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Getting Your Financial House in Order for 2016
In keeping with my word of the year, “relationships,” January has been the month to focus on our relationship with money. I’ve covered the question of who and how much to tip, and discussed the topic of greed in the movie, The Big Short. Now a more personal question arises, do I have goals in place for 2016 that include a financial checkup?
How to Revive the Art of Storytelling
I have always loved a good story. My favorite question in the world asks, “Did you hear the one about…?” Southerners have been visiting with each other and telling tales since before fans were blowing over blocks of ice to keep us cool in the summer.
Fashion Welcomes Pink and Blue Back from the 80’s
The Pantone color(s) of 2016 are Rose Quartz and Serenity. Here are a few examples of how fashion welcomes pink and blue back from the 80’s!
Pantone offers “a symbolic color selection; a color snapshot of what we see taking place in our culture that serves as an expression of a mood and an attitude.
How to Love Difficult People
Down here in the heart of Dixie where our family and friendship roots run deep, you’d never dream that we sometimes have trouble getting along with each other. Forgetting the Hatfield clan with a patriarch by the name of “Devil Anse;” for the most part we are a civil society. Still, we do encounter people from time to time who are just hard to love. So how can we mind our manners and learn to love difficult people?
Brooklyn Makes You Homesick for Old Hollywood
We all remember a time in our life when we were homesick. The first day of summer camp or when visiting a distant relative, we’ve all lain in bed at one time or another wishing we were back at home in our own bed.
How to Take the Headache Out of Tipping
Mr. Dixie and I love to eat out. For the longest time, we had a favorite restaurant and with it, a favorite waitress. Her name was Anna and we loved her for many reasons. She was, of course, a great waitress, always getting our food and drinks in the most timely manner; but more than that, we loved Anna because she was engaging, funny and always remembered our names.
Yes Ma’am and No Sir
You can tell immediately when a child or young adult was raised in a southern home. To answer an adult with either “yes ma’am” or “no sir” demonstrates respect for authority and elders.
Burning Art Rises Out of the Ashes
Buildings burned. Bricks from those 200-year-old structures were strewn down the block along with the hopes and dreams of a city losing it’s historical district. It seems that just when you think your ship has come in, it catches fire and sinks in the harbor.
Fruitcake or Doorstop? How Do You Describe It?
I did a brief survey on Facebook, asking my friends what their first thought was about fruitcake. One in particular described it as a “brick-like-thing,” which made me laugh out loud. So, how do you describe fruitcake? Is it a dessert or a doorstop? The response on Facebook was almost unanimous. “YUCK!”
The Big Short is About Greed
Don’t think for a second that I am any kind of financial wizard that can break down all the details of the bubble-busting financial crisis of the mid-2000’s. I actually fell asleep in the movie, The Big Short for just a few minutes, so I am no help in deciphering mortgage deals.