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12 things you’d find in the house where I grew up. Do you remember?

After writing last week about my trip to my hometown and the memories it stirred, I looked through old photos trying to recall how our house looked inside. With Mom and Dad both gone, I have no one to ask, with the exception of my big brother Doofus. But many things in our old house… Continue reading 12 things you’d find in the house where I grew up. Do you remember?

Southern Thing Columns

Who’s watching those microchips – God? The guvment? Maybe Santa?

This post links to my weekly AL.com column below. I used to think it was silly to believe our phones, computers and microwaves were keeping track of our movements, right down to the fact that we make our mac-and-cheese from a box and had to google how to do that. But I'm finally beginning to… Continue reading Who’s watching those microchips – God? The guvment? Maybe Santa?

(ODD)yssey

How a Civil War saber wound led to the creation of Coca-Cola

On a recent trip, Sweetums and I stopped at historic Linwood Cemetery (founded 1828) in Columbus, GA. It was interesting for several reasons, including its intricate cast-iron fences (post coming later), an unusual Civil War cannon and graves covered with bricks, which is something I’ve never seen before. STORY CONTINUES BELOW It is also the… Continue reading How a Civil War saber wound led to the creation of Coca-Cola