Archive for January, 2012
Bumper Stickers o’ the Day
Posted in Regular Features, tagged Humor, Miscellaneous, Opinion, Society on January 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Picky Peddler
Posted in Life Down South, tagged Humor, Life, People, The South on January 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The word coonass is a slang term for a Cajun. Cajuns, just to be clear, are former French Canadians, from the Acadia region, who were booted out of Canada in the mid-1700s when the British came to power. Some of the exiled Acadians resettled in Louisiana and parts of Southeast Texas. Cajun is a corruption [...]
This Just In
Posted in Regular Features, tagged Humor, People, Society on January 23, 2012 | 4 Comments »
NAPLES, FLORIDA — In 2010, Bank of America began foreclosure proceedings against Warren and Maureen Nyerges of Naples — even though the couple had bought their house in 2009 with cash, paid directly to Bank of America itself. Months of phone calls and correspondence failed to stop the proceedings. Ultimately, the couple went to court [...]
Quotes o’ the Day
Posted in Regular Features, tagged Life, Miscellaneous, Quotes on January 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn. – David Russell ### A wasted life is the greatest sin. – Ralph McGill ### Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box. – Italian proverb ### I don’t guess they [...]
Food Chain
Posted in Smith Family Tales, tagged Children, Family, Humor, Life, People on January 17, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Most people know what a “food chain” is, but just for the record, I’ll define it before proceeding with my story. Living things need energy. Animals get energy from food, plants get energy through photosynthesis. A food chain among a given set of critters shows the order in which they get eaten. Essentially, it describes [...]
Little People
Posted in Notable Prose and Poetry, tagged Fiction, Science Fiction on January 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Most writers, like most artists, have a unique style. The science fiction writer R. A. Lafferty (1914-2002) was noted for quirky prose and scruffy characters. Not to mention the absurd and the surreal. Raphael Aloysius Lafferty, who described himself as “a cranky old man from Tulsa, Oklahoma,” isn’t widely know or appreciated — maybe because [...]
Tune o’ the Day
Posted in Regular Features, tagged Music, People, Society on January 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Jim Carroll, author, poet, and musician, lived the kind of life that might produce the song “People Who Died.” Carroll never achieved huge fame, but he was one talented dude. Jack Kerouac said, “At 13 years of age, Jim Carroll writes better prose than 89 percent of the novelists working today.” William S. Burroughs called [...]
Sarah’s Sense of Taste
Posted in Smith Family Tales, tagged Children, Family, Humor, Relationships on January 8, 2012 | 4 Comments »
A couple of months ago, my ex-wife Deanna sold her house in Phoenix and moved back to Georgia. Specifically, she moved to Jefferson, where our son Dustin and his family live. Where I live. No problem. Deanna and I have been divorced for 20 years. We get along fine. Everyone in the family, including me, [...]
Trivia Questions o’ the Day
Posted in Regular Features, tagged History, Humor, People, Society on January 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Questions… 1. In 1970, for a single concert in Copenhagen, the British rock band Led Zeppelin went on stage as The Nobs. Why? 2. Speaking of Denmark, the Danes celebrate the new year with an unusual tradition. What is it? 3. In 1892, a Connecticut dentist introduced toothpaste in squeeze tubes. This concept dramatically [...]
Life on the Treadmill
Posted in Miscellanea, tagged Animals, Life, Nature on January 3, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Being retired, I am free to range far and wide at leisure, often on errands of little importance. I’ve been known to drive 20 miles merely to drop off my recycling, eat lunch, and purchase dog treats. My life of indolence is well-earned, mind you. I paid my dues — all those years as a [...]
