MORE THAN A CUP

It is just a tea or coffee cup marked Staffordshire Tableware, England on the bottom. It is an off-white color and has a grey rim at its lip. A crack runs from one edge of the rim into one of the four Blue Tits embossed on either side. It is just an ordinary kitchen cup,

IN A CERTAIN PLACE AND TIME

The killing of Brittany White by her boyfriend Jonathan Bennett last week in Charlotte is, by itself, tragic. Bennett’s death after he ambushed police outside police headquarters is another tragic event. White’s two children have no biological mother, and the infant daughter that Bennett fathered with White and took to a safe place before he

HARDLY A PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH

When I hear someone’s name mentioned as a possible candidate for President, I pay attention for obvious reasons. However, when that person is a product of our celebrity-crazed culture who gave a speech at an over-produced and glorified awards function, my attention is roused. After hearing all the buzz and excitement about Ms. Winfrey’s speech

EXCUSES FOR WRONG BEHAVIOR

A recent article in the Charlotte Observer chronicles the sad fall of Jerry Richardson, the builder of the Panther empire and of a major restaurant chair. As told in the article, Richardson’s rise from little to much is, in the classical sense, a tragedy. When any person falls because of wrong decisions and actions it

GOING HOME

Programmed ViolenceThe last time I was at Lake Norman was about 1960 and there was no lake—yet. My Uncle Guy had driven my cousin, my brother, and me to see where the lake would be. He took us to a field and stood looking out over it and told us how, one day in the