Hunker Down: Wife steals neighbor’s cat
The very first newspaper story I wrote was about a cat; that was back in March of 1984. The skinny, hungry-looking feline actually showed up on our back steps in 1976. I told Cathy right off not to …
Hunker Down: Levitating with the Levites
I think Leviticus is still in the Bible. With all the modern translations out there now, it’s a little hard to know for sure. The word, when translated into English, means “Hard to read; …
Hunker Down: Robert’s Mom set the example
I heard the news about Tiger Woods’ accident and immediately thought about his two kids. As the seriousness of it unfolded, I prayed he’d walk again. And I rolled over in my mind how long …
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 …