Happy 2012, Max Maniax! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and were able to enjoy it with those whom you love. One of my best friends told me that people come into our lives for a season or a lifetime, but always for a reason. I believe this holds true for animals as […]

Season’s Greetings, Max Maniax! Can you believe there are only two weeks left in 2011?  Frankly, I’m still wondering where the summer went, which is  why I use “missed” to describe the year that soon was. I feel like I did less than half of what I set out to do; I only made it […]

November salutations, Max Maniax! From 2003 to 2006, I lived in Wilmington, NC, a small city on the southeastern coast of the state. During my three years there, I rode out about a half dozen hurricanes, including three in two weeks. After each storm, I would get into my car and drive around town to […]

The fairy tale ended Came crashing to real… – “Just Still Always” Chasing Gray One summer, when I had come home from college, my buddy Kevin borrowed his sister’s car and drove out to see me. We had a great day hanging out, talking shop, and going for chow. It was a perfectly awesome day. […]

September salutations, Max Maniax! Judging from its ratings, you didn’t watch Friday Night Lights, a critically-acclaimed drama chronicling life in a small Texas town during football season. What made FNL so good was the characters.  They were your neighbors, coworkers, and friends, and you wanted the best for them.  When the show ended its five-season run in […]