A lifestyle magazine recently posed the question, "When was the moment you knew you were finally a grownup?" For me the answer was simple: I’m still waiting. I thought I had it the other day when I realized I was walking out of Walmart carrying a twenty-four roll pack of toilet paper in broad daylight, but then I went home and took a few clandestine bites from the bag of … [Read more...]
Honor Billings: Vestavia Hills Announces Hall of Fame Inductees
By Lee DavisUpon hearing the news that the city of Vestavia Hills was going to announce the establishment of a Sports Hall of Fame, I must admit I was just a little bit skeptical.It wasn’t that I didn’t like the concept in general – on the contrary, I thought it was a sensational way to instill pride in a community. But too many times I have seen city and community … [Read more...]
GREEN CARD
By Susan MurphyIt's calendar-crunch time again, that May/June rush of Mothers' Day, Father’s Day, graduations, recitals and well-deserved teacher appreciation. Throw in a wedding and a baby shower and you're looking at a good hour and a half at the card store.Not that I mind. Shopping for cards is one of my favorite pastimes. Whenever I have a stray moment, I duck into … [Read more...]
For What It’s Worth
The financial world has gone a bit wonky. In cities around the country, people are waking up to find that their houses are worth half what they were the night before. No tornado, no flash flood, no damaging straight line winds. The walls are the same, the tasteful decor, even the all powerful location-location-location hasn’t changed and yet there they are, property value … [Read more...]