Meeks' Week
This is a story about setting goals and achieving them, in this case my goal to acquire a new television. I’m sharing how I accomplished it in case you are a goal setter too.
And…
Meeks' Week
An Exclusive Weekly Column By Two-Time Pulitzer Prize Winning Writer David Meeks
Welcome to the inaugural installment of a weekly feature. We’re going to have a lot of fun. Consider this color commentary on the play-by-play of life.
Meeks' Week
Are The Ants Coming For Your Light Switch Next?
Turn on the lights, the (ant) party is over
It’s hard to sleep when you know the ants are on the march. I mean, they’re always…
Meeks' Week
In a stunning rebuke of the pandemic, I went to a movie. in a movie theater. Twice.
And now I am pondering whether I am done going to the movies. It’s not the experience it…
Meeks' Week
OK, so you’ve fallen for the bait. You’ve jumped into this column looking for valuable marital insights from an experienced husband, and by experienced I mean a man on his second marriage.
You’ve got two…
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Moving to a plant-based diet is something my wife and I discuss from time to time, usually over chicken dinner.
Notice I did not say vegetarian, which means I would not ever eat meat, versus…
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Sooner or later you reach the point in life when you don’t have to get injured to be injured. Things just hurt and you can’t even say when or how it happened. For no good…
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I lived 50-something years on Earth without seeing James McMurtry live in concert, which I needed to remedy because I often turn to him when the moment calls for reflection.
McMurtry, 60, is a singer/songwriter,…
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You can’t escape your redneck past, and I’ve given up trying.
I can only hope to contain it. With a tomato plant.
And that’s what precisely what I’m doing. Now, I’ll be the first to…
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Only in professional golf can something that makes the sport take even longer be called an innovation.
Even better, this breakthrough involves putting, which already was the slowest part of the game. Apparently not slow…
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A Prominent American Family
I’ve located the most responsible citizens in Washington DC, and you’re going to recognize this family as a symbol of America. I’ve been observing them for a while now. They are…
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The word going around is that we all need to start growing the five foods we need to survive and as soon as I go buy the barbecue potato chip seeds I’m ready to get…
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The Views Of Washington DC
It’s cherry blossom season in Washington DC, and I can personally assure you it’s also a great time to see squirrel balls.
The cherry blossoms only bloom once each year.…
Meeks' Week, Sports
For those of us who can remember vividly Tiger Woods’ historic victory at the 1997 Masters, his return to competition at Augusta last week was inspiring and bittersweet.
We’re all happy he’s alive. The attention…
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Marital COVID Scenario
I recently tested negative for COVID and apparently it was a real missed opportunity.
Let me explain. Each January, I serve as master of ceremonies at the American Football Coaches Association convention,…
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If you’re reading this and you’re a man, something unusual already has occurred, and I’m not ruling out that a woman had something to do with it.
Most habitual readers I know are women. Or…
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