J.R. Tidwell

I was at a basketball game at Red Bay a few weeks ago when I saw something pretty funny. The announcer — who was also in charge of playing music — pla...

If any of the readers who peruse my work see me in the near future, you will see that my face and neck are shining — or radiating, as it may be — exam...

I am not a very political person. I am a registered Republican, but I can see where the other side of the aisle is coming from in some cases. If you l...

I am a bit of a movie fan. I can’t tell you the name of the set designer on every Paul Newman and Jimmy Stewart movie or anything like that, but I enj...

Excuse me while I go get my soapbox to stand on. Now, let me say this in perfectly clear English: emergency vehicles with lights on and/or sirens soun...

I suffer from what I can best describe as insomnia. Part of the problem is my waking up late on some mornings, especially on the weekends. This means ...

I was watching the NFL playoff divisional games two weekends ago. The Ravens’ stadium music guy played Machinehead by Bush, Even Flow by Pearl Jam and...

I’m no stranger to voter apathy. The last election I voted in was the Republican primary before the 2008 presidential election. I have mixed feelings ...

For those of you who don’t wish to read an editorial on such a mundane topic as the weather, please look elsewhere. For those of you who made it to th...

My New Year’s resolution — like several previous years — is to not make any more New Year’s resolutions. I decided awhile back to stop lying to myself...