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Growing up in north-central Alabama, I saw and learned to track many different types of wildlife — from deer to quail to coyotes and so on … game was always abundant, all you had to do was know where to look. Raccoons were never in short supply. We had a small creek that ran behind […]

I love “weird” covers … and this has got to be the strangest cover of Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” that I’ve ever heard:

Congratulations! TO ALL THE KIDS WHO WERE BORN IN THE 1930’s 40’s, 50’s, 60’s and 70’s: First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn’t get tested for diabetes. Then after that trauma, our baby cribs […]

Below is a quote from an old friend and fan, Bobbi Deschene. Bobbi was a methadone patient rights activist and long-time recovering addict. She was very dear to me. I miss her very much and still think of her often. She used to tell me the most inspiring stories about her life and her struggle […]

There is an individual who has been a large part of my life; a man by the name of Reggie Swain. Many called him “Kukeman” or “Mr. Nice Nasty”. He often said “I’m a big chocolate chip in the cookie of life” … I called him my best friend. Reggie is someone very dear to […]

I was cleaning out one of the “junk drawers” in my bathroom and ran across several scraps of paper with various pieces of wisdom on them — many of which I saved for sentimental value. The one thing they all had in common was that they all listed ways to better myself and/or my outlook […]