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One of my friend’s grandmothers was called Ma. That was how I was introduced to her. She had other names too. She was called, MeMe, Memaw, Nana and Mamaw. Ma was the name she liked best. Her …

Why is the good stuff so far away? My friend Thomas went to visit his friend that lived out in the country. He was probably ten years old. His friend had a horse. Thomas and his friend rode horses. …

Many years ago, my family would go to the beach. What a vacation. We would set up on the beach with towels and umbrellas. The kids would jump in the surf and sit under the shade of the umbrella. …

Here’s part 2 of Jamie Willis’s story of the flight out to Reno. Perspective makes a difference in any story. The winds had not let up on us. In fact they seemed to be getting worse. …

Settle Down, settle down, I’m not talking to you I’m talking to myself. It is Super Bowl weekend. Excitement seems to be brewing like a witch’s cauldron filled with eye of newt. …

Have you heard about the prices for tickets to the Super Bowl? It’s wild. I guy told me that he heard that tickets could cost $10,000.00. He said that the cheapest ticket was $8,500.00. I …

Hello Readers, I know it has been a while since I wrote a column as we have Bobby Jonte and now Melissa McCoy and her always entertaining ‘Manning Mama’. This week I have on my heart …

by Bobby Jonte I’ve been good this year. In fact I’ve been so good, I have two Christmas stockings hanging up. Okay, maybe I haven’t been that good but I do have two Christmas stockings.  My Granny knitted a Christmas stocking for me about 68 years ago. It’s a pretty red one with BOBBY and MERRY CHRISTMAS on it. I’ve had it all these years. After I got married my wife got us matching stockings for our mantle. Of course we have stockings for our children also. My younger son would be ...