Opinion

When a springtime storm rumbles toward the house at night, the first thing I do is look for my shoes. I am suddenly eight years old; my dad’s voice punches through the darkness. His shadow is outlined by the lightning that flashes through the window above my bed. “Get your shoes on,” he’d say. “We…

I just returned from Texas. It was three days of hanging around a neat bunch of guys, bookended by turkey hunts on each day. It’s true. While hunting was part of our trip, the real enjoyment came before, during, and after, mealtimes. We ate so good I thought I might have to book two seats…

I was recently reading about Sam Bankman-Fried, the young crypto promoter who was sent to prison for fraud. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, Bankman-Fried is gathering political resources to push for a pardon from President Trump; now that he is finally in an actual prison and not in home confinement, he…

Article II, Section 2, Clause I of the US Constitution provides in part that “The President shall have…[the] Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.” This is the provision that grants to the President the exclusive power to pardon. It is a bare-boned provision and…

It’s Sunday afternoon. All is right with the world. The air is cold and clear, the sky is dotted with fluffy clouds and the birds are dining at the bird feeder.

I can take you where two gobblers roost. They are in the same place about five of seven days. We have been meeting and talking several mornings since the season opened. I can describe what they look like. They have walked within 35 yards of me. They have come from behind me, beside me, and…

Someone should build an Old People Playground. We’ve spent our lives pushing swings in all directions: watching breathlessly as our babies fell and rose, gained confidence, and sailed into the life. Now, left with the freedom of autonomy, it’s time for us. We’re eager to notice ourselves again, to re-experience young moments in old bodies.

In my home state of Tennessee, turkey season starts on April 12th. For years the opening dates were always the last Saturday in March. But as the number of birds started to decline, the game commission changed the dates. While there were probably several reasons, I think one of the main ones was to let…