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Why don’t you run up an alley and holler fish?

Have you ever heard this phrase? I’ve heard it on three of my all-time favorite shows: The Andy Griffith Show, M*A*S*H and the 1966 film “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken.” I never knew its exact translation but I knew its meaning from context: It’s a retort to someone who has made you angry, a low-heat… Continue reading Why don’t you run up an alley and holler fish?

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Outsider Art: Larry Baggett’s Trail of Tears Memorial, Jerome, MO

I have an affinity for outsider art. There’s just something admirable about a person who makes something from things people threw away and erects it on his or her front lawn. It’s fearless. On our Route 66 honeymoon, Sweetums and I were taking a detour looking for the ruins of an old roadside resort in… Continue reading Outsider Art: Larry Baggett’s Trail of Tears Memorial, Jerome, MO