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Sweetums and I were watching a 1960s black-and-white horror movie the other night in which scenes were cloaked in heavy fog. It reminded me of the old “Dark Shadows” shows my big brother Doofus and I would watch after school.  The show ran from 1966-1971 so it would have been in reruns by that time.… Continue reading Little-known facts about TV’s ‘Dark Shadows’

Remember candy cigarettes? Today, we all wonder “Who thought that was a good idea?” At the time, of course, those cigarettes made for good old-fashioned pretending (although that chalky taste was more like a Tums than candy). After I mentioned some potentially deadly toys on Friday, I was thinking of the questionable candies from our… Continue reading Highly questionable candies from our childhoods

Remember clackers? Or BB guns? Or Jarts? How many times did your mom have to tell you to "stop that before someone gets hurt?" What was your favorite toy that you would never let your own kids play with?

Historic Myrtle Hill Cemetery is one of the most beautiful Sweetums and I have visited. Established in 1857, Myrtle Hill is located at the confluence of the Etowah, Oostanaula and Coosa rivers. Its location high atop a hill overlooking Rome, Ga., is the perfect setting for the gorgeous funerary art. Six terraces were dug into… Continue reading Myrtle Hill Cemetery: Gorgeous monuments overlooking Rome, GA

Tupelo, Mississippi, is best known as the birthplace of Elvis Presley. But Tupelo has another claim to fame: It was the first city to gain an electrical power grid in the 1930s under Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal programs that included creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority. And here’s one more little-known fact: Tupelo was… Continue reading Reasons other than Elvis to visit downtown Tupelo, MS