by B.L. Unkel | Jan 28, 2023 | Everything Else
What do you call it when things unexpectedly fall into line or go your way? Do you consider it simply a stroke of good luck? Or do you consider it a miracle? I choose to see these instances as miracles. Definition What is a miracle? Dictionary.com defines a...
by B.L. Unkel | Jan 21, 2023 | Everything Else
Up until recently, I believed the hardest thing about moving was the purging and packing. I was wrong. Yes, purging and packing are hard, but for me, saying goodbye to friends and neighbors was even harder. I don’t know if it was due to the number of years I spent in...
by B.L. Unkel | Jan 7, 2023 | History
Nashville, much less Tennessee in general, is rich with interesting history. Just look at the old Maxwell House Hotel. (If you read Did You Know This Coffee Empire Began When a Traveling Salesman Walked Into This Hotel?, you know Maxwell House Coffee was named after...
by B.L. Unkel | Dec 31, 2022 | Holidays
A friend recently said, “God, it occurs to me, is a lot like Tetris. He nudged and shifted all the pieces of your life until they fit together again just so.” The Game For those of you who don’t know what my friend was referring to, Tetris is an electronic game...
by B.L. Unkel | Dec 3, 2022 | History
Coffee—the lifeblood of millions. One man turned his hobby of making the perfect cup of coffee into a business. The Man Once upon a time (back in 1873), Joel Cheek worked for a wholesale grocery company as a traveling salesman. One day, one of his customers...
