Lee Jones

I was doing some amount of air travel over the holidays and, as one will do, found myself with layovers in both Dallas and Atlanta in the last 60 days. These are obviously major hubs and you see an amazing array of humanity there. A lot of that humanity is wearing camouflage uniforms. Mostly they’re [...]

Christmas is upon us, and I got to thinking about what I look forward to about the season. In brief: Friends and family. I get to see loved ones from far corners of the country and even just among local friends, people make an effort to get out and see others. Christmas cards. I asked [...]

It was a chilly, gray, but precipitation-free day at my parents’ house in Potomac, Maryland. Everybody was out of the house so I decided to go walkabout near Piney Branch, where I used to play as a kid. I should note that when I grew up, our “neighborhood” was close-in horse country. My dad had [...]

It’s been a crappy day at work for reasons with which I won’t bore you. But at about 4:00 PM I knew I had to get out and do something for myself. I decided fresh air and comfort food would solve all my ills and a walk (fresh air) to Greenlife for a cookie and [...]

I love that kids come to our door and I give them candy. What could be more fun than that? I also have a tradition of taking pictures of the trick-or-treaters. The little ones, in particular, get a huge kick out of seeing themselves on the camera. One lady came by today and asked could [...]