This must be the place
It is the eternal quest.
This must be the place
America has never been great.
Let’s just get that out of the way. Sure, we’ve had plenty of high points, moments solidified in time as historic milestones for humanity. But, all in all, we do right now live in, what many could say (myself included) is the greatest era of our country.
This must be the place
It snuck up on me.
This must be the place
I stepped out of the airport and into the afternoon sunshine.
This must be the place
That space between freedom and responsibility.
This must be the place
They say clarity is found when it becomes your last option.
This must be the place
I remember that guy.
This must be the place
Why should we care?
This must be the place
“They headed down south and they’re still running today…”
As The Steve Miller Band blasted through the hit song “Take the Money and Run” last Friday evening at the St. Augustine Amphitheater, I found myself standing there, amid several thousand roaring fans, in awe, not only of the music, but of time and place itself.
This must be the place
$25.06. The total at the gas pump. Full tank. Waynesville to Tybee Island, Georgia. Around 350 miles. As an impending snowstorm crept over the Great Smoky Mountains of Western North Carolina last Thursday, I jumped into my musty, rusty pickup truck and bolted down the highway, en route to sunny skies and crashing waves along the mighty Atlantic Ocean.