ASK I LIKE IT! JANUARY 13, 2017 MUSINGS ON A STORMY MORNING A little after 5:00 this morning, a clap of thunder yanked Clista and me out of R.E.M. and sent our three cats scurrying under the furniture. The leading edge of a severe weather system passed […]
AS I LIKE IT! JANUARY 19, 2017 STELLA STONE IX PROMOTION Randy Landers, Chief of the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, looked at Stella and said, “This brings me to why we invited you here this afternoon. You may not be familiar with how the MBI is set […]
AS I LIKE IT! JANUARY 16, 2017 THE HOUSE OF MEWS As most of you know, I have a love affair with cats, but, that has not always been the case. I came to love cats late in life when I married a gal who owned a […]
AS I LIKE IT! JANUARY 13, 2017 SATURDAY SERIAL MIKE LOMAX P.I. EPISODE 9 To review last week’s episode, click here: https://tomlawrenceblog.com/2017/01/06/mike-lomax-episode-8/ Mike realized that Billy Ray had just been shot, so he instinctively ducked behind the sports car. He turned and swept the parking lot, […]
As I Like It! JANUARY 11, 2017 THE KING IS DEAD LONG LIVE THE KING. The palace coup that began in September of 2016 culminated on Monday night in Tampa. The Clemson Tigers, led by QB, Deshaun Watson, dethroned Alabama’s Crimson Tide as National Champions. There’s a […]
As I like it! THE END OF AN ERA Todd Van Emst/Opelika=Auburn News In the latter part of 2016, the last vestige of Opelika’s mill town heritage burned to the ground. The abandoned Leshner Cotton Mill had been closed since 1985, but in its heyday, employed over a […]
AS I LIKE IT! JANUARY 6, 2017 SATURDAY SERIAL MIKE LOMAX P.I. EPISODE 8 (To review the last episode, click here https://tomlawrenceblog.com/2016/12/16/saturday-serial-december-16/) Mike couldn’t help but notice that Bessie was wearing a man’s shirt that was unbuttoned, and a little too short. After a moment, he […]
AS I LIKE IT! JANUARY 4, 2017 FOOTBALL DOWN SOUTH The 2016 college football season is over, and the only game left will be for the National Championship on January 9. All of the bowl games have been played, and the conference report cards are written. The […]
AS I LIKE IT! January 2, 2017 SOUTHERN CULTURE HALL OF FAME In 1513, Spaniard, Ponce de Leon was the first European to set foot on the southern part of what is now the continental United States. In the five hundred years since de Leon, there have […]
AS I LIKE IT! DECEMBER 30, 2016 THE WORST NIGHT OF THE YEAR New Year’s Eve sucks! Now, that sounds like I have a problem with change, but I don’t. I hate New Year’s Eve for good reason. I’m an alcoholic. Granted, I haven’t had a drink in […]
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