Well, the leaves are starting to fall, the air is cooler, our plants are starting to look a bit weary, and I am digging through my socks, leg warmers, jackets …
Sheila Colston
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Maybe it’s this very trait that causes me to love her. The twenty odd years I have been friends with Smooch, she has been an adult child, while also being …
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Those of you who are close to my age, or a little older, may recall the sixties and the quandary we were in. I am not talking about protests, wars …
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From time to time, we all find ourselves using the word “closure”. I use it myself, but let’s get this straight, there really is no such thing! There is a …
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We all have bad days from time to time, but I had the champion of bad days, the motherload of bad days, the bad day to top all bad days…… …
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Back when my hair was still shiny and my waist still apparent, I ran with some crazy girls.. Medical professionals who would eventually cause the local medical reputation to be …
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I have prayed my way to the gas pump several times. One afternoon, a couple of years ago, I was near Helen Keller Hospital. I was about to use my …
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Although I am married to the world’s best man, and you can’t have him, I am compelled to tell you who are “looking for Mr. Right”, how I found him. …
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Lots of you know that some funny and strange things can be seen in an emergency room. If you have worked in such a place, you surely have lots of …
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Now, Lord knows I would be the first person to agree that we need policeman, cops, officers of the law, whatever name you have for them. If my kid goes …
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Yesterday, I sat on a car seat on the porch and watched it rain. Well, it actually wasn’t a car seat..it wasn’t even a truck seat, but it might as …
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No, I do not have control issues….control issues have me! I am a bi polar controller. Sometimes I want NOTHING to do with NOTHING and I just grab a book and sit on …
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Do you sop? Do you even know what “sopping” is? Southern folks over the age of 40 may chance being burned at the stake for not knowing, so we shall, …
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We grew up poor one minute, rich the next. Rich is relevant, of course. We were rich if we could get new school clothes or make a big grocery shopping …
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When my brother came along, I screamed that he looked like a frog and to put him right back where he came from! Momma didn’t seem to like that idea, but I …
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If you are alive and breathing, you have hated your parents at least a few times. Admit it….when you were small and got bossed around like a little bitty slave, …
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What starts in middle age, goes on into old age, and never stops………………..? No, folks. It’s not hardening of the arteries, wrinkles, gray hair, or Alzheimers. I am speaking of …
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Although I no longer work, I remember that being in any medical field has it’s drawbacks. I spent a lot of time in hospitals and doctor’s offices taking care of …
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I really get a kick out of listening to people talk. Now, look here…we are southerners and we reserve the right to talk any way we want to, which is …
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I have been driving the Tennessee back roads for four hours!! I have seen more turtles, squirrels, coyotes, and cattle than I ever wanted to see.….I am almost out of …