Every year when Father’s Day rolls around, I wrack my brain to try to figure out what to get for my dad. He’s not a big sports fan, he doesn’t drink, he doesn’t enjoy reading books, he doesn’t play golf and he doesn’t really enjoy current movies (with swearin’ and stuff). What does he really …
Anyone that knows me, knows that I come from a musical family. My dad is an awesome tenor, my Uncle Gene could sing, was self-taught on many musical instruments and composed music, and my Uncle Willie was tenor for the Oak Ridge Boys, Willie Wynn and the Tennesseans and other successful gospel groups. A large …
So, if you know me at all, you probably already know that I am most likely the pickiest eater you’ve ever met. No, really. Don’t even try for the title, because I WILL win. While I have expanded my palette over time, I basically make the same food choices as a five-year-old, a picky one, …
When I was 5 years old, we acquired a long-haired black and white kitten named Fuzzy. I was in charge of naming him (thus the unoriginal name) and he was, for the most part, my pet. Over the next 9 years, we would have many other pets, including many other cats. But Fuzzy was always …
I grew up out in the sticks on a very small farm, surrounded by several larger, “real” farms. As a result, we had a handful of farm animals, along with a few unusual pets. When I was nine years old, I returned home from school to find out that we were about to be the …
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I was laid up with a case of strep throat this weekend. This was the first time I’ve been sick in 5 years or so. This brought to mind the ailments of my childhood and my father’s subsequent cure for everything. As far as my father is concerned, Pepto-Bismol is the answer to anything that ails …
Read more “Pepto-Bismol and other things that go bump in the night”