This year's Whistle-Stop Barbeque Festival was great fun. I love great barbeque and the many different grills and smokers on parade almost made me want to buy one and hit the barbeque circuit. Some were painted black, some all stainless steel and there was one that looked like a big egg on wheels that was painted blue.
One thing all these fantastic grills had in common was that the...
I have a simple solution to life's problems, as far as my physical health is concerned. I don't worry about things I can't spell! This is a skill that is learned; you're not born with it. I have to credit TV with this ability to block out concerns over my health by simply ignoring anything that could show up on the National Spelling Bee.
I learned this technique from listening to...
To my slightly used brain it doesn't appear that there is any real sanity in the world today, much less in the hallways of our schools. Kids today are not really a lot different from the ones I knew back in my high school years, except they have a few more challenges than I did when I was a teen.
While we had alcohol, we didn't have to deal with it because we knew our parents would deal...
Anyone who has ever had a cat has questions about their behavior. I have quite a few that has influenced my behavior around him.
Why do cats have more energy at night? Waking up my cat Spike, especially in the evening when he's been asleep in his box in the garage, is not a very wise thing to do if you're planning on going to bed yourself. After having slept most of the day, he's full...
I miss the animal events at county fairs, but as close as I get to one these days is by watching the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on TV. It's not quite the same, I guess I miss the smells. In today's technical world I guess I'll have to be satisfied with electronic dog shows.
The Westminster television show was a masterful production, timed to perfection with the announcer and play by...
U.S. Highway 72 is an old route in north Alabama, stretching from Bridgeport, Tennessee to Memphis on the other side of the state. Over the years I've caught a lot of fish in streams and lakes near this road, where it meandered near the Tennessee River and the backwaters of one TVA dam or another. Sometimes I'd just stop the truck and fish from the side of the highway.
That was another day...
Winter weather in most of the south will usually not interfere with a good backyard barbeque. Most of us don't have to be concerned with sweeping snow off the grill in order to burn a steak. Our biggest challenge in the first cookout of the year is dusting the spiders and crickets out of the charcoal tray.
If you'll be using charcoal and a liquid lighter, know what kind of accelerant...
Spike is a pre-owned cat. When we got him from the humane society in their adopt-a-pet program, his name was Lonnie. I couldn't in good conscience continue to use that name for a cat, so I renamed him Spike. I know that seems more appropriate for a dog, but I think Spike has always appreciated the new handle.
As cats go, Spike is a good example of the species. He sleeps most of the day on...
Wednesday morning I awoke at 2:36 am. I know this because the first thing I did was look at my digital clock and wonder why my left arm was tingling. I certainly hadn't stuck a paper clip into an electrical outlet during the night. My arm wasn't hurting, just tingling like crazy.
After lying there a few minutes I did the only thing that could possibly help the situation. I got up, went...
Even by my standards it's daunting to know that we have to cook 30 pork shoulders, 25 whole chickens and a whole bunch of ribs in order to feed to 600 to 700 people, and we have to do all this in less than 24 hours.
The last Saturday in September our church holds its annual homecoming celebration, welcoming back folks who are members, have been members, want to be members and anyone who has...
