Back when we lived near Dallas, we went to the Texas State Fair. The first thing we learned was that the Fair didn’t take cash. They only took tickets. So, when you got to the entrance, you had to exchange cash for a bunch of tickets. When you wanted to
I lived in the Atlanta area in the late 1980’s. More specifically, I lived in Cobb County which is just northwest of the city. If you ask for directions to anywhere in Cobb County, the reply you receive will invariably include The Big Chicken. The Big Chicken is a locally-famous
It seems like more and more often, I find myself shaking my head and wondering how anyone can think the things that some people think. I’ll admit, my political views tend to lean a bit Conservative, so most of the time the people whose thinking I’m thinking about happen to
There’s something about me that most people don’t know. I hate palm trees. OK, I guess I don’t hate them. It’s more like they give me the willies. I didn’t see one in real life until I was in my mid-twenties but even before then, there was something about them
If I were born in the fourteenth century, I’d have died a long time ago. Wait, that didn’t come out right. Let me rephrase. If I had lived in the fourteenth century, I wouldn’t have lived as long as I have. Ah. Much better. You see, I have really poor