I come to you today with a public service announcement. No need to thank me. Just doing my job. It has come to my attention of late that some people in this country are not aware of some common rules of the road and it's really ticking me off. In the coming weeks, I will… Continue reading Today’s driving PSA: The Courtesy Wave is not optional, people
Category: Southern Thing Columns
This is where I share excerpts and links to my weekly humor column that appears on It’s a Southern Thing. (For those who are curious, I share the excerpt not because it tickles me to redirect you to the full column but because the column is the property of SouthernThing.com but I share part of it here so readers who follow the blog will know it has been posted.)
Couples Issue of the Week: Slasher film v. nature documentary; pick a side
I understand, even before writing this column, that it may cause some of you to have a come-apart. That is not my intention. My intention is to foster understanding and goodwill between the sexes, by which I mean get the women on my side so I can show Sweetums I'm not crazy. So here… Continue reading Couples Issue of the Week: Slasher film v. nature documentary; pick a side
5 tips for the most southern wedding ever
After raising Baby Girl by myself from the age of 2, I married my Sweetums in October and gained two stepsons, as well. Because Sweetums and I travel around the state finding quirky roadside attractions and little-known history for my AL.com Odd Travels feature, we decided to have a road-trip-themed wedding that showed our love… Continue reading 5 tips for the most southern wedding ever
Southern accents and how NOT to do them
I’m about as Southern as southern gets: A Georgia-born peach who moved to Alabama at age 11. Been here ever since. So it shouldn’t be surprising that it annoys me when actors overact their southern accents. Nicolas Cage in “Con Air” held the No. 1 spot on my worst accents list for twenty years since… Continue reading Southern accents and how NOT to do them
7 mom things you won’t find in parenting books
Can you ever forgive yourself for the time your child flipped backward from a shopping cart and landed on her head on the concrete floor? Eventually. But you never forget. Making mistakes is part of being a mom but for some reason we find it hard to forgive ourselves. Perhaps it's all that advice from… Continue reading 7 mom things you won’t find in parenting books
