Simple Life: A Welcome Loss
Going through a health and wellness change, this columnist unexpectedly learns that sometimes, less really is more.
Tag: Jim Dodson
Simple Life: Let It Snow
Remembrances of little winter miracles over the years.
A Farewell to Golf
Reflections on a decades-long friendship and fairway rivalry, sparked by a beautiful fall evening.
Simple Life: Squirelly Business
A seedy family of rodents that‘s constantly attacking Jim Dodson’s bird feeder drives him nuts — so he takes action.
The Wish Book’s Final Chapter
Saying a fond farewell to Sears’ last North Carolina store, where this writer got his first bike and ogled mannequins.
The Return of Jimmy the Yard King
Fresh-cut grass stirs up memories of you love and early entrepreneurship during writer Jim Dodson’s teen years.
Simple Life: The Birds of Paradise
A journalist tired of the news grind finds unexpected inspiration when he’s roped into coaching a rowdy baseball team.
Simple Life: A Little Stuffed Potato Wisdom
Thoughts on a milestone 70th birthday from this columnist and his group of friends known as the Stuffed Potato Philosophy & Adventure Club
Simple Life: Where Does the Light Go?
Reflections on a beloved friend’s passing — and the unexpected contentment that comes as one approaches an older age.
Simple Life: One Journey Ends, Another Begins
As a youngster, this writer was curious about the Great Wagon Road. Decades later, it sparks an epic road trip and a novel.
Simple Life: Miss Jan for Christmas
As my mother-in-law ages, we treat every visit like like a holiday — full of her favorite meals, magazines and television shows.
My November Song
As this writer reflects on the death of a beloved companion, he offers a prayer for the lives that touch us… and those that await beyond.
Simple Life: Coach & The Bull
Before he even realized he had the talent, two perceptive educators nurtured this writer’s budding career as an author.
My Poetic Summer Vacation
Much like dessert, sometimes the best things come later in life.