We drove through Madison last week and stopped by an amazing hi-tech Tastee Freez. You won’t believe this. Instead of having to drive your car all the way around the restaurant and spit out your order to a little box beside the drive-thru lane, and having to repeat your order several times, and instead of then having to drive to the next box to pay for your order and then drive to another … [Read more...]

This is snake season, when the slithery reptiles shake off their winter chills and make their presence known in yards and beneath porches and around sheds. Unless it’s a copperhead, there is nothing to be concerned about. Snakes are good to have around the house because they wouldn’t be there unless they had a reason – like eating mice and rats. I once took a nap with a snake, tough I had not … [Read more...]

Nancy has an above-ground garden on the patio and has grown lots of delicious vegetables over the past few years. Because the soil is warmer, her tomatoes come in earlier than mine and she truly has a green thumb when it comes to growing peppers. This year, she said she’d like to plant some turnips and bought a package of what she thought were turnip seeds at the nursery last week. The front of … [Read more...]

Here’s a tough question.Which had you rather do, go to DMV for any reason or mail a package at the Post Office? But couldn’t I go to the dentist instead and get a root canal without Novocain? No, pick one. DMV or the Post Office. Let’s see. Let me weigh my options. At DMV, you have to go through two lines. The first line is to decide where you will wait in the second line. Then you get to … [Read more...]

My hunting pants had met their match in a spirited contest with a blackberry thicket on the last day of rabbit season. There was big tear across the right front leg and a 12-inch rip in the back seat. Unfortunately, the rip in the seat had nothing to do with the blackberry thicket, but more to do with too many blackberry pie servings throughout the year. I not only tore my hunting pants, but I … [Read more...]

Even the thought of snow makes some people go a bit crazy. This week’s storm, named Fern, was highly advertised and anticipated. It was on Labor Day last year that they first announced a severe snowstorm or about January 24, 2026, so you damned well be prepared. And were we ever. Last Wednesday, I had to go to the grocery store for a few items and the parking lot at Kroger’s was jammed pack. … [Read more...]

I bought a package of Flonase Nasal Spray the other day. It was “blister packed”, meaning if you weren’t really desperate, you’d never be able to open and use it. I used a hammer, a chisel, kitchen shears and a butcher knife before I could finally penetrate the plastic armor the manufacturers decided to apply. By the time, I had cajoled one of the spray bottles to give itself up and come out, my … [Read more...]

I had mis-placed my wallet. That’s not unusual since I routinely leave it at various resting places around the house. So, I began my search, and I couldn’t find it. I wasn’t on the top of my dresser, nor on top of the microwave, not on the table in the foyer, not in any of my jackets or sweaters, not on the front seat of my car. Panic began to set in. I pulled up my credit card records and saw … [Read more...]

What is it about a Cheeto that if you eat just one, you would sacrifice your first born for the rest of the bag. If cocaine is as addictive as a handful of Cheetos, I now know why there are so many addicts. My best friend, the late Dave Gladwell, was a certified Cheeto-aholic. To Dave a large bag of Cheetos and a cold Miller Beer was a two-course feast. Dave ate so many Cheetos that he had an … [Read more...]

Perhaps you will be spending time with southern relatives over the holidays, but be warned. Southerners never just stand up, say goodbye and leave. There is a process, a 9-step process, and it goes exactly like this. 1. “About to leave” warning 2. “We’ve got to get going,” statement 3. Hugs 4. Walking to the driveway 5. One more conversation in the driveway 6. More hugs 7. … [Read more...]