Little Johnny was having a big time skipping rocks in the lake last week when he managed to slip up on a big old water snake, sunning himself on a cypress knee at the water’s edge. Now, there’s nothing Little Johnny likes more than killing snakes. A few minutes later he came barreling into the house, holding that dead snake by the tail and hollering for

Do y’all remember not too long ago when I told y’all about my friend’s boss—Mr. I.R. Lyon? We gave him a fake name to stay out of trouble. Well, here’s another one on Mr. Lyon. You might remember that Mr. Lyon has a real high opinion of himself. As aggravating as that is on his staff, it is even harder on his sweet wife. You’d like

“Kill ‘em with kindness”. We belles are good at it. It’s been said we can stick it to ‘ya so gently you’ll be a good piece down the road before you realize you’ve been stuck. Let me give you an example. My friend Georgia runs a little seafood place in the Big Easy. Georgia’s husband left her years ago with three toddlers and a floundering restaurant.

I had the pleasure of visiting with my cousin, Penny, over the recent holidays. Penny works as the receptionist for a big law firm out in Texas. She always has a funny lawyer story for us. This time, she was telling us about this arrogant young fella named Charles who had recently been hired for their corporate division. Young Charles graduated at the top of

Hey folks, I’ve got to tell y’all one on my cousin Sonny, (second removed on my mama’s side). We have a family joke that goes like this: Sonny’s grandmother’s middle name was Work and he promised never to lay a hand on her. It might be funny if it weren’t so true. Sonny’s parents quit laughing a long, long time ago. The boy is spoiled