We left the house and drove up to North Carolina. The mountains were spectacular, the cooler temperatures refreshing and the folks we met along the way were most friendly. Next time Im going in a U-Haul truck. I saw a washing machine sitting out by the road just south of Clyde that looked better than…
It didnt make any sense. Then, a lot of things with me dont. It was July 3. 6:45 in the morning. I was running around Lake Junaluska. Somewhere in the mountains of North Carolina. The houses surrounding the lake were adorned with red, white and blue bunting. Signs along the route advertised the fireworks display…
Hi Y’all, Thank goodness that we missed the bullet with this last hurricane. Each time we are threatened by a hurricane, some of us start looking for our re-entry Tag or say Oh shot, I really need to get one of those! Yes you do. Without it you will not be able to re-enter Franklin…
Hi Y’all, I hope that everybody had a happy and safe Fourth of July! The Carrabelle fireworks were wonderful! Thank you to all who were involved in making it happen. I heard a lot about how our fur babies are disturbed with the fireworks. There are a lot that aren’t afraid. Fireworks are a way…
What do you call a piece of spaghetti wearing a false mustache? An impasta! All levity aside, theres nothing funny when someone deceives or lies to us. In fact, theres no better way to sabotage a relationship. Being an impasta can manifest itself in other ways, too, such as when we hand in false expense…
Summers were the best. Now, we understood the importance of school from an early age. All of us. Even Buddy Wiggleton admitted it was a necessary evil. We loved our elementary teachers, appreciated the junior high ones and had matured enough to grade the high school teachers based on their style, likeability, knowledge of subject…
Wanderlust. Its kind of a little brother thing. Id remind David Mark that Mother said not to go past Archie Moores bottom field. Hed be over the fence and almost to the pond before my echo faded away. I was six months shy of being two years older so naturally I had to shinny over…
Frederick S. Humphries, Sr., Ph.D., under whose leadership Florida A&M University was named College of the Year, and who was a lifelong cheerleader and advocate for his alma mater, died Thursday, June 24 in Orlando. He was 85. The Apalachicola-born Humphries, a renowned scholar, charismatic, visionary, and innovative administrator and admired public servant, left a…
Maybe I am getting old. I remember when TV and water
were free and pornography cost money. I remember when LGBT meant a lettuce,
guacamole, bacon and tomato sandwich. My generation can actually
Daddy woke me up at first light the morning after I graduated from college with a 28-inch McCulloch 142 chainsaw in his hand, Son, get up! Mothers got breakfast on the table. Weve got work to do. He was excited about the day. About life. About cutting whatever it was we were about to cut!…
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