I was four maybe five years old. We were in my bedroom and it was during the day. It could have been before noon, around nine or ten in the morning. It could have been after twelve; around one or two in the afternoon. It was not dark out. That much I know for sure. In my memory it feels as though the day lay out before us. Things were still hazy, calm and peaceful but quiet. My money is on before twelve o’clock. I had no idea what was in store and I don’t recall much of what is stored in my m...

By the grace of the good Lord on September 25th 1980 at 5:32pm EST at the University of Florida’s Shands Hospital, I was born unto the surface this Earth. My conscious mind cannot recall the weather on that day but I have always assumed it was beautiful; sunny with a cool pleasant breeze that has made its way through the thick humidity & heat of my home state. This is what the weather has been like in my home state on September 25 practically every year; it’s one of the things I like most abo...

By the grace of the good Lord on September 25th 1980 at 5:32pm EST in the University of Florida’s Shands Hospital, I was born unto the surface this Earth. My conscious mind cannot recall the weather on that day but I have always assumed it was beautiful; sunny with a cool pleasant breeze that has made its way through the thick humidity & heat of my home state. This is what the weather has been like in my home state on September 25th every year I can remember. The cool breeze which hasn’t been...