Look, I’m old. I know very well how grumpy old men like me sound when they speak of such things. And I know that this stuff is written and talked about almost daily these days. So – you younger readers, please forgive me for rehashing the same old complaints against such stuff and generalizing about … Continue reading
THE LUNAR REPORT – “KNOWING NO FAILURE” September 2, 2016
When I was in college, three friends and I decided, after a Saturday night of heavy drinking in Chapel Hill, North Carolina to drive to Nags Head. That’s a beautiful and basic place on the Carolina coast. My longest running and best friend – even today – was one of those friends that night. Mike … Continue reading
THE LUNAR REPORT – “THANKS COACH” August 9, 2016
“College football is approaching rather rapidly. And to many, it’s become a religion. It was a religion to me. At least once. Back in 1976. In Tampa.” Those are the only five or six sentences I had written to post on The Lunar Report this week. It … Continue reading
CLASSIC LUNAR – “MATER WAR” From July 19, 2010
FROM JULY 19, 2010 What began as a simple tomato war between brothers decades ago has now come to this. Harassing emails from the son of one of those brothers who rather subtly accused me of neglect. Well, I stood up to that son. “Patience is a virtue,” is what I wrote him … Continue reading
THE LUNAR REPORT – “NEVER LEAVE” July 16, 2016
The man was called away a while back. But I saw him again the other day. That happens often. The first time I recall seeing him again, he was with two other guys – Herm and Gene. Herm is my son’s granddad. Gene is my uncle – the brother of my son’s other granddad. Those … Continue reading
CLASSIC LUNAR – “SEGMENTS” From June 23, 2014
FROM JUNE 23, 2014 I guess, if we’ve done stuff right, we hold within ourselves meaningful memories. The most meaningful ones come from the folks who have graced our lives over time. I have shared with you many memories that came from folks like that. They were about a grandmother who said to me, “Please … Continue reading
THE LUNAR REPORT – “DEVASTATING MOMENTS” June 15, 2016
Devastating moments are hard to overcome. Especially when those moments are created by oneself and all that one’s self encompasses. Believe me. I know about this. But I also know about joy. And about how such devastation can lead to the good stuff. My son believes that I am one of the most positive … Continue reading
LUNACY – “STEPHEN CURRY CHALLENGE” June 15, 2016
I will be honest with you. This is an outright challenge to Stephen Curry. He’s a Charlotte guy. And he will understand. Almost 30 years ago, I was carried by paramedics from an Atlanta, Georgia hotel room to a hallway in the emergency room of an Atlanta hospital. The best those at that place could … Continue reading
THE LUNAR REPORT – “APOLOGY” May 19, 2016
I owe some dear friends an apology. Or, at least, an explanation. I owe most of my family the same. If you are reading this, you are one of those folks. Most of you know this, but back in mid February, I got sick. According to my “follow-up” doctor, I was “very sick.” I didn’t … Continue reading
LUNACY – “BATHROOM RIGHTS” May 19, 2016
Please don’t take this as some political position paper here, okay? Look, I just haven’t been able to understand the legal language in North Carolina’s “House Bill 2” well enough to take a firm position on the entire bill. But I did hear some guy on television the other day mention “taking away bathroom rights” … Continue reading