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About Me

After growing up in a little hick town called Leeds, Ala., I took my first full-time job as a newspaper reporter with the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer in 1997. I worked in Columbus for eight years before moving to Memphis to take over as full-time Outdoors Writer for The Commercial Appeal. My wife, Elizabeth, and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary in January. That's pretty impressive, considering there were lots of folks who figured we wouldn't make it a year. During our 10 years, a lot of the snooty, little church girls she grew up with have been married, divorced and remarried to someone else - all looking for that big bank account. Meanwhile, we just keep rolling along together.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

I'd love to meet Aaron Sorkin. He's the guy who wrote "The West Wing" television show and movies like "The American President" and "A Few Good Men." I don't always agree with his politics, but he's definitely one of the best writers of our time. In my job, I've been able to meet and spend time with people like former Texas Tech basketball coach Bob Knight, former St. Louis Cardinals manager Whitey Herzog, SEC football coaches Tommy Tuberville, Mark Richt, Mike DuBose and Pat Dye. I've also spent some time with country music singer Hank Williams, Jr., late NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt, Sr., and fishing superstar Bill Dance. Dance, by the way, is one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet...
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My Blog

My Sunday outdoors page for April 5, 2009

I had a centerpiece story about crappie fishing on Reelfoot Lake and an editorial column about a current gun control issue in Tennessee.Here'e the links for both of them. Let me know what you think.ht...
Posted by on Sun, 05 Apr 2009 20:22:00 GMT

Field trials start today in REALLY warm weather

The National Championship for Field Trialing Bird Dogs starts today at Ames Plantation.The weather is supposed to be in the 70s most of the week.It'll be tough for any of the dogs to make the full thr...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Feb 2009 22:09:00 GMT

Bumphis to Mississippi State; could be a good sign for Bama

Tupelo wide receiver Chad Bumphis committed to Mississippi State this weekend, becoming the biggest name so far on the list of recruits for new head coach Dan Mullen.In a way, it could be a good sign ...
Posted by on Sun, 18 Jan 2009 21:00:00 GMT

My outdoors page for Jan. 18

My outdoors centerpiece this week was about wild hogs and all of the damage they can do when they take hold in an area.My column was about my recent hunting trip with Memphis Redbirds manager Chris Ma...
Posted by on Sun, 18 Jan 2009 17:38:00 GMT

Great Arkansas duck hunt this morning

I enjoyed a fantastic duck hunt this morning in a flooded corn field near Helena, Ark.Three of us killed 12 mallards in a little less than two hours.I killed the prettiest greenhead I've ever seen. It...
Posted by on Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:26:00 GMT

Florida makes Oklahoma look Stoopid

Oklahoma scored 60 points or more in five straight games before the BCS title game. Then Florida holds them to just 14. The defenses in the Big 12 must be an absolute joke. Oklahoma would have finishe...
Posted by on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:04:00 GMT

New Orleans photos

I've created two new albums for all of our photos from New Orleans.One is for Sugar Bowl pics, and the other is for pics from the New Orleans aquarium.Let me know what you think of them.
Posted by on Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:26:00 GMT

Projected Bama depth chart for 2009 season

I always like looking ahead as soon as the season comes to an end. Here's an idea of what Alabama might look like in 2009: http://blog.al.com/bamabeat/2009/01/heres_a_new_football_ent ry.html
Posted by on Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:06:00 GMT

So far this bowl season...

After a rough start, I'm 12-5 on the season and ranked in the 98th percentile in ESPN's nationwide Bowl Mania contest. I'm satisfied...for now.
Posted by on Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:05:00 GMT

College Bowl Picks for Dec. 30

With five straight good picks, I'm up to 9-5 on the bowl season. Today, I'll take: Nevada over Maryland Rice over Western Michigan and Oregon over Oklahoma State
Posted by on Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:37:00 GMT