Month: August 2017

(ODD)yssey

This Shaker village is worth a detour

Kelly Kazek

[by Kelly Kazek] Do you know much about Shakers? Although they lived simply, they aren’t the same as the Quakers, Amish and Mennonites. On our trip to Kentucky earlier this year, Sweetums and I passed a sign near Auburn, Ky., about 15 miles north of Tennessee saying “South Union Shaker Village” and, of course, we had… Continue reading This Shaker village is worth a detour

Blog Post

Great Lizard Chase of 2017: Do you agree with Sweetums or me?

Kelly Kazek

[Kelly Kazek] OK, so it wasn’t all that great. And it wasn’t really a chase. But it did involve a lizard. A small one, but still … Sweetums has been laughing at me for two days (periodically, not continuously. That would be creepy.) He’s been laughing over an incident I had with a lizard that got… Continue reading Great Lizard Chase of 2017: Do you agree with Sweetums or me?

Blog Post

After mean comments, I googled myself and felt better; plus, my 2 cents on Confederate monuments

Kelly Kazek

I got kinda disgruntled last week. Some commenters were mean to me, y’all (pouty face). One comment led me to google myself which I hadn’t done in a while (insert joke here) and I found some mentions of me and my stories online that cheered me up a little. (Warning: Some bragging ahead. Stop reading… Continue reading After mean comments, I googled myself and felt better; plus, my 2 cents on Confederate monuments

Southern Thing Column

Do women really need dangly crotch jewelry to draw attention (whisper) down there?

Kelly Kazek

[Kelly Kazek] In a world in which really stupid people strive for attention with selfies and TMI disclosures, there are still some things we humans ought not draw attention to, and tops on the list is our (whisper) private parts. NOTE: This is today's column for AL.com. A link at the bottom takes you to the full column. As… Continue reading Do women really need dangly crotch jewelry to draw attention (whisper) down there?