I originally started writing this as a means of getting things off my chest. As I started to develop a few readers, I realized some of my BS was actually entertaining, possibly even educational. This has evolved into a
Category: state of mind
It’s Christmas in Florida
Today, I won’t be sleigh riding. I won’t be walking the hills looking for a late season squirrel to bring home for tomorrow’s dinner. I won’t be breathing in the cold, crisp mountain air purified by millions of acres of trees. I won’t listen to the crack of frozen tree limbs, or the yap of […]
Today the World Ends
This will be short. Kiss your significant other. Hug your kids. Make peace with your maker. Today the world ends, according to the Mayan calendar.
The Price of Freedom, or FloridaHillbilly Goes to the VA Hospital
Healthcare is a front page story item, and probably will be for a long time. Whether we’re talking about the implications of the health care reform tax credit, or coverage options, health care will be a hot topic for the foreseeable future. I’m a firm believer that the problem isn’t that we all should have […]
Confessions of a Bag Lady
I wanted to give db a break from writing, although he loves doing it, to add to his site. You may have heard (or read) mention of me as, “the wife”, from time to time in his posts. If you are reading this now, that means he has approved it. Yay, me! As a mother […]
Coon Hunting: Stories from my Youth
I spent a little time with my neighbors, removing a couple stumps today. As I stepped in to take a turn at chopping out the stumps, I did what comes natural to me, I started talking. Some of you may not know this, but I come from a line of preachers, politicians, and used-car salesman. […]
Christmas Wants vs Needs
Turkey carcasses are cold, and those thrifty (and insane) ones are out shopping their little fingers to the bone, fighting over Elmo, Cabbage Patch Kids, Wii, or whatever is the “gotta have it” thing this year. Folks stayed up overnight outside of stores, or possibly even in stores that stayed open all night long, and […]
Thanksgiving 2012
First, why re you reading this tripe? You should be spending time watching parades, visiting with friends and/or family, and eating defenseless animals that barely resemble their wild cousins allegedly eaten at the first Thanksgiving. And if you are not in the United States, shouldn’t you be working or something? But you’ve read this far, […]
A Change of Plans
Every year for the last five or six years, we’ve spent the week of Thanksgiving, from Monday before to the following Sunday, in West Virginia with some good friends and family. We play cards, laugh, reminisce, and tell lies like all friends do with each other. On Friday, we’d go into town and see the […]