Jack Mccall

I came upon an all too familiar sight a couple of weeks back. Sitting outside one of the few remaining tobacco warehouses in Tennessee were five farm wagons loaded down with tobacco stalks. Memories flooded my mind so fast I could hardly keep up. First, I felt the wintery wind in a drafty old tobacco barn. Then, I saw the […]

I’m not really sure when the commercialization of Christmas began to impact modern America in dramatic fashion. Maybe it was in the 1960’s. If not that early, it certainly was underway by the 1970’s. The first signs, I think, were when Christmas displays began to appear in retail stores as early as August. I was a young man when I […]

I've often heard people say, as words of encouragement, “Take your time.” Sometimes it was advice given to a person recovering from surgery or an

You might say I was introduced to country ham and red-eyed gravy at a very early age.

McCall You might say I was introduced to country ham and red-eyed gravy at a very early age.

I was near Darien, Georgia, some time back. Darien is located about 15 miles north of Brunswick on Interstate 95 in South Georgia. I had stopped at Exit 49 just west of Darien to shop at an outlet mall. The mall is conveniently located on the route to a number of destinations where I have made speaking presentations in the […]

In keeping with tradition, on New Year’s Day I ate black-eyed peas and hog’s jowl. When I was growing up, we called it “hog jaw.” It doesn’t really matter what you call it. It’s good! And I’m here to say it must be good for you. They say it will bring you good luck if you eat black-eyed peas and […]

So, I probably listened to more Christmas music this past Christmas season than ever before. Several factors contributed to this new reality. Some years ago, as part of her Christmas present, I gave my late wife, Kathy, a subscription to Sirius XM Radio. Somehow, in the ensuing years, I continued to renew her subscription although she no longer considered it […]

In my immediate family, there are 15 of us now – three sons, three daughters-in-law, eight grandchildren (5 girls, 3 boys), and me. I am discovering that it becomes increasingly harder to try and fill the shoes of a kind and loving mother and grandmother. The following story is true. The names have been changed or omitted to protect the […]

In my immediate family, there are 15 of us now – three sons, three daughters-in-law, eight grandchildren (5 girls, 3 boys), and me.