The Original Rudolph BookletThe song of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer dates from 1939, when the Chicago-based Montgomery Ward company asked one of their copywriters to come up with a Christmas…

You know what's great about a weekday matinee movie?  Not only is it cheaper but every once in a while, you can get the whole place to yourself.

It's…

It's a complete mystery to me.  How my five year old nephew can remember the words to every song he hears.  How he can recite entire passages from movies verbatim. …

My parents are getting older.  They're in their sixties now.  While that's still relatively young by today's standards, they can't do things like they used to.

Every time I…

My Dad Wears Mandals I remember when the Mandals craze began.  At least I remember when it crept upon my family and took my dad hostage in its thorny little…

Some might disagree but they'd be wrong.  There are other condiments that run a close second but as far as I am concerned, ketchup is the most important food accompaniment…

In the American South, we are raised with manners as a matter of breeding.  We are taught to hold open doors for complete strangers, help those in need and say…

Look out for the newest fitness fad that's sweeping the nation!  It's the exercise craze that's got Hollywood stars Matthew McConaughey and Katherine Heigel looking like a million dollars.  It's…

A Garden Gnome.An epidemic has swept the South, one of epic proportions that threatens the very underpinnings of good taste.  We've all seen it and we've all commented on it,…

The other day, I was visiting with my parents and my Mom exclaimed with the fervor of a teenager that she found a six dollar store.  A six dollar store? …