Each week (give or take one or two here and there) I share three things I like – It could be a book, a movie, a podcast, an album, a photo, an article, a restaurant, a food item, a beverage, or anything else I simply enjoy and think you might too. You can find a whole pile of things, especially books, I like and recommend HERE.
1. The Road to Rickwood
This month MLB will host a game at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, AL. In its 114-year history, the field has seen everything from segregated baseball, a women’s suffrage event, a Klan rally and the first integrated sports team in Alabama. Host Roy Wood Jr. speaks with historians, former Negro Leaguers and more to explore how Birmingham’s civil rights story played out at America’s oldest ballpark. If you are a fan of history or baseball or both, you will love this podcast. It is a wonderful blend of oral history, documentary, and historical account.
2. On Writing (And Writers) by CS Lewis
If you are a fan of C.S. Lewis, and aspiring writer, or a successful author you will love this compilation. It highlights Lewis’s brilliance about writing as it addresses form, purpose, style, message, and more featuring over one hundred excerpts—some short and some essay length—drawn from his wide body of letters, books, and essays. This has climbed into my pantheon of writing resources both to help with craft and inspiration. I could not recommend it more highly.
3. The Country Squire Tobbaconist
In recent years I have mostly moved from cigar smoking to pipe smoking, mostly because a cigar is an hour-long relationship whereas a pipe is a pleasant 15-20 minute conversation. (Also, my wife finds the smell of cigar smoke utterly vile whereas the aroma of pipe smoke is merely mildly unpleasant.) There are some good tobacconists in Nashville where I live, but a friend turned me on to The Country Squire in Jackson Mississippi. They have wonderful blends of all sorts (I particularly like Tom Bigbee and Black & Tan), their prices and shipping costs are quite reasonable, and they also have a delightful selection of pipes. If you are a pipe person (or a thoughtful gift giver) check them out.
