Category: Southern Thing Columns

The following is my weekly column for AL.com. The link below takes you to the AL.com site to read the full column. It was 2:45 on a rainy Monday afternoon when I realized I had become the Weird News Reporter ... I’ve written about outsider art, female werewolves, Stonehenge replicas, tombstones with faces on them,… Continue reading Kathy Griffin too crude even for Squatty Potty commercial

Following is from this week's AL.com column. The link below takes you to the full column. I don’t like to pat myself on the back, y’all, but sometimes I find myself in the position to effect social change and, I’ll admit, it feels pretty good. Last week, I was fortunate enough to be the catalyst… Continue reading Why I am writing about belly button lint … again

This column was published on AL.com today. The link will take you to the site for the full column after the teaser. I have been cringing since Tuesday. Well, not non-stop. That would make Sweetums think there is something wrong with my face. (Don't you dare say what you're thinking right now). But I have… Continue reading Bro-rompers have access for peeing but what about those front-wedgies?

This is today's AL.com column. Clicking the link takes you to AL.com to read the column in its entirety. Lately, I’ve noticed lots of research about human interactions with domesticated pets. I’m fairly sure these were initiated by the humans because, really, our pets don’t care. When’s the last time you saw that cocked-head, quizzical… Continue reading Dogs have got us right where they want us

Y'all, I couldn't let this recent news story go unanswered: "Researchers say T. Rex was sensitive lover, enjoyed foreplay." The who say wha...??? Like many of you, I had a few questions beyond the obvious: "Who are these researchers and where did they find a T. Rex to have (whisper) the sex with?" Over at… Continue reading T. Rex a sensitive lover? Reckon how scientists know …