In all the busy-ness of Christmas, Pepper found time to nose around a book I left lying around – Anne Lamott’s latest, Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace. “I really like this book,” she told me last night as…
I don’t think I’ve ever seen Mary Falls at a loss for words, and I’ve known her since we practiced law together very many years ago. She always seems to have just the right thing to say! Maybe because she…
Sarah Puryear – like me – married into the family. Well done, cousin Dan! You won the lottery! Sarah serves as a priest at St. George’s Episcopal Church here in Nashville, where she finds a great sense of purpose and…
Friend of Bacon Carolyn Hall has been dreading holiday travel. What she likes most about the holidays is spending time with extended family, but what she likes least is getting to them: “car rides, usually involving stop-and-go Interstate traffic, to places where…
“If you wish to achieve Beatle-level success in your field, you must first learn to think like a Beatle,” write authors George Cassidy and Richard Courtney in their terrific book, Come Together: The Business Wisdom of the Beatles. Preposterous, right?…
Joelle Phillips remembers the first line of her favorite book as a child: “Once upon a time, a long time ago, if you count Sundays and holidays, there was a little boy named John.” Joelle loves a good story, well…
Have you ever noticed that the more you have to do, the more you get done? It is simple and brilliant: just keep adding things to your calendar and your to-do list. Somehow they all get done. Until of course…
Let’s dream of the perfect cocktail party this holiday season, discerning reader! Little black dresses float round about, and gentlemen sport their festive ties. One’s champagne flute is always full – and every conversation is short and sweet. Why get…
I hope Black Friday finds you cozy at home! I’m impressed with your bravery if you’re headed to the mall, particularly Mean Hills. The ladies mean business, especially about that parking space. My advice to you: concede the space and save…