By Eddie Pipkin As I sit here in my Central Florida home, gazing out the window at my yard full of gorgeous live oaks, awaiting the imminent arrival of hurricane Ian, there’s nothing to do now but wait and try not to spiral into negative thinking about things we might have done differently in prepping [...]
By Eddie Pipkin I have some friends who get together to do an annual excursion to haunted-house-themed attractions. If you live in Central Florida, this is a big deal. People travel from across the country to visit Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights, Disney World’s Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, and Busch Gardens’ Howl-O-Scream. Each has a [...]
By Eddie Pipkin On the passing of Queen Elizabeth, the news was filled with special coverage which reviewed her extraordinary life and 70-year reign. What stood out was the astonishing historical and cultural change that transpired during her time on the throne. She presided over a period of great turmoil and transition – and probably [...]
By Eddie Pipkin Everybody needs friends. They are essential to our health and happiness. We’ve written about this topic on more than one occasion, because it’s one of those topics that pops back into the news cycle on a regular basis. Americans are lonelier than ever! Men have no friends! Senior citizens are despairing of [...]
By Eddie Pipkin Football season begins in earnest this weekend, and if you’ve read any of my blogs for any length of time, you’ll know that I love sports in general and football in particular, so I’m happy to renew my fall obsession with teams and contests. Last week I wrote about accountability, and one [...]
By Eddie Pipkin I wrote last week about my latest Colorado adventure and how, despite the distinct possibility of failure, my excursion team and I made it to the top of our designated peak. The key word in that last sentence is team, because none of us was likely to attempt such a feat on [...]
by Eddie Pipkin I’m in Colorado this week, and some buddies and I are going to attempt to check off one of my bucket list items: hiking to the top of a 14,000 foot peak. It’s a thing in Colorado to see just how many 14ers you can hike (“fourteeners” in local speak). The state [...]
By Eddie Pipkin I haven’t seen an ice cream truck in the neighborhood in a long time, but whenever I hear that inimitable high-pitched, tinny tune (usually ‘Turkey in the Straw”), I can’t help but grab some cash and run out into the street, and one of my all-time favorite ice cream truck treats: the [...]
By Eddie Pipkin My mom loves the Cracker Barrel. She can’t get enough of those biscuits and gravy and that sweet, iced tea. She’s partial to the pinto beans and collards lunch combo. It’s far and away her favorite restaurant, and anybody who’s not sure what gift to get her for a holiday occasion can [...]
By Eddie Pipkin The kids and I bought my wife a very cool raised bed gardening platform for Mother’s Day. It was something she had talked about wanting for a while, a space out on the deck to grow her own herbs. Her plantings have flourished, and we have all enjoyed the fresh, homegrown basil, [...]
