It is Christmastime, and I am rereading my favorite Christmas book, “A Redbird Christmas.” I remember Fannie Flagg on the WBRC-TV Morning Show in...
The words “Batteries not included” are found on many of the things we purchase these days. If we had to buy enough batteries at...
At first glance, it wasn’t much of a gift, just a cheap pocket knife made of flimsy metal and plastic. It probably came from...
“Pickleball and Peril” is the fifth novel in a cozy murder series, The Senior Snoop Society Mysteries. Three retired women in their 70s find...
Last week, I was reminded of the old wood-workers’ idiom that says, “Measure twice, cut once.” I remembered the advice immediately after I demonstrated...
At the risk of sounding like an old man, I have realized there is a great difference in how the youth of today entertain...
We’ve all seen the commercials that gave birth to the catchphrase, “Help! I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” Since the 1980s, it has...
Yes, I am a country boy, but one of my favorite places to visit in this world is a city. No, I do not...
I need to vent, so please don’t judge me — just listen. I’ve got a problem with time. And yes, I know some of...
You may have that friend, or a strange cousin named Booger Ray, who has more miscellaneous junk than a neighborhood hardware store, all piled...
The plane trip began in Tuscaloosa, and stopped in Jackson, before it finally reached Dallas. Later in life, taking this hopscotch flight was as...
“Laughter is the best medicine” is a cliché everyone knows. And it is based on the truth. Studies have shown that laughter relieves stress,...
I wrote a song a couple of years ago that said, “I’m going to have a good day, anyway – no matter what comes...
Back when I was growing up, if Mama said, “Let’s go out to eat,” we did not head for the car. We weren’t going...
Jean and I are frequent visitors at antiques shops and malls. We often find treasures there that end up either in our house or...
“Atmosphere” is a historical fiction novel set in the late 1970s and early 1980s during the development of NASA’s space shuttle program. I am struggling with...
Well, it’s official and it feels weird. So weird, that I dug up my old fraternity jacket to see if it fits. Not even...
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Have you ever seen one of our presidents? On June 6, 1991, on the 47th anniversary of D-Day, I saw and heard...
Everybody has a birthday and everybody has one every year. Well, except for those individuals who were born on Feb. 29. Recently, I think...
Excuse me, but did you ask me if I had ever been on Broadway? Well, yes, as a matter of fact I have. I...
It all started with the best of intentions. My sister had a small, ornate, antique table with a broken leg, and since she knew...
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We visited two dinosaur museums on our trip. My favorite was Montana’s Glendive Dinosaur and Fossil Museum, which presents the dinosaur from...
Chanel Cleeton is the author of several novels centered around the Hispanic culture. My favorites are “Next Year in Havana” and “The Last Train to...
Hey Joe!
This is your dog, Roscoe. It’s hard to believe it’s been over six years since you picked us up from the side of...
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Almost 221 years ago, in 1804, Lewis and Clark headed west under the commission of President Thomas Jefferson, to see what we...
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After a few hours of sleep in Rapid City, we began our journey at the drug store…Wall Drug Store. Wall Drug is...
This is a new series for Michael Connelly. His previous series were about Los Angeles Police Detective Harry Bosch and the Lincoln Lawyer, his...
Jean and I had planned a mega road trip for the summer of 2020. The few remaining states on our bucket list of setting...
Since I had knee surgery earlier this year, I’ve been looking for a low impact method of exercise. Actually, my wife has been looking...
By this point in my life, I have been on quite a few journeys. I do love to travel and experience new things. I’m...
It happened 50 years ago, on Saturday, June 14, 1975. I remember that day so well that it almost seems like it was last...
