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12 things you’d find in the house where I grew up. Do you remember?

After writing last week about my trip to my hometown and the memories it stirred, I looked through old photos trying to recall how our house looked inside. With Mom and Dad both gone, I have no one to ask, with the exception of my big brother Doofus. But many things in our old house… Continue reading 12 things you’d find in the house where I grew up. Do you remember?

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Hometown tour recalls muscadine wine, Wacky Packages, quirky topiary

While in Georgia for a family funeral last week, I asked Sweetums if he’d mind driving past the house where I grew up. The modest three-bedroom home was built in 1967 at 123 Lake Drive in Warner Robins, Ga., home of Robins Air Force Base. I lived in that house from ages 2 to 11,… Continue reading Hometown tour recalls muscadine wine, Wacky Packages, quirky topiary

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The good ol’ days come ’round again, in 45 rpm

The other day I saw old-fashioned record players at Books-A-Million and recalled the Christmas in 1972 when Santa brought me a case record player and an Elvis album, the soundtrack to "Stay Away Joe." Not long after, I succumbed to the lure of Elton John, Cher, The Carpenters, the Jackson 5,  Michael Jackson, Donny Osmond… Continue reading The good ol’ days come ’round again, in 45 rpm