Monthly Archives: December 2010

Our annual Rendezvous for a Happy ‘Cue Year!

Guy Clark’s great song “Stuff that Works” really hits home with me.  I love the philosophy that, well, when you find something that works, stick with it, especially if it sticks with you.   And my wife, Gail, and I found what works for us … Continue reading

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Please have shrimp and cocktail sauce…(Recipe Included)

My mom was a great cook, as many Southern women are, and I remember her boiled shrimp vividly. I don’t know what she boiled them in but it was enough to have created a signature taste, had there been others … Continue reading

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The Night Before Christmas…and Grandpa was soused!

The Night Before Christmas…and Grandpa was soused! In the early 1960s for Christmas, my mother and I would board the train in Jackson, Mississippi and ride to Jackson, Tennessee to spend the holidays with my grandparents. Mom and I called … Continue reading

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