Month: April 2017

Southern Thing Columns

Today’s driving PSA: The Courtesy Wave is not optional, people

Kelly Kazek

I come to you today with a public service announcement. No need to thank me. Just doing my job. It has come to my attention of late that some people in this country are not aware of some common rules of the road and it's really ticking me off. In the coming weeks, I will… Continue reading Today’s driving PSA: The Courtesy Wave is not optional, people

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Couples Issue of the Week: Slasher film v. nature documentary; pick a side

Kelly Kazek

  I understand, even before writing this column, that it may cause some of you to have a come-apart. That is not my intention. My intention is to foster understanding and goodwill between the sexes, by which I mean get the women on my side so I can show Sweetums I'm not crazy. So here… Continue reading Couples Issue of the Week: Slasher film v. nature documentary; pick a side

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5 tips for the most southern wedding ever

Kelly Kazek

After raising Baby Girl by myself from the age of 2, I married my Sweetums in October and gained two stepsons, as well. Because Sweetums and I travel around the state finding quirky roadside attractions and little-known history for my AL.com Odd Travels feature, we decided to have a road-trip-themed wedding that showed our love… Continue reading 5 tips for the most southern wedding ever

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Southern accents and how NOT to do them

Kelly Kazek

I’m about as Southern as southern gets: A Georgia-born peach who moved to Alabama at age 11. Been here ever since. So it shouldn’t be surprising that it annoys me when actors overact their southern accents. Nicolas Cage in “Con Air” held the No. 1 spot on my worst accents list for twenty years since… Continue reading Southern accents and how NOT to do them