A birthday, and a lot of candles

Burning them at both ends …

Yes, next week is my birthday, and I won’t say just how many candles are blowing in the wind … let’s just say I’m grateful they are still blowing at all.

This year finds me busier than ever, with a whole bunch of new projects. One major project—a nonpolitical endeavor about the South Carolina lowcountry—is in the can, and that means new political project…