out at my favorite restaurant, etc, a few nights…
“John Beasley is Vanderbilt University” for many alumni and friends of the school, said then-Chancellor Joe Wyatt on Beasley’s retirement after a five-decade career. John has been a wit, a wag, and an institution himself, widely admired and respected. Does…
I thought I might run an occasional series on Girlfriends in the Time of Corona – I’ve been missing mine! I’m delighted that Jessi Baker and Dallas Wilt will lead us off! They’ve got some seriously good energy on…
I asked Evette White, Executive Director of Leadership Nashville, what disappointed her most about our response to this crisis. Her answer got me thinking about things that are not disappointing in the Time of Corona. I’m so glad she’s able…
Louise Bryan currently serves as Vice Mayor of the City of Belle Meade (BAM!) and makes a mean Shrimp and Grits. Her husband, John Bryan, is Hushpuppy King of Savannah Classics (CEO). Today, they share their Bacon Wisdom… Hi Louise…