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4 AM, “Alexa” awakens me with soft Jazz music. “It’s time!” I say aloud. “Time! Get up and get ready, ‘Lynny-Pooh!’” You see, I have an important trip planned today.I am going to the great city of Nashville, in the great state of Tennessee.By 7 PM tonight, I will be sitting in front of one…
Read MoreMy whole life, I’ve enjoyed sleeping on my side.I don’t have any control over what I do while I’m asleep, but when I get in bed, I lie down on my side to go to sleep. —and I sleep with a pillow between my legs. “Birdie Franklin” taught me that trick, and my knees have…
Read MoreThe blinds on my windows are open, and the sun is performing well.Opie is fighting a bully on The Andy Griffith Show.And I was in the mood for a Tomato Sandwich. “Tomato Sandwiches,” I believe, began in the South. There are “rules” or “steps” to a proper Tomato Sandwich. First, you need a good, ripe…
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