I am hoping someone from Huntsville, home to NASA and the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, can save a statue that is for sale. The figure is 20-feet-tall and made of fiberglass. For many years, it was owned by Magic Forest Amusement Park in Lake George, N.Y. Currently, the park is under new ownership and… Continue reading Help save this retro-cool astronaut statue with Alabama connection
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Hey, y'all. I hope you don't mind a little book promotion but it's that time of year and we happen to think signed, personalized books make great gifts. Sweetums and I are offering deals on two books we co-wrote, as well as his book on "Alabama Lore" and my humor book "Not Quite Right." We… Continue reading Don’t miss out
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Sweetums really needs an 18-foot caveman statue. Here’s how to donate
Out there in Readerland, lots and lots of you are generous enough to share notices of all kinds about Bigfoot merchandise we might need for Sweetums' collection. Y'all know I appreciate it, right? BUT. I have told Sweetums the front garden is officially full and no more Sasqui or Loch Ness Monsters or gnomes or… Continue reading Sweetums really needs an 18-foot caveman statue. Here’s how to donate
You know that Pink Stuff your grandma makes for holiday meals? It has a real name
This excerpt is from a column on Grandma's Pink Stuff that was initially published on It's a Southern Thing (southernthing.com). The link at the end of the column will take you to the full column on the IAST site. Or go directly to the column now by clicking here. If I walked up to you… Continue reading You know that Pink Stuff your grandma makes for holiday meals? It has a real name
