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Advice For Seniors: Don't Grow Up!
Sometimes you just get lucky. Recently, I was asked to speak to a group of senior citizens who were participating in an event called...
Oct 10


Take It with a Grain of Salt
I just got back from Tractor Supply, where I picked up a big ol’ chunk of rock salt. Don’t worry - it’s not for attracting deer. It’s for...
Sep 13


The First Class
Our teacher walked in, sat down among us, looked around the room, and said: “If anybody in here can name all the Kardashian sisters and...
Sep 9


Beer Joints
It was near the end of summer in 1965. The beginning of school hung over me like a dark shadow. What’s worse, before it even began, I had...
Aug 20


A Dinosaur Returns to Campus
Well, in just a few days it’s going to happen. A small number of students at the University of Alabama will discover that a dinosaur...
Aug 11


Tumor Humor
“Laughter is the best medicine” is a cliché everyone knows. And it is based on the truth. Studies have shown that laughter relieves...
Aug 1


Three Hours, Two Doctors, One Tumor
I drifted back into consciousness expecting to see smiling faces; after all, it wasn’t supposed to be major surgery. Yes, they removed a...
Jul 21


The Happy Little Surgery
There are lots of things folks complain about in this day and time. We use so many cheap, substandard products from China that aren’t...
Jul 13


Living On Carol Time
" I'm late, I'm late! For a very important date! No time to say 'hello, goodbye,' I'm late, I'm late, I'm late!" ...
Jul 10


Galoshes and Game Shows
“When the rain comes, they run and hide their heads.” Rain - ...
May 31


Boat Trailers (The Spawn of Satan)
I have a tiny place on a lake. And for all the good that lake life offers, there is one thing about it I can’t stand. It drives me ...
May 22


My Night with Tommy James
Despite day long thunderstorms, we were on our way - two cars on the interstate being tossed about by the wind like a 15th century...
May 15


The Eyes Have It
For any for any of you in my eighth grade class, I think it’s past time for me to apologize to every one of y’all. Because if you have...
May 7


I Can See Clearly Now
At 71 years old, the time has come. One of the last parts of my body that was still working properly finally needs help and needs it now....
Apr 19


The Masters and My Dad
Its Masters week. Holy Week for golfers. And I am completely smitten by the whole thing. From the legendary golf course, to the azaleas,...
Apr 9


Bassackwards!
Occasionally, I run across something that baffles me. For example, I am mystified when I watch the Discovery Channel do a program on how...
Mar 26


The Best Breakup Songs
Wait for a rainy, cold, black and white movie kind of afternoon. Have a box of tissues handy, then grab a pint of Ben and Jerry’s. If...
Mar 19


Drive-In Movies: Get in the Trunk!
I would guess most kids growing up today wouldn’t want anything that their parents had. We had three channels. They have about 300. We...
Mar 3


19 Things Every Boy Needs
As I look back on the life I lived, I seem to focus a lot on my childhood. I think most anyone does. As the time between now and then...
Feb 22


Grandma Groupies
I heard a rumbling noise coming from the second floor of my house. Since we almost never go up there, I thought that one of our dogs...
Feb 5
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