Is politics an off-limits topic at your dinner table?

10/29/2012 3:51 PM

'I'm voting for Obamney.'

I think that's going to be my answer next time someone asks 'So who ya voting for?' Not to be rude, but it's no one's business but mine.

Discussing ... 

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Food banks, pantries need your healthy food donations -- please

10/25/2012 8:00 AM

Garbanzo beans did not have a nice ring to them when I was in grade school -- especially the canned variety.

There was a can of 'em that lingered in Mom's kitchen ... 

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Tulsa mom, nutrition-product executive shares healthy lifestyle strategies

10/24/2012 6:36 PM

Holly Roush believes in a holistic lifestyle.

'To me, this means that my physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and financial health must all be addressed and kept ... 

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Doctor Who, 'Hallomas' and other spooky decorations around town

10/24/2012 8:00 AM

One of these days, I'm going to turn my house into a haunted one -- a fake one, that is, as I already believe my house is haunted. But that's another story.

For ... 

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Friend's house serves as locale for 'Anaconda 5: Stayin' Alive'

10/23/2012 8:00 AM

'Beware of cats playing with string, especially when string starts moving.' -- Confucius (not really)

I was less than thrilled a month ago when, whilst lounging ... 

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'Paranormal Activity 4' tops at box office, 'Paranormal Activity 5' in works

10/22/2012 3:10 PM

Watching 'Paranormal Activity' has become a Halloween tradition of mine since the first one came out.

I haven't seen the fourth installment in the successful horror-movie ... 

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Bless their hearts: Non-Southerners figured out what we REALLY mean

10/22/2012 8:00 AM

I am quite proud of being a Southerner.

A few folks have written over the years to tell me to stop using 'y'all,' writing about my Mamaw or talking about food in ... 

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Do-it-yourself 'prized glitter pumpkins' + how to make fake blood

10/21/2012 7:00 AM

It's decidedly creepy to drive by someone's house at night really slow and stare. I think Emily Post even wrote a chapter on it. If not, she should've.

But Vickie ... 

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Who else has posed for photos on top of that bull outside of Reasor's?

10/19/2012 8:45 AM

One of my favorite photos of my Papaw Wright was of him sprawled out on a rock in Gatlinburg, Tenn., his foot in the mouth of a bear statue, arms flailing like he was ... 

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My Thursday playlist: Leslie Grace, Taylor Swift and Ellie Goulding

10/18/2012 12:45 PM

Much as I loved The Shirelles' version of 'Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow,' a song penned by the fabulous Carole King and Gerry Goffin, I've always been partial ... 

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What's your favorite comfort food?

10/18/2012 7:30 AM

Once upon a time, back when Nelson's Buffeteria was still downtown, I looked forward to my weekly visit -- sometimes twice -- for shouts of 'Hello, chicken-fried!' and ... 

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Daniel Craig's new Bond, James Bond, to 'Skyfall' a day early at Cinemark

10/17/2012 3:36 PM

As a moderate James Bond fan, I can't wait for 'Skyfall' -- even though I can't help but think of Chicken Little every time I hear it.

Anyway, just imagine (go ahead, ... 

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