Good writing is good writing … it sets you free, if you are an artist. – Anonymous by Glynn Wilson TUSCALOOSA, Ala., Nov. 11 – It is an almost surreal feeling to be standing in the cold fog within earshot…
The return of the king … a different kind of homecoming … the oldie-but-goodie hit song, “The Boys (make that “boy”) Are Back in Town” … all could be the theme for the SEC Game of the Week in this,…
Rumsfeld Ousted As Secretary of Defense by Glynn Wilson The sweep is final and complete. The Democrats will now control a majority in both the Senate and the House for the first time since 1994 as the two close races…
by Glynn Wilson Turning to the polls online to look for hope or impending disaster on election day 2006, it is surprising to find the online pollsters more optimistic for the Democratic Party than even the national corporate broadcast media…
The SEC spotlight falls on Tennessee Saturday, where the Vols (No. 8 in the national polls) will entertain No. l 3 LSU in the only matchup of ranked teams on the SEC slate this weekend. The game is a big…
by Glynn Wilson BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 30 – For the better part of the past month, it’s been a blast on the road “cowboying” in the Chevy van enjoying the fall weather and taking a break from television and politics…
On a somewhat soft SEC grid schedule this weekend, there are two top games, while the rest of the lineup falls into the interesting-only-if-you-are-a-fan-of-the-school category. The two big games are No. 9 Florida (6-1 overall, 4-1 in league play) at…
Photo by Glynn Wilson Peak autumn color photos from the Catawba River in Marion, North Carolina. by Glynn Wilson MARION, N.C., Oct. 22 – It was about 3 p.m. Eastern Time when I finally got the boat in the water…
The SEC spotlight will shine on Rocky Top this weekend as 5-2 (2-2 in league games) Alabama invades No. 7 (or 8 depending on which poll you like) Tennessee (5-1, 1-1). Overall, it’s a ho-hum lineup for SEC teams, with…
Photo by Glynn Wilson A couple of migrating monarch butterflies (danaus plexippus) feeding on the wide variety of plants in the Ft. Walton Beach Ramada Inn gardens. Read our previous story about the migration in The Southerner magazine.