I'm writing from the Waffle House in Russellville. The one on North Arkansas across from the PDQ. The diner that's just like the one on East Parkway, or the one in Clarksville in front of the X-Mart.

I'm writing from the Pope County Fair. My kids are with me. My parents are on their way. My wife, on the other hand, is at home, mowing the yard. Mal loves to mow (a fact that often confuses our ...