The Parable of the Boxes
We all have a box to fill, metaphorically, but that’s not the most important question. The question is not even related to the size of the box, although, we might…
Personal Thoughts of Matt Fowler, the one in Durham NC. Also, Ken Burns for President. No really. Also, Plato's Cave is an ancient allegory about truth and the capacity of humans to be decieved.
We all have a box to fill, metaphorically, but that’s not the most important question. The question is not even related to the size of the box, although, we might…
My wife and I moved to Wilmington last summer for no reason other than we like the area, the water, and the proximity to our daughter in Durham. After 50+…
I have an idea why America is so polarized, or one reason anyway. When you think about hiring a Congressman or a Senator or even a President, one of the…
My wife and I got to visit to The Azores with our daughter, her husband and his parents. The take-away from our trip was a new enthusiasm for all things…
I was doing some research online and found some old images of Charlottesville’s consumer website, mycaar.com. We built it for them in 2003 and it’s been up since then, delivering…
They finally did it, they moved the Confederate Monument to historic Maple Hill Cemetery into a more historically correct context. It now sits amid other memorials to soldiers who fought…
Bill wrote a book! It’s really good too. He’s got a real talent for storytelling. The story is a really good one too and partially set at my house!
There is a small community in northeast Huntsville called Lincoln Village. 15 years ago a good friend and pastor started a conversation with a little girl who turned into a…
I really love the Christmas album and show from Andrew Peterson and friends called Behold the Lamb. If you don’t know it, add it to your Holiday Mix. Love this…
What if you could redirect half of your taxes to your kid’s school? You can! We’ll sort of. In Alabama there is something called the Alabama Accountability Act and it…
To the Lincoln Community, Staff, Faculty, Donors, Volunteers, Parents and kids. It is again my great pleasure to write to the entire community in my capacity as the Chairman of…
This is Deadly, We’re Sorry So they started by saying “This is deadly, we’re sorry.” Five years ago today, February 23rd 2011 is a day that forever changed my life,…
The outdoors are very important to me. I grew up on a farm north of Huntsville that was about 650 acres mostly leased out to a local cotton farmer called…
There is a new event coming up in Downtown Huntsville called a Map-a-Thon. It’s a competition put on by Downtown Huntsville, Inc along with several friends and partners, including Solid…
When I was 18 I went to Russia. It was 1983 and before the Berlin Wall fell and communist kleptocracy that was the old Soviet Block came crashing down. Like…