Review: Popeyes blackened tenders
I had an unfortunate Popeyes habit several years ago. I’d get the five-piece tenders combo four or five times a month at the drive-through and sit in the parking lot …
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How do you like your live music?
My good friend Beth and I went to a couple of concerts last year—a group with her husband and my son Aaron to Extreme w/s/g Living Colour at Mars Music …
Back to Del Taco after a 39-year hiatus
Del Taco was much bigger than Taco Bell when I was growing up in Anniston and Oxford. Our favorite babysitter Danette took Jenny and me there a lot. Plus, Oxford …
Trump should not speak at University of Alabama commencement ceremonies
No time for snail mail this time, as there may still be some hope to register enough immediate discontent. Emailed this morning: Dear President Bell and Provost’s Office representatives, I …
Review: Impossible Bratwurst
BLUF: the Impossible Foods bratwurst isn’t awful, but it’s a pretty solid miss. This is the first Impossible Foods product I’ve tried since the burger (in the forms of an …
Letter #9: Dale Strong, take two
This is actually my third letter to Dale Strong. I didn’t make a post out of the one I hand-delivered to his Huntsville office last month. The reply I received …
A dream of two bananas
One morning last week I had a particularly vivid dream right before I woke up for the day. We had two bananas left. One was a day or so away …
Letter #8: W
Please excuse some substantial recycling of language from my first letter to Dr. Condoleezza Rice. I did update a couple of things to reflect the current state of horror. I …
Letter #7: Stoking a young Republican’s display of courage
U.S. Representative Mike Lawler, R-NY, actually complained about the effects of Trump’s ongoing assault on the country this week. He should be encouraged. I have done so. (Are you missing …
Remember thinking your dad was an idiot?
Just at some mental misfire or another? I think Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPSs) are the bees’ knees. I have them on all of my computers, of course, but I have …