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I have an affinity for outsider art. There’s just something admirable about a person who makes something from things people threw away and erects it on his or her front lawn. It’s fearless. On our Route 66 honeymoon, Sweetums and I were taking a detour looking for the ruins of an old roadside resort in… Continue reading Outsider Art: Larry Baggett’s Trail of Tears Memorial, Jerome, MO

(ODD)yssey

The Haunted Lemp Mansion

April 2, 2017April 2, 2017 Kelly Kazek

I learned about the Lemp Mansion when it was featured on a TV show about haunted sites. So, of course, when Sweetums and I were on Route 66 for our honeymoon and passed through St. Louis, I had to stop. It was not during regular business hours but a nice man gave us a tour… Continue reading The Haunted Lemp Mansion

Southern Thing Columns

Why men have more belly button lint and other things you need to know today

April 2, 2017June 6, 2019 Kelly Kazek

Men and women are different. I know. You're all, we knew that already. Because of the whole stand-up-vs.-sit-down thing. But I'm not talking about physical differences. I am talking about differences that affect the way we live and work and, as you'll see, the way we contemplate our navels. This is important stuff, y'all …… Continue reading Why men have more belly button lint and other things you need to know today

Natural (ODD)yssey

Dismals Canyon, God’s playground

April 2, 2017April 2, 2017 Kelly Kazek

Looking for a family trip to the great outdoors? A walk through Dismals Canyon in Phil Campbell, AL, a National Natural Landmark, is like walking through the Land Before Time. The massive, moss-covered boulders are scattered as if God threw them willy-nilly. It's not a huge canyon or a long walk but there are so… Continue reading Dismals Canyon, God’s playground

(ODD)yssey

How tall was the World’s Tallest Man? And how does Sweetums measure up?

April 2, 2017October 23, 2017 Kelly Kazek

Sweetums is 6-foot-7 so when we were driving through Alton, Illinois, home of the World’s Tallest Man, we had no choice but to stop and see how Sweetums’ measured up. Robert Pershing Wadlow was born in Alton on February 22, 1918, and lived there until his death on July 15, 1940, at just 22 years… Continue reading How tall was the World’s Tallest Man? And how does Sweetums measure up?