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Maybe Lady Doritos will leave pink dust on our fingers. We can only hope

Following is an excerpt from this week’s column on AL.com. The link at the bottom takes you to the full column. Lady Doritos! Squeeee! I hope they leave pink dust on my fingers. Kidding, y’all. I don’t need no stinkin’ lady Doritos. I can eat anyone under the table with good ol’ Man Doritos and… Continue reading Maybe Lady Doritos will leave pink dust on our fingers. We can only hope

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Iuka, Mississippi: Home to famous springs and Apron Museum

Don’t you hate it when you visit a town and later found out you missed its most quirky attraction? That doesn’t happen often to Sweetums and me because, as you know, we are well-versed in quirk. But it happened with Iuka, which we visited on the way to Tupelo a while back and later discovered… Continue reading Iuka, Mississippi: Home to famous springs and Apron Museum

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Helen Mirren is taking on Sweetums, y’all. It ain’t gonna be purty

I know what you're thinking. This is the second day in a row blogging about Sweetums' quirks, and you want to how I managed to reel in such an, er, interesting guy. But back off, ladies, he's all mine. Just last week, we posted some photos on Facebook of my 6-foot-7, gray-bearded Sweetums wearing a nun's… Continue reading Helen Mirren is taking on Sweetums, y’all. It ain’t gonna be purty

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I found the yard art line and I dare Sweetums to cross it

Help, y’all. It seems I made a rookie mistake by welcoming the small (3 foot) Bigfoot statue into our garden. Sweetums so thoughtfully bought the statue so we could officially have a Bigfoot at our wedding. (I’ll wait while you all say, “Awwwww.”) He also realized being a part of the wedding meant it now… Continue reading I found the yard art line and I dare Sweetums to cross it