Hunker Down With Kes
- The View From Woodrow’s Front Porch
- I don’t think they make Double Cola anymore. We used to sit out on the steps of Woodrow Kennon’s Grocery Store and debate its merits…..or lack thereof. It didn’t taste twice as good as Coca-Cola or Pepsi Cola or Royal Crown C... Full story
- Capturing The Family Tree
- Papa John died. Not really a tragic story here, he was pushing 94 when he left us. He was a beloved father, husband, grandfather, great grandfather and great-great grandfather. He was a World War II veteran. Another of the Greatest Generation! Leon c... Full story
- You ARE Family At Cracker Barrel!
- Now people, I’m telling this story with my hand up. I couldn’t hardly believe it myself. Cathy and I stopped at a Cracker Barrel on the way back from one of the grandkid’s first dental checkup. I had just finished ordering the chick... Full story
- Whole Town “In” On Resolution!
- Kesley Colbert
- No New Year’s predictions and/or resolutions from me. Wasn’t it Gutenberg……or maybe Garfield, who said, “Things at rest tend to stay at rest and things in motion tend to stay in motion”? The translation is people... Full story
- Wayne Taylor Picked The Right Man!
- Kesley Colbert
- I met Howard Rogers on a chilly Friday night in late November of 1971. We were on top of the press box at the local high school football field. I was there as an aspiring young coach. We were getting ready to play a district game and Coach Taylor sen... Full story
- Miss Ina Cuts To The Chase
- Kesley Colbert
- Brenda Lee sings “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”. Period. End of story. That’s the long and short of it. Now, many other wonderful entertainers have recorded that song. As a matter of fact, it seems everybody and his broth... Full story
- How About A Memphis Barber?
- Kesley Colbert
- Will Rogers, back in the 1920’s said, “I don’t make Jokes. I just watch the Congress and report the facts.” And then he explained himself by declaring, “There’s no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole ... Full story
- Here’s Some Thanksgiving Leftovers
- I missed Mom and Dad this Thanksgiving. Dad has been gone for years now; Mom just a couple. And please understand, it wasn’t a lonely Thanksgiving! My sons were there. My grandchildren were there. Cathy’s immediate, fairly close, not so c... Full story
- More Than A Turkey Once A Year!
- I’m thankful for those soldiers who hung with Washington on Christmas day, 1776. I’m especially thankful for the ones who wrapped burlap bags around their feet in lieu of boots and walked the nine miles in the dead of night through a snow... Full story
- All Is Not Well In Happy Valley
- I’m not a Penn State fan. They don’t have any insignia on their helmets, there are no names on the backs of their jerseys and they wear their practice pants in the game for goodness sakes! I’ve never been particularly enamored with ... Full story
