Is This My Crowning Achievement at Pith?

Sure, I’m very proud of all the Bells Bend stuff, but people, they put a warning in the headline of this post. A park review that needs a warning! Shoot.

The Dimple

I was thinking that I have never told you about The Dimple. The men in my immediate family all have it. This is not a normal dimple. My dad has great big normal dimples and neither of my brothers have normal dimples. But they all have, as if a warning from the universe the way [...]

Quick Hits

1. I’m still not sure, even having read this story three times, what Mark Bell is trying to insinuate with all these quotation marks. Was there not really an attack? Do people not really feel bad? Was it a fake beating? Did they turn the heat down at the Tennessean and poor Bell was trying [...]

Arrangements

LeftWingCracker has details on the arrangements for Lauren. The family is asking that, in lieu of flowers, folks make a gift to the Center for Southern Folklore or the Church Health Center.

A Question that Haunts Me

No, not “Aren’t vampires just sexy zombies?” The answer to which is clearly “yes.” But, “Is ‘Paranormal State’ getting better or does it just seem better by virtue of the fact that no one is running around yelling at the ghosts?” Last night was an episode so quintessentially ‘Paranormal State’ that I wish I could [...]

Oooo, Mike Turner, I Have an Even Better Idea!

Let’s kick everyone with a dangerous job… like, oh, being a firefighter… off the state’s health insurance, too! Or people with really high-stress jobs! I hear those folks have much higher rates of heart attacks and strokes. What about all these people who catch a drink after work at Brandon’s? Can we really afford what [...]

My Heart is With Steve Steffens Today

Very sad news from Memphis this morning. I wish I had something profound to say, but I don’t. My dear friend has lost his dearest love and my heart is broken for him. Newscoma has a lovely eulogy and will have more information as she knows it.

The Drain

The Butcher did not fix the drain and we have to wait behind people who have no water because their pipes have burst before we can get a plumber here, but I will say this for the Butcher–he had the brilliant idea of scooping out the standing water in the tub and putting it down [...]

And Yet, Here We Are

I’m really wishing I were at home crocheting and sitting by the fire, then being in this state of limbo. But what can you do? Wait and practice waiting calmly. Our tub is backed up. In spite of Dad snaking it. In spite of the gallons (seemingly) of Drain-o we’ve poured down it. In spite [...]

My Hat Confession

People, it’s cold out. And I can’t find any hats, gloves, or scarves. So, I have made myself a hat. Yes, a hat. Even though I still have one more afghan to get together and I have done no sewing on the contest afghan (contest is January 15, if you want the afghan, don’t forget) [...]

On the Internet, Few Things Truly Disappear

So, if you’re going to accuse Mary Mancini of writing the abysmally stupid and hilarious cloning piece for the TNDP, please remember people can still see it. So, either Mary Mancini is writing copy for the Tennessee Right to Life, which seems highly unlikely, or the Tennessee Right to Life lets the TNDP dictate copy [...]

In Case You Hadn’t Heard

Leftwingcracker’s gal Lauren (and Steve, himself) could use your best wishes. Edited to add: Here’s more at Cracker’s place.

Just Saying…

Many people have been wondering if this is the weekend the state Democrats came apart at the seams. I don’t think so. I honestly don’t think this has much to do with the party at all. Here’s my guess: There are people who are receiving paychecks from politicians right now to tell those politicians what [...]

Things That Will Give You Pause About Coming Here

Can Curiosity Kill a Zombie Kitty?

This morning has already been pretty monumental in terms of new kitty behavior. First, I was in the bathroom doing my business, which was, apparently, causing the cats to starve half to death and so the new kitty came bounding in and grabbed my heel with her pause, gave me her patented “what the heck?” [...]

The Playboy Summer

I’m going to have to ask my dad about it, but this is how I remember it. Our neighbor, Mike Smith had just turned 13 and had found his father’s stash of Playboys. He’d taken some of them to our over-back neighbors where they had been discovered by their mom and subsequently, Mike’s dad was [...]