NOTE: I wrote this post week before last, right when all of the coronavirus business was starting. When it appeared that things were getting serious, the radio station where I work went into disaster preparedness mode, and I was sent home to work. When you work for a news agency and the blankety-blank starts hitting … Continue reading What not to say to a room full of Southerners…
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The Commencement Address — or — How Not to End in Bitterness
This is the season for graduations so I was wondering to myself the other day what I would say if called upon to give a commencement address. Now I'll be honest. I can't remember who spoke when I graduated from the University of Montevallo. Not a clue. Can't remember if it was man, woman, … Continue reading The Commencement Address — or — How Not to End in Bitterness
Up a creek without a pot, a window, or a dog
I love to use idioms in my everyday speech. It livens things up. Makes the things you say more interesting. Catches dull people off guard. Gets an occasional laugh. And y’all know I’m all about a laugh. A few idioms that I especially like are multi-parters — you can add on to them for emphasis. … Continue reading Up a creek without a pot, a window, or a dog