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How to kill a spider without setting anything on fire

Following is an excerpt from this week’s column on AL.com. The link at the bottom takes you to the full column. When a writer feels the need to pen a column with a headline like this, you know it’s time to declare a national state of stupidity because here’s what it means: People have been… Continue reading How to kill a spider without setting anything on fire

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Here’s to all of us who embrace our granny panties #MemeFriday

I went shopping in Victoria's Secret with Baby Girl before Christmas. The whole time, I was looking at the bras and panties and thinking "ouch." I remembered the days of my youth when I might wear a teddy or teensy lacy panties and decided life is better when you embrace your granny panties. Here's to… Continue reading Here’s to all of us who embrace our granny panties #MemeFriday

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Look, guys, we know ‘collectible action figures’ are really just toys

Following is an excerpt from this week’s column on AL.com. The link at the bottom takes you to the full column. Sweetums knows I would never publicly ridicule him. I only write about him as a sort of research exercise - you know, to gauge by reader response how normal he is...n't. This column, however,… Continue reading Look, guys, we know ‘collectible action figures’ are really just toys

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Berry College campus, largest in world, was one of our most picturesque trips

If you’ve never visited Berry College near Rome, Ga., it is definitely worth a stroll around campus, preferably in spring or summer, when you can enjoy beautiful weather and wildlife. It is one of the most gorgeous spots Sweetums and I have visited in our travels, and it is also an unusual campus for several… Continue reading Berry College campus, largest in world, was one of our most picturesque trips