Caps and gowns, stage walking, tassels, and diplomas are in full swing…there is a new wave of graduates that are headed into the workforce.  What an exciting time…not only for the graduates, but for the families as well.  While a degree is reward enough for the last four (or five)…

Five things that have my attention… 1. The Billy Reid Mint Julep cups for yesterday’s Kentucky Derby.   2. Smathers & Branson is expanding their line to include iPhone cases and money clips.   3. Esquire talks about the GREATEST episode of MTV Cribs of all time: Redman.  If you’ve…

The Mint Julep is about as “southern” as it gets, and it gets quite a bit of play during the Kentucky Derby. Now, I don’t believe that “southern” is an adjective, but if so it could be used to describe my dad’s fraternity: Kappa Alpha Order. My dad was a…

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