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Weird Monument of the Day: Fictional lawyer memorialized as hero … until the sequel

Kelly Kazek

In 2015, Sweetums and I visited Monroeville, Alabama, for the launch of “Go Set a Watchman,” the long-secret manuscript by Harper Lee that tells the iconic story of “To Kill a Mockingbird” from the viewpoint of an adult Scout. It is thought to have been Lee's first attempt at the novel but it was eventually… Continue reading Weird Monument of the Day: Fictional lawyer memorialized as hero … until the sequel

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If you’ve been wondering about the weirdest site I’ve visited …

Kelly Kazek

You know it’s my job to seek out weirdness, right? I usually have plenty of oddities to choose from, some stranger than others. One of the weirdest things I’ve ever seen is a brightly colored, politically themed, 40-foot-tall mechanical pull toy sculpture, complete with yellow rope “tail.” Sweetums and I came across this bizarre sculpture… Continue reading If you’ve been wondering about the weirdest site I’ve visited …

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Getting compliments from Sweetums is like finding sweet tea on a New York menu

Kelly Kazek

In our house, Sweetums does all the cooking. In fact, I’m not really welcome in the kitchen unless it’s to do my share of meal-making, which means doing the dishes, or to attach a magnet collected on our travels to the front of the fridge. So on Saturday, when I needed to make my dad’s… Continue reading Getting compliments from Sweetums is like finding sweet tea on a New York menu

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A look at vintage photos from the gorgeous Architecture of the South collection

Kelly Kazek

Here's a different kind of post for today. I was doing some research and came across some images I'd forgotten about, the Library of Congress collection of the Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South. If you love grand old homes like I do, check them out. Library of Congress says of the photos,… Continue reading A look at vintage photos from the gorgeous Architecture of the South collection

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Do you know which historical figure died from a stubbed toe?

Kelly Kazek

The story below of the deadly stubbed toe is excerpted from my book "Hidden History of Tennessee." Jack Daniel is one of the most well-known names in the country. But not as many know Jasper Newton Daniel, which was Jack’s birth name. Jack was famous for the whiskey he created and, even today, Lynchburg, Tennessee,… Continue reading Do you know which historical figure died from a stubbed toe?