Hunker Down: I never saw any wings
I didn’t grow-up with Tim Peters. This is not a life-long friend story. We didn’t go on any wild escapades. We never got arrested together. I didn’t date his sister (if he indeed …
Hunker Down: Miss Ethel was the real Valentine
Valentine’s Day came and went.
I didn’t get nothing.
Again.
The Hallmark Card folks have excommunicated me!
I think that small, chubby guy with the wings and a bow and …
Hunker Down: Finally, an answer for Mary Hadley!
The first song I ever remember hearing was “Take an Old Cold Tater and Wait” by Little Jimmy Dickens. Daddy would pour a bucket of water over the ground-wire to our radio antenna so we …
Hunker Down: He ‘hammered’ life into us
On Tuesday, April 13, 1954, a young Jim Greengrass, batting fifth and playing left field for the Cincinnati Reds, hit four doubles that led his team to victory.
Twenty-year-old Hank Aaron made …
Hunker Down: You talk about Founding Fathers!
I ran into Kim Hunter.
Literally.
I was jogging down Tenth Street, lost in thought as my mind replayed a bare-knuckle fight I’d witnessed behind Frank’s Dairy Bar 60 years ago. I …
Hunker Down: Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and…
You can’t hardly mess up cornbread.
If it’s a bit undercooked, you can grin and pour a little extra syrup over it. If it got left on the stove too long, just scrape off the bottom and …
Hunker Down: We could see clearly back then
Robert Holmes “Yogi” Brewer sat on the porch steps and looked out across Stonewall Street at the late December sun lowering behind the distant trees….. “You reckon next year …
Hunker Down: Talk about a real army!
The man in the wheelchair was having a bit of trouble. He was overloaded with groceries and trying to steer his way among the people and cars back to where I supposed he was parked. Every time he …
Hunker Down: From presents to presence
I remember the Roy Rogers’ gun and holster set like it was yesterday. One Christmas it was a Lionel train. ‘Course, I had to share that with two brothers. It was way too expensive to go …
Hunker Down: Big Brother ain’t the only one listening
We’ve talked Alexa before. I don’t know how it works. Jesse gave it to me for Father’s Day. It’s some kind of highfalutin technical device that can speak, answer questions and …