Stories
I walked into a diner this morning for breakfast.The place has a good Breakfast and a good Breakfast Crowd. It’s also very loud during Breakfast Hours, which will play a big part in this story. I get in line. Person after person goes up to the counter, places their order, and steps to their left…
Read More—The After Effects of Suicide— I pulled into the parking lot and parked.The Cemetery was in front of me.I noticed that the tree he was buried under had been cut down to make room for more Burial Plots.It had been Twenty-Eight or Twenty-Nine Years since I was last here.I got out of my Truck. Outside…
Read MoreI’m sitting on the Back Porch relaxing as I type this. It is a bit muggy and warm, but it is still a lovely day. I can hear Birds Chirping like it was early Morning. I was invited to eat Breakfast with the “Breakfast Club” this Morning. I was Excited. It’s an Honor just to be asked. The “Breakfast Club,”…
Read MoreThe year was 1984. I was Eight because I hadn’t had my Birthday yet. Tony and I were walking home from the Bus Stop after School.Our home was over 125 yards from the Bus Stop, so a lot of talking took place during this walk. I could see something up ahead as we got closer…
Read MoreI don’t procrastinate often. On “The Andy Griffith Show,” Opie’s Hobo Friend “David Browne” talks to Opie about putting things off until tomorrow. He says about tomorrow: “It’s the most perfect day to start any job: tomorrow. The most marvelous day that was ever invented: tomorrow. Why, there’s absolutely nothing a man can’t do…tomorrow.” That’s a great…
Read More—The Concert II – Hank Williams Jr.— —Part I – Hank Williams Sr.— Hank Williams Sr. is one of Country Music’s biggest Stars—a legend in his own right.He was brilliant and way ahead of his time.I feel a closeness to the man.That’s because he and I have something in common—something that most of you do…
Read More—The Concert – Whiskey Myers— What bands come to mind when you think of Southern Rock?“Lynyrd Skynard” comes to my mind.“Molly Hatchet,” “The Marshall Tucker Band,” and “The Allman Brothers” also come to mind.If I sat here and thought, I could probably list Fifty “Southern Rock” Bands.Oh, “The Eagles.” I have to include them.Nobody “New”…
Read More—The Event – Part II— I sat in the Suite, sipping my Diet Coke and waiting.—Waiting to meet a bunch of people I had never met. I was nervous about this.Still, I patiently sat and watched the Arena from the Suite.My Uncle “Unc!” texted me and said they had arrived and were walking to the…
Read MoreI couldn’t believe it. There it was. I was in Awe. I was at Wal-Mart in Gardendale, Alabama, shopping.My Uncle had reminded me that it was time to start my Garden.I start by planting the seeds in pods and growing them indoors. Then, it’s Spring by the time they get ready to be planted outside…
Read MoreHere in the South, we Love and Cherish our Local News Anchors.It may be the same where you live.We feel that they are one of us. On our side. Our Neighbor. Our Friend. Our Family. One of our Local News Anchors passed away today.From childhood until his retirement in 2014, “Scott Richards” of WBRC 6…
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