Month: July 2019

Southern Thing Column

Dogs have no scruples about using those puppy eyes, the clever little sons of biscuits

Kelly Kazek

If you missed last week’s column on It’s a Southern Thing (SouthernThing.com), you can read it by clicking here. Below are the first paragraphs. Dogs can be sneaky little sons of biscuits. You know it's true. None of us like to admit it but our little fluffbottoms are masterful at manipulating us, mainly because we… Continue reading Dogs have no scruples about using those puppy eyes, the clever little sons of biscuits

(ODD)yssey

Graves of the gypsy queen and king: Road trip recap

Kelly Kazek

From Sunday, July 21 through Friday, July 26, Sweetums and I drove 2,150 miles from Huntsville, Alabama, to Fort Worth, Texas, and back again. He had to go to Fort Worth on business and, because I needed to take photos for my upcoming guide to oddities in the South, we made it into a road… Continue reading Graves of the gypsy queen and king: Road trip recap

(ODD)yssey

Six days, 12 towns, 21 astonishing stops … one heck of an ODDyssey

Kelly Kazek

Wow, y'all. Sweetums and I, with 15-year-old "Groover" in tow, just got back from one of our best trips ever. He had to go to Fort Worth, Texas, on business and, because I needed to take photos for my upcoming guide to oddities in the South, we made it into a road trip. Some of… Continue reading Six days, 12 towns, 21 astonishing stops … one heck of an ODDyssey

(ODD)yssey, Blog Post

A visit to beautiful Hogeye, Kentucky

Kelly Kazek

I love old barns but in particular those painted with advertisements or messages. Maybe it’s because See Rock City barns are so picturesque. Whatever the reason, Sweetums and I always stop to take a photo when we see one. We’ve taken photos of See Rick City barns, Visit Sequoyah Caverns in Alabama (now closed) and… Continue reading A visit to beautiful Hogeye, Kentucky

Southern Thing Column

The strange tale of the Southerner who never heard of a tomato sandwich (!!!)

Kelly Kazek

If you missed last week’s column on It’s a Southern Thing (SouthernThing.com), you can read it by clicking here. Below are the first paragraphs. Strange things sometimes happen when you write a humor column. For instance, I might write about Bigfoot and start an entire debate about what kinds of foods he prefers, with some voting… Continue reading The strange tale of the Southerner who never heard of a tomato sandwich (!!!)