Stephen Yeargin

We were sitting on the bleachers at Vanderbilt Stadium on Saturday, waiting for the evening’s performances from Robert Earl Keen, Jason Mraz and the Dave Matthews Band to begin when it all came rushing in. It caught me a bit off guard, but not totally surprised. Everything must be dealt with in due time. It [...]

After volunteering at church for another installment of the mulching project, I met up with Samantha at Ugly Mugs and we headed down to the Nashville Earth Day Festival at Centennial Park. The park lawn was filled with music, food, and dog owners. Vendors had set up booths to promote their eco-friendly offerings. The weather [...]

There is a fellow sitting in a corner of a dimly lit room, staring blankly at a computer monitor. Judging from the tabs on his browser and the the mostly-empty text document, he is trying to write something. Our subject has a pair of headphones on his ears, but no sound is coming from them. [...]

The Nashville Predators ended their season moments ago with a 8-4 loss to the Minnesota Wild (two empty netters). The team will not make the postseason for the fifth consecutive time, a goal they had on their road map to bringing a Stanley Cup back to the Music City. Despite all of that, it was [...]

I listened in the game tonight as the Nashville Predators closed out their home schedule against the Chicago Blackhawks. It was a game with a lot on the line for the Predators as they try to keep pace with St. Louis and stay ahead of Minnesota and Edmonton in the standings. Through the first period, [...]

In a little under 10 hours, we will be well on our way back to Martin, Tenn. for my fraternity‘s Family Day celebration. The trip is mostly for business, but it is always a good chance to see how the dynamics of an organization change after a few years away. A single year is a [...]

I have started to notice the more subtle aspects of my daily commute lately. Having made the exact same trek every weekday morning for the last two years will do that. The cashiers have not yet started greeting me by name, but I am relatively sure they see me on a more regular basis than [...]