Author: Buddy McElhannon
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Who Makes the Dirt?
You should have seen their faces. Years ago, during lunch with several of my business peers, I confessed to doing something I had never done before…I made dirt. Eyebrows raised, glances exchanged, finally, one of the managers remarked, “Isn’t that God’s job?” Well, it used to be, I reasoned. I explained my wife’s current…
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Southern Accent Fading Fast?
I am a son of the South. And I say that proudly. My accent may not be a drawl or as slow as sorghum syrup, but I still throw in a “y’all,” an “ain’t,” or an “I reckon” from time to time. Hopefully, my manners and inbred spirit of hospitality make my Southern upbringing evident…
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15 Signs That Toe is About to Meet Leather
It’s that time of year again. Yes, schools have started back and the prospect of cooler temperatures grows increasingly likely as Summer transitions to Fall. But that is not what I am talking about. Decades ago, when I was a student at Georgia Tech, our football play-by-play radio broadcaster was a guy named Al Ciraldo.…
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Living in the Land of Absurdia
I have been having hallucinations recently. I would call them nightmares, but they are occurring at all times of the day and night. And the frequency is increasing. I have the strange sense of being transported to a different time and place where I no longer live in the Land of the Free and the…
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The Cure for Sleeplessness
I have been having a lot of trouble sleeping lately. Seems to take forever to go to sleep, only to wake up in the middle of the night, wide awake. Insomnia reigns. Call it too much stress, too many thoughts on my mind, or perhaps post-surgical restless leg syndrome. Whatever you call it, it makes…
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The Things I Ponder
It’s not often I have the opportunity to visit the beach. But a recent family vacation provided ample time to enjoy the grandkids and some quiet reflective time on the sandy shore. I love the sounds of the beach — the rhythmic crashing of waves, the whispers of the surging tide as it ebbs…
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Confessions of a Multi-Tasker
I had an “aha” moment recently. I realized I am a slave to efficiency. Yes, I delight in multi-tasking, taking pride in checking items off my to-do list, and embracing impatience as a motivator to get things done. I rationalize that I am just someone with a need for speed when it comes to…
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Bless Me Mommy One More Time
When my children were young, my wife and I started a tradition of blessing them each night when they went to bed. After prayers, we would make the sign of the cross on their foreheads, praying all the while that the Holy Spirit would protect them and that the seeds of God’s love and truth…
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The Dreary Flickering of the Mind and the Power of Nothing
One must wonder how the scholar and novelist, C.S. Lewis (1898-1963), could foresee modern culture and the inevitable consequences of a mind flickering from one digital screen to another, consumed with worthless distractions. In his classic book, The Screwtape Letters, first published in 1942, Lewis’s senior demon, Screwtape, advises his apprentice devil, Wormwood, on how…
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Baseball, Boys, and Sportsmanship
The story you are about to read is true; the names have been changed to protect their privacy. It’s Springtime. And Friday night lights sparks memories of Little League Baseball and all the fun and charm of seeing adolescent boys enjoying America’s traditional pastime. Yet youth sports, especially Little League Baseball, is more than…
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