I went to bed last Saturday night thinking that Mississippi State had defeated Auburn 17–9, only to awake on Sunday morning and discover that MSU didn’t win, but Auburn lost. The local newspaper covered every aspect of the Tiger’s ineptness on both sides of the ball, and made […]
The front page of the Sunday paper headlined the opening of this year’s Lee County Fair. I’ve never been to this fair, but I assume it’s similar to every other traveling fair that comes to small town America each fall. I read the article, and my mind wandered […]
Stars fell on Alabama on Saturday, but they were wearing purple and gold, and red and blue. LSU removed any doubt concerning Auburn’s new defensive scheme. Leonard Fournette ran for 228 yards and 3 touchdowns, and the Bengal Tigers racked up over 400 yards in total offense. While […]
Whenever my Grandmother was confronted by a person or situation that was beyond the pale of normal behavior, or just over the top, she would always say, “That’s just too much sugar for a dime.” I had such an experience surrounding the Mississippi State v LSU football game. […]
ST.LUKE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH CAHABA, 1854 -1878 MARTIN’S STATION 1878 2008 CAHABA (For Now) I woke up this past Sunday morning with a pounding hangover. No, I didn’t fall off the wagon on Saturday night, but I did stay up and watch the entire MSU-USM football game, and […]
The falling leaves drift by the window The autumn leaves of red and gold… Johnny Mercer, 1950 In the fall a young man’s fancy turns to cheerleaders and hunting, but to an old man, the season is filled with nostalgia. Every time I hear Frank Sinatra or Nat […]
WEEK 1 The 2015 regular season opened on Thursday evening with a Georgia Tech rout of Mississippi’s other Land Grant university. Alcorn State fell to the Yellow Jackets by 69–6. The Mississippi A&Ms should steer clear of the Ramblin Wreck, and yes, I’m still smarting over the […]
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