The Buckeyes have crossed the line. They’ve ruined deviled eggs. The Ohio State Fair plans to offer an abomination of “dessert” deviled eggs. I guess growing up in a place without access to Granny’s Sweet Potato Pie or Aunt Darla Jean’s ‘Nanner Pudding will make you do crazy things to an egg. In the days…
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I opened The Baldwin Times and saw photos from a carwash held by the Daphne High School volleyball team. It looked fun — with a giant fire truck even pulling up to be scrubbed. There was a time when a high school car wash wouldn’t have grabbed my attention because it was a common Saturday…
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Jabberjaw was the only shark we used to see, and he only hurt us with bad jokes. We swam like fish all over the Gulf of Mexico and never once encountered a shark. As children, then teenagers, and even into adulthood, sharks never bothered us as we swam past the shallow rough area, across the…
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Some of you may have already seen this video from Wisdom Harbour, or a shorter clip if you are a subscriber to my newsletter (Look to the right sidebar – “Don’t Miss Out”). It’s one of my stories I wrote for Exploding Hushpuppies. Wisdom Harbour, produced by the team from New York Times best selling…
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There’s an epidemic of Americans dressing like 14-year-old boys. Men and women alike show up at graduations, concerts, and nice restaurants, looking like they were hit by the 5 o’clock grunge train. Senator John Fetterman comes to mind. Is this trend possibly responsible for the resurgence of all things Barbie? After knowing her for 64…
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If you’re a local reader, be sure to run out and pick up a copy of this week’s Lagniappe Newspaper which features my story, “Barbie’s Back to Battle Hoodies.” Lagniappe is one of Alabama’s largest weekly newspapers and is read by all of the area’s “movers, shakers and trouble makers.” You can find an iconic…
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The world is at its best at 3 am, for that’s when mothers everywhere awaken to pray. Deep sleep is paused for rested minds, finally cleared of daily routines. The needs of others have been placed on our hearts and mothers begin to talk to God. My doctor said waking in the middle of the…
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Happy Independence Day! I love this holiday so much and we’ve been celebrating for a week now with both sons home at some point. Their schedules thankfully overlapped one day so we could all be together. A few days from now, I get to host a larger group for dinner, and I’m hoping everyone likes…
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I love speaking to groups, and my own church hosted a “Creative Arts Collective” and asked if I could come up with a story to read, so I wrote, “The loser’s table.” Everyone I know who speaks professionally says speaking to people you know is much harder than speaking to strangers. I don’t know…
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You may remember my friend Jule. It’s pronounced “Julie,” but she said her mother thought it would look more interesting without the “i.” I’m helping plan a 104th birthday party for Jule in a few weeks. Still quick-minded and funny, Jule recently wrote a poem about her assisted living facility giving her canned green beans…
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