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The Haunted Lemp Mansion

April 2, 2017April 2, 2017 Kelly Kazek

I learned about the Lemp Mansion when it was featured on a TV show about haunted sites. So, of course, when Sweetums and I were on Route 66 for our honeymoon and passed through St. Louis, I had to stop. It was not during regular business hours but a nice man gave us a tour… Continue reading The Haunted Lemp Mansion

Why men have more belly button lint and other things you need to know today

April 2, 2017June 6, 2019 Kelly Kazek

Men and women are different. I know. You're all, we knew that already. Because of the whole stand-up-vs.-sit-down thing. But I'm not talking about physical differences. I am talking about differences that affect the way we live and work and, as you'll see, the way we contemplate our navels. This is important stuff, y'all …… Continue reading Why men have more belly button lint and other things you need to know today

Natural (ODD)yssey

Dismals Canyon, God’s playground

April 2, 2017April 2, 2017 Kelly Kazek

Looking for a family trip to the great outdoors? A walk through Dismals Canyon in Phil Campbell, AL, a National Natural Landmark, is like walking through the Land Before Time. The massive, moss-covered boulders are scattered as if God threw them willy-nilly. It's not a huge canyon or a long walk but there are so… Continue reading Dismals Canyon, God’s playground

Southern Thing Columns

It’s a column about toothpaste gloops but that doesn’t mean it’s not important

April 2, 2017June 6, 2019 Kelly Kazek

Note: This is a completely insignificant, apolitical column about the need for more government research in the area of toothpaste tubes. If you disagree, you are wrong you should skip this column. The other day when I tried to pick up my contact lens case from the bathroom counter, it didn't budge. It was stuck… Continue reading It’s a column about toothpaste gloops but that doesn’t mean it’s not important

(ODD)yssey

How tall was the World’s Tallest Man? And how does Sweetums measure up?

April 2, 2017October 23, 2017 Kelly Kazek

Sweetums is 6-foot-7 so when we were driving through Alton, Illinois, home of the World’s Tallest Man, we had no choice but to stop and see how Sweetums’ measured up. Robert Pershing Wadlow was born in Alton on February 22, 1918, and lived there until his death on July 15, 1940, at just 22 years… Continue reading How tall was the World’s Tallest Man? And how does Sweetums measure up?