Bill, Hillary, and The Rest of Our Lives
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I picked up a paperback off the Father’s Day table for myself. The World’s Largest Man is Harrison Scott Key’s comic tale of growing up in Mississippi with his larger-than-life father – a hot-tempered hunter, gun-lover, and football coach. Key, inheriting…
“I love the warmth and flexibility of summer!” says Bacon contributor Carolyn Hall. “Case in point, I had a free night last week while my husband took our daughter to a college visit at his alma mater. I convinced a good…
Pepper and I were sitting outside this afternoon, both of us hot. I had thrown the frisbee for her and walked around the yard, but my heart wasn’t in it. I finally sat down in the wrought iron chair on the…
Regular Bacon contributor Laura Cooper has expectations in check for the summer. “I definitely think summer ranks right up there with New Year’s Eve on the expectation-vs-experience, sine-cosine graph,” she observes. That being said, she’s “eager to enjoy the day-to-dayness”…
Pepper and I were puttering around the yard late one afternoon when we found the lifeless body of a juvenile red tailed hawk at the base of a pine tree. High above, in that very tree, was the nest. I was…
Today, my husband reviews John Feinstein’s new book, The Legends Club: Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Valvano, and an Epic College Basketball Rivalry. I assure you that his first draft was even less balanced and fair. He was delighted to…
I have to tell you about The Summer Book, a quietly beautiful little novel first published in 1972 and still in print. The paperback is just the right size for your beach bag, and it’s like the perfect sand dollar…
One recent Saturday morning when I was out of town our lawn service came by. My husband let Pepper out while one of the men trimmed things up with a weed eater. She went berserk, my husband reported, attacking the…
I’m in Delaware, where it’s in the 50s and raining. That being said, it’s a very pleasant 72 in my room at the Hampton Inn, newly remodeled. I’m here for a little while so I bought some lilies and a cheap…