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McCoy: What ever happened to that guy?

Do you ever wonder about someone you met years ago? I do. I think about people I met back in the dark ages, and wonder, "How did they turn out?" I suppose it's a natural part of growing older; how else could you explain all these silly reunion shows where we finally get to see how our beloved sitcom stars turned out? Maybe we secretly want to hear all the juicy dirt on people. We're like that, you know. But, maybe there's a more virtuous reason. Maybe we really care about these people. Read More

Updated: feb. 03, 2012 11:59 p.m.

	McCoy: A taxing stay on a desert island Have you ever played the game where you narrow down all your possessions to those very few that you'd want if you were marooned on an island? It's a fun game, so to get you thinking about your most valuable items, I'll share my thoughts on what I would want, were I suddenly to become marooned somewhere in the Pacific. » Read More Posted: jan. 27, 2012 5:31 p.m. \| Updated: jan. 27, 2012 11:59 p.m.
	McCoy: Mourning Late Nights Lost Even now - far removed from the original passions - I can still remember that my friends and I were once young and vibrant. When we were just approaching our 20s, we were night owls, prowling the Atlanta New Wave music scene when we should have been doing calculus homework. On a typical weekend in our suburban town, we'd finish our work at the mall or any of a dozen other places desperate enough to ... » Read More Posted: jan. 20, 2012 6:24 p.m.
	McCoy: Like honey and biscuits Have you noticed how some things just naturally go together? Take honey and biscuits, for example. Whenever I visit one of those "breakfast anytime" restaurants, I make a pig of myself with their biscuits, and I make sure to have plenty of honey to spread on them. Life offers up so many wonderful pairings: salt and pepper, peanut butter and jelly, grits and butter, and too many others to list. Life seems better when it's done in pairs. » Read More Posted: jan. 13, 2012 3:51 p.m. \| Updated: jan. 13, 2012 11:59 p.m.
	McCoy: New Grandfather Syndrome Your parakeet may be the only one who noticed, but I didn't write my column last week. I'd planned to offer some snappy New Year's resolutions, but I procrastinated and the next thing I knew, my first grandson - Daniel Christopher McCoy - was on his way, and I was off to the hospital to meet him! Yep, I'm a grandfather now, and my whole life is changing. I was expecting to be able to ... » Read More Posted: jan. 06, 2012 5:27 p.m. \| Updated: jan. 06, 2012 11:59 p.m.
	McCoy: Southern man's genome Scientists everywhere are decoding the human genome to see what we’re made of and how we can make ourselves better. I’m no geneticist, but I know a little bit about southerners, and I’ll certify that there is a special part of our DNA that makes us what we really are. We may be talking about just a few genes, but we southerners are programmed in a way that makes our lives much better here in our little part of the world. » Read More Posted: dec. 23, 2011 7:01 a.m.
	McCoy: Too hot for comfort We all make mistakes. » Read More Posted: dec. 16, 2011 3:37 p.m. \| Updated: dec. 16, 2011 11:59 p.m.
	McCoy: Coupon mania The other day, I met a nice, older couple who had about 200 coupons in their possession, and they were using a good portion of them at the checkout counter. I paid for my few purchases, and when I finished, they were still presenting coupons. I was really impressed with their organizational skills and moxie! They had "couponing" down to a fine art, and this made me wonder: What would happen if coupons were used in all walks of life? » Read More Posted: dec. 09, 2011 5:04 p.m. \| Updated: dec. 09, 2011 11:30 p.m.
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