This is a blast from the past, published Thursday, March 24, 1977.The cat strolls into the den at Sandy Bay and collapses right in the middle of Dick Tracy. It’s his personal communications signal. He’s telling Chuck, “Here, I am, you own private cat ...

It is official.  I have a following.  I’m not sure it’s a fan club.  But it is a following.  How do I know?  Well, here’s the scoop.  On Valentine’s Day I was sitting somewhere minding my own business (yes, I do mind my ...

Originally published Thursday, February 15, 1979Chesterfields – they satisfy. I’d walk a mile for a Camel. Lucky Strikes – they’re toasted. Call for Phillip Morris. Remember those slogans? If you do, the candles on your birthday cake probably constit ...

In the Bible, we read in James 5 to let our “ yea be yea; and our nay, nay; lest we fall into condemnation”.  How wonderful it would be if we could all count on each other to do just that.  How many people do you trust?  Are you trustw ...

When is the last time you wrote a letter? I don’t mean when is the last time you dictated a letter or wrote one on your laptop. When is the last time you used a pen and a piece of paper and painted a picture? Peggy and I got a letter written last wee ...

Many, many folks died in the 19th century from “milk sickness.”  This disease was characterized by trembling, vomiting and severe intestinal pain.  It was caused by drinking milk from cows who had ingested white snakeroot.  The treatme ...

Peggy may be an angel but she hadn’t received her wings yet. The patients at 768 Delos Rd. doubled Sunday morning when Peggy started down the ramp to accommodate my wheelchair and she slipped on some ice. Peggy can sting like a bee but she can’t floa ...

I know it ain’t the best thing for ya, but is there anything better than real butter?  I mean, let’s face it, who wants a wet piece of toast due to the spray kind of fakey stuff? Who wants a good ole, southern, homemade, hot biscuit with some ta ...

Do you believe in the Obama health plan? Do you believe in global warming, the tooth fairy, that Adam was a McKenzie, Eve was a Floyd, the apple came from IGA and the snake sold Avon products at Piney Forest? All of you who believe in global warming ...

Sat in a jury pool recently.  It was my first time.  I really didn’t mind it because I find “the system” interesting.  That is one of the most positive things I feel like saying about it. Anyway, several of the cases to be tried that w ...

You didn’t read about it in The Wall Street Journal or the society page of the Pee Dee’s journalistic jewel but the Café Ridiculous at Sandy Bay has changed hands. Vander Calvin and Milton Parrott bought the “bite and a fight” from Chad McCutcheon. C ...

Ladies, imagine you are six months pregnant with twins.  You have learned the sex of each one and have given them names already.  You love them, read and sing to them already and anxiously await their births. Your family and friends are exc ...

‘Twas the Monday after Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring “no spoons”! I was in my leather throne watching the white river flow through the tube and disappear inside my sugar bowl where it takes the place of eggnog and a ...

The Diva  l-o-v-e-s  a good  l-a-u-g-h  and hope you will enjoy these puns!A couple months ago, I entered a contest and ended up winning a few acres of swamp land below the flood plain in Mississippi. Before I knew it, r ...

The house smells like lemon Pledge. Peggy is cleaning up the landfill created by Santa Claus and five grandchildren. She waltzes around the den with the vacuum cleaner reminding me of Gene Kelley dancing with the umbrella in, “Singing in the Rain.”I ...