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Mississippi snow
I’m beginning to think of cold, 34-degree rain as Mississippi snow, which would make the gray puddles in my backyard Mississippi snowdrifts. I’ve got friends and family in places that see so much snow...
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During lunch, I watched Jimmy Fallon tell the story about the after-party for “Saturday Night Live’s” 40th anniversary show. I’m kind of bummed out that life choices resulted in my not being at that...
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I couldn’t have said it better
Harrison If you haven’t seen Bobby Harrison’s column in the Daily Journal, do yourself a favor and check it out: http://djournal.com/opinion/bobby-harrison-wrong-kind-attention/ The post I couldn’t...
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Fun-in-the-Sun Jay Bell
Jay Bell took me to the Beach House in paradise on Monday. Now, I’m back in God’s country and ready for some winter precipitation on Wednesday. The blog’s been a little on the quiet side because I went...
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Advice from an unlikely source
Murray I’m always looking for quotes, little sentences or paragraphs that point the way toward some truth about the world. Today, I came across this from Bill Murray: “Someone told me some secrets...
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A pre-rebuttal to Saturday’s upcoming column
My column for Saturday’s Mighty Daily Journal is about routine, and it was inspired by some technology I use for work on a regular basis. Spoiler alert: it comes out in favor of consistency. But I was...
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Fun and frustration with passwords
Hey. I’m back from Spring Break. I’m rested and ready to give The Mighty Daily Journal as much of my all as possible, without – you know – going overboard. I’ve run up against my own ignorance, which...
View ArticleA quote for Monday
“If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.” – Orson Welles. Apropos of nothing? Or everything? The post A quote for Monday appeared first on M. Scott Morris...
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The Mighty Daily Journal needs your help
The Mighty Daily Journal will mark the one-year anniversary of the 2014 tornado with a special issue on April 28. We’d like to hear from people in Lee and Itawamba counties who were directly affected...
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A lesson from the beach
Nobody has business getting upset at the beach, but there I was in a funk at Gulf Shores, Alabama. It was probably of my own making, but I had help. I like to fly stunt kites and that takes some room....
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An antidote to this age of distraction
M. Scott Morris This past Sunday, the Daily Journal ran a story I wrote about Tupelo’s John Armistead, and readers seemed to connect with something he’d said. • “We have to take some time. We have no...
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Advice sought for Mother’s Day story
The Daily Journal is seeking help for a Mother’s Day story about the best and worst advice mamas have given: • Always wear clean underwear. •Remember to send thank-you notes. •Beer before liquor, never...
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