Can 5 Backyard Grillers Win a National Barbecue...

May 17, 2012

  Chris Lilly is the reigning Memphis in May World Barbecue Champion. He’s also the coach of my team in the 2012 Memphis in May World Championship Cooking Contest. That would be the same...

OK Parents, What’s Your Position on Teen...

May 15, 2012

The Chicago Tribune TribLocal asked me to put some thoughts together pertaining to teenage drug and alcohol use. It’s a tough subject to write about – I desperately want to get it...

So You Think You Can Be a World Champion Pit...

May 14, 2012

I’ve found myself in a bit of a pickle this week. Make that a jar of barbecue sauce. Or whatever it is a world champion pit master has in his or her pantry. This is my official shout out...

About Bobblehead Dad

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2011 International Book Award Finalist
Higley, whose weekly fatherhood column appears in the Chicago Tribune’s TribLocal, unwraps poignant lessons from his family history with rich, vivid detail. His story reveals meaning in simple moments and the people who fill them-including the surprise discovery of his most important lesson, which had been quietly waiting for over thirty years. Written in an informal but eloquent style, Bobblehead Dad keeps you laughing, crying and-most importantly-thinking. Higley’s distinctive storytelling rhythm, combined with a knack for handling heavy topics with an embraceable voice, quickly draws you into his experiences…

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About Jim

Jim Higley was a typical middle-age dad whose world, overnight, went from the soccer field sidelines cheering on his children to the sidelines of life. At the age of forty-four, Jim became the fourth member of his immediate family to receive a diagnosis of cancer and suddenly found himself with an entire summer removed from all of life’s obligations as he allowed his body to heal after surgery. Thanks to a wise friend’s promise, however, that summer of physical healing transformed into the rediscovery of several forgotten life lessons-and one life-changing gift that had been quietly waiting for him for over thirty years. 

Since then, Jim-a member of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists-has become an inspiring voice to people worldwide who daily enjoy his print and online columns for Chicago Tribune’s…

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