Category Archives: Personal Stories

Time Capsules

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Terry Taylor

I spent last week reading World Book Encyclopedia’s Year Books from 1965 – 1976. Perhaps you are old enough to remember these dusty annuals. It is fascinating to read about events that happened 40-something years ago in language that makes … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Humor, Personal Stories | Comments Off

BBQ, Rain, Mud, Wrecks and Rednecks (Part 2)

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Terry Taylor

The dirt track hugs wooden bleachers angling up about 25 feet into the damp Shenandoah wind. A man in a camo gimme cap with a belly big enough to have swallowed a small child chugs by wearing a painted-on-tight t-shirt, … Continue reading →

Posted in Alabama, Cars, Entertainment, Food, Humor, Personal Stories, South, Sports, Virginia | Comments Off

Rudy’s Klout

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Terry Taylor

Social media is constantly changing and adding new sites. If you have an extra 3 minutes in your day, social media will find a way to use 4 of them. Now there is a way to measure your influence across … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs, In The News, Internet, Rudy, Social Media | Comments Off

Late For Class

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Terry Taylor

Gridlocked traffic snakes through downtown Richmond. Lynyrd Skynyrd’s dual guitars rip into “Saturday Night Special.” It’s 8 A.M. and already 90 degrees with humidity thick enough to choke a 12-pound bass. The sky is cooked milky white. This is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Stories, South | Comments Off

The Pork Chops Of Bryant Park

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Terry Taylor

A 10-hour technology conference ends and Geoff and I take to the streets of New York City ready to stretch our legs. We walk for miles. It’s been a while for me since I roamed NYC and even longer for … Continue reading →

Posted in New York, Personal Stories, Travel | Comments Off

Key West Conversations: Haint Blue

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Terry Taylor

The porch straining across the front of the old house on Elizabeth Street in Key West was painted Haint Blue. My aunt’s house had a large porch with a ceiling painted Haint Blue as well. My grandfather talked about haints … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Stories, South, Travel | Comments Off

Key West Conversations: Damned Good Liars

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Terry Taylor

It took less than fifteen minutes to realize I had found a place that fit a part of me that I have kept prisoner under the guise of corporate bullshit for 30 years. I was still in the cab when … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Music, Personal Stories, South, Travel | Comments Off

Conversations from Key West

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Terry Taylor

Scribbled on an AirTran barf bag are these words: “Below me, the Atlantic meats the Gulf of Mexico, blending in shades of Galaxie 500 peacock blue, luminescent aqua and deep cobalt surrounding the last island in the Florida Keys. Scabs … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Personal Stories, South, Travel | Comments Off

A Little Cure of the Dog

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Terry Taylor

“Breath would not come. No amount of trying would summon it. I lay flat on the floor struggling as panic rushed from my burning lungs to the fear in my brain. But I was not alone. And because of that, … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs, Rudy | Comments Off

My Life Behind the Attic Door

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Terry Taylor

This weekend we opened “the door” in the attic and started pulling stuff out. I have not been in the little storage space in about sixteen years. It was pathetic what had gathered up there while I was downstairs. By … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Stories | Comments Off

The Incredible, Inedible, Exploding Egg

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Terry Taylor

SATURDAY BEFORE EASTER: We had already made a boiling error before we even started dying the Easter eggs. Most smart people know that an egg pulled from a cold fridge will, when dropped into boiling water, fracture and disgorge its … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Personal Stories | Comments Off

“He will either be rich or in prison.”

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Terry Taylor

Now and then I go over to the VCU Brand Center to remind myself what if feels like to just be starting out in my chosen profession. Wednesday was one of those days. Mark Fenske invited me to share some … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Stories, School | Comments Off

The Void In My Droid

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Terry Taylor

I got a Droid last April. It was great for a while. The iPhone’s dirty sister, I called it at the time, since it would do things an iPhone would not do. That was then. Tweet This Post

Posted in Personal Stories, Technology | Comments Off

Social Media: Where Your Teeth Meet the Oyster

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Terry Taylor

The café crowded quickly for mid-week, a line forming out into the damp chill of the coming storm and sparse traffic of Matthews County, Virginia. A sign outside read: Southwind Pizza, but this place hung its rep on a lot … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Stories | Comments Off

The Tater Tot Cat

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Terry Taylor

  Another lost animal encounter: Friday night, 8 P.M., Sonic Drive-In parking lot. A small cat is running and weaving through the cars in a wild-legged dance of death. Two Hondas and a Chevy barely miss the tiny rambler. A … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Stories, Rudy | Comments Off