Hunchback is playing in Andalusia. I just saw it. And now that I’m living in New York City, naturally, I’ve become the know-it-all expert on just about everything, including the cinema. I love Disney and think that the humor of movies like Hunchback is more sophisticated than most of the films made in Hollywood. Don’t […]
I can sympathize with Hunchback Read More »
I want you to sit down and grab your big toes. That’s what I said: your big toes. And while holding your big toes, bring your feet up to the same level as your ears. Yes, both of them at the same time. Still with me? Okay then, now straighten your legs. Why would
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The average speed of traffic in Manhattan is three miles an hour according to New York State Highway and Thoroughfare Department. Seems that a bunch of scientists came up with this statistic by measuring traffic and average commute times. Evidently, none of them have ever been in a New York City cab.
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We’re coming upon a day of the year that I just am not real fond of. April 15th. Uncle Sam’s payday. If there are two things to which I am morally opposed, it’s paying taxes and dropping dead. Thankfully, most of us only have to pass on to the hereafter once. Taxes unfortunately, are
Taxes are a yearly, if not daily, event Read More »
My mama recently came to New York City. Talk about panic. New York City isn’t any place for a genteel Southern lady like my mama to be gallivanting around. No sir. My mother is elegant, soft-spoken, and so beautiful that most people can’t believe she is old enough to have a 24-year-old son. And lest
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Thirty-nine cult followers “shed” their “containment units” a few weeks ago to meet up with an alien spacecraft traveling in the shadow of the Hale-Bopp Comet. It should come as no surprise that they were from California. We’ve got some good old boys here in Alabama that may see UFOs from time to time. We
Test devised for local aliens Read More »
There are uptown little towns, and then there are not-so-uptown little towns. Fortunately, Andalusia is in the “uptown” category. What makes an “uptown,” you ask? Cultural things do. Civic pride. A good golf course. Artists. Writers. A pretty square. Andalusians certainly have more to do than go to a hamburger joint and drive around the
Ballet sissy? I think not Read More »
My first day in Central Park on in-line skates was filled with excitement. The threat of permanent brain damage always gets me keyed up. I certainly got closer to New Yorkers. Real close. I skated face-first into garbage men, hotdog sellers, innocent children, joggers, bums, and even a cute woman playing a guitar. You’d be surprised how quickly hotdog sellers help stop you when you’ve grabbed hold of their weenie cart and started down a big hill (those umbrellas atop the carts also create a parachute effect if you’re going really fast).
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There are basically three kinds of elevators in New York City: old; new; and scary.
Hanging by a String Read More »
What happens in Alabama when it snows? People go crazy. The weathermen get excited. There’s a mad rush for the grocery store (as if two inches of snow might actually force people to pull an Ethan Frome). And after the roads get good and iced over, Bubba invariably gets cabin fever and decides to take the Dodge Ram out for a spin.
New York Snowstorm unleashes Acid Snowmen Read More »
