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Catfish Out of Water
“Catfish Out of Water” was a collection of catfish sculptures that were placed throughout the city of Nashville. In October of 2003, the city made a decision to ask local artists and craftspeople to paint 51 catfish sculptures. This would be done as a way to celebrate National Catfish Month (August), and would be ready…
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Coffee and Compassion
Today, I was reminded to pay more attention to people. I was at a local coffee shop when a guy walked in, came over to me and held out a brochure. He mumbled something, and without really looking at him, or what he had, I waved him off. As he walked away, I looked up…
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A Night of Bacon and Pappy Van Winkle
Have you ever had an amazing experience and afterwards thought, “Okay, I can die happy?” A multicourse dinner using the best bacon and bourbon in the world created a moment like that for me. The evening of October 1, 2008, is seared into my memory. Chef Joe Shaw and Joshua Smith, of The Standard, planned…
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They Called Me Baby Jaws
I grew up traveling. Our trips back then were all road trips. This was the 1970’s and that’s just how my parents traveled. Most of our trips were just for fun but dad usually took mom and I along when he had to go to Dalton, Georgia to order carpet. Over the years we had…
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A Royal Clown in Nashville
During the mid-1970’s, people wanted vehicles that got better gas mileage. After the gas shortages of 1973, car sales were declining. There was concern over rising gas prices and concerns about more shortages. Due to these concerns, car companies were changing quite a few of their models. They promised more vehicles with better gas mileage.…