In fact , when I first started as a columnist , it was with a now - defunct website called Dateline Alabama .
That 's exactly what I did -- wrote about whatever was bouncing around in my head at any given moment .
In fact , when I first started as a columnist , it was with a now - defunct website called Dateline Alabama , and that 's exactly what I did -- wrote about whatever was bouncing around in my head at any given moment .