Posted in JoyInciters

Sometime

Sometime all you need is a change of scenery …

Robert and I are back down in Ponte Vedra, Florida at the oceanfront condo my daughter is renting for six months, as she contemplates expanding her medical business down here. So of course we find ways to finagle our way here as often as possible.

I swim 20 lamps each morn at 7:30 before the sun becomes a broiler.

This summer, I am attempting to write a memoir about the challenge of “marrying” my previous straight life (to Donna) and my current gay life (with Robert). And what a challenge!

Here’s my sunny study in the condo where I’m attempting to write …

As I sit in that wicker chair, some days I realize that we’re all writing our memoirs, day by day and year by year.

I hope your story is filled with an Abundance of Good.

Posted in My Saturday Evening Post

My Saturday Evening Post: 7/4/26 “What To Do with a Perfect Tomato on the Forth of July”

I was thrilled to find beautiful heirloom tomatoes today at our favorite produce stand here in Savannah, David Produce.

As the photo above suggests, I LOVE tomatoes!

So what should I do with this beauty?

Since we had our traditional holiday hotdog for lunch …

… I decided to tackle something a little different for dinner.

Tomato toast!

It was delicious!

And that’s my Saturday Evening Post.

Saturday Evening Post
Posted in Five Friday Happy Bringers

Five Friday Happy Bringers 6/18/26

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts

1. My brother Lamar and me “decorating” our parents’ gravesite in my little North Georgia hometown of Ball Ground.

2. Finally, after a decade, getting a new car.

Toyota Corolla HYBRID.

3. The ability to scratch when we itch!

4. Celebrating Robert’s birthday this evening at one of our favorite seafood restaurants, Atlanta Fish Market.

5. Butter.

May you have a delicious weekend ahead.

Posted in Five Friday Happy Bringers

Five Friday Happy Bringers 5/1/26

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

1. This very cool, quirky restroom in The Sentient Bean coffee house in Savannah.

2. Early voting on Monday!

3. The wonderful gift of the ability to read. (Not everybody can.)

4. A fun “inFARMation” stop at Southern Belle Farm in McDonough GA.

5. Having a blast at Truist Park as the Atlanta Braves played the Detroit Lions.

I hope you have a winning weekend ahead.

Posted in My Saturday Evening Post

My Saturday Evening Post: 4/25/26 “Independent Bookstore Day”

Did you know that today, April 25, is Independent Bookstore Day here in the U.S.?

“One Day. Fifty States. 2,000+ Bookstores.

JOIN US FOR THE 13TH ANNUAL INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY!

This national one-day party held the last Saturday in April celebrates independent bookstores across the country online and in-store. Through exclusive books and literary items, contests, cupcakes, and everything in between, it’s a party you don’t want to miss.”bookweb.org

To celebrate, Robert and I ventured over to one of our very favorite local bookstores here in Savannah, The Stacks.

Friendly bookseller Oren

We had a grand time connecting with other book lovers.

Anna gave us a terrific book recommendation.

Happy Independent Bookstore Day 2026!

The Stacks very neat website:

https://thestacksbookstore.com/

Six Word Saturday: Visit your local independent bookshop today

And that’s my Saturday Evening Post.

Saturday Evening Post