Malaprops Are Us
Hello folks, let’s chat…. I’m fond of those who mean one thing and accidentally say another. These are my people. The official word for such a thing is malapropism. I tend to produce them when I get excited. As a public speaker who loves to travel and is enthusiastic about meeting new people, this has led to some interesting exchanges. On at least two occasions,
There May Be More than One Kind of Government Leak
Hello folks, let’s chat…I’m going to share something with you for the Straight Running Crazy file, but you must promise me you’ll remain calm. Oh, who are kidding? Here goes. Despite that little sixteen trillion dollar national debt thing, our government spent $400,000 dollars over the last couple of years to fund underwear research. Granted, that sounds like a lot. But this isn’t just any underwear.
Elvis is Innocent
Hello folks, let’s chat…I called All Things Southern’s Roving Reporter for an update on that Mississippi thing. Okay, Emily Gatlin isn’t really a reporter, but she does live in Tupelo so she’s playing one for this segment. I need the FBI agents in the unmarked cars parked across the street from her house guarding the Senator’s family to know that I begged Emily for this inside
Games Doctors Play
Hello folks, let’s chat…~smile~ I went to see my eye doctor this morning. He’s a good fellow and we always spend a little time swapping stories during my exam. However, just between you and me, he has a strange sense of humor. For instance, he loves to amuse himself at my expense with something I call the dreaded “Better or Worse” game. I get to look
Kung Jung Jr. — Oh, boy…
Hello folks, let’s chat… First we had to deal with Kung Jung Crazy playing nuclear games in his pajamas. Now, Kung Jr. is at the helm and he could possibly have less bricks in his wheelbarrow than pappy did. I saw a cartoon that had a red-faced Kung Jr. jumping up and down trying to reach the mark on a sign that read, “You must
Could THIS get me to the Opry?
Hello folks, let’s chat… It all started when one of my lifetime friends posted an article on my Facebook wall with the following headline, “Cold Weather Kills Entire German Flea Circus.” I realize most people could ignore that, but Tanya knew full well that I’d have to know more. She’s wrong for that, too. Not only have I lost Google hours I will never be
What’s Really Behind Global Warming, a theory by The Belle of All Things Southern
Hello folks, let’s chat…I could be wrong here, but it seems like ever since Mr. Gore sold his television network to Big Oil, he has piped down considerably on the whole global warming thing. I suppose he did catch a lot of flack, but I was just funning when I started calling him Big Al Queda, y’all! Hello folks, let's chat
Monday ReMix
Played Monday ReMix this morning. New secular to sacred lyric swap (with apologies to Garth) from back porch prayer time. "I've got friends in high places Where the angels sing And my God chases my blues away It's gonna be okay
A Squirrely Story from Papaw Stone
Hello folks, let’s chat… I come from a long line of story-tellers, and some of the best ones I ever heard came from my Papaw Stone in Natchez, Mississippi. Papaw was a big story-teller, and a big squirrel hunter. The two usually went hand in hand. Papaw is squirrel hunting in heaven these days, but his stories will live on as long as I can
The Tale of My Dangerous Dinner
Hello folks, let’s chat…I had something very scary happen to me the other evening. Through no fault of my own, I found myself in possession of a chicken tender with a remarkable resemblance to a handgun. Swallowing hard, I considered how best to handle the potentially explosive situation. Fortunately, I was traveling alone. As far as I knew, the fierce fryer had not been served to