Month: June 2017

Southern Thing Columns

7 truly epic gifts your dad’s inner child needs this Father’s Day

Kelly Kazek

Following is this week's column from AL.com. Click the link below to read the full column. Do you have one of those goofy dads who’s so in touch with his inner child he has Ninja Turtles underwear and an Evel Knieval doll under his pillow? Or his favorite joke begins with “A horse walks into… Continue reading 7 truly epic gifts your dad’s inner child needs this Father’s Day

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How ‘groover’ became a nickname for camp toilet … and our youngest child

Kelly Kazek

I’m sure you won’t be surprised when I preface this post by saying it is an odd tale that involves cemeteries, camp toilets and my stepsons. Now’s the time to turn back if you’re not ready for that combination. Still here? Let’s go … Yesterday, Sweetums tagged me in a Facebook post about the delicate… Continue reading How ‘groover’ became a nickname for camp toilet … and our youngest child

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Here’s how to hear my Liverpool interview about being a Weird News Reporter

Kelly Kazek

Last week, I was honored to be interviewed for Pete Price’s Beyond the Dark podcast in Liverpool. Price is a well-known and sometimes controversial host in England but I have no idea how many people may have heard the interview. Click for his Wikipedia page. For those who expressed interest in hearing my “across the… Continue reading Here’s how to hear my Liverpool interview about being a Weird News Reporter

(ODD)yssey

Check out Big Mike’s Magical Mystery Tour from our KY trip

Kelly Kazek

Why is it that any tourist town in the mountains or near caverns offers the same souvenirs and attractions? You have gem mining sites, plenty of colorful minerals or “geodes,” kitschy things made of the colorful stones, an animatronic gold prospector, wood carvings in all shapes and sizes, shops named for “Hillbilly something-or-other,” and kitschy… Continue reading Check out Big Mike’s Magical Mystery Tour from our KY trip