A longtime friend of mine is battling Hepatitis C. He’s currently on his second round of treatment. Besides the nastiness of the drugs used to treat the disease, he is struggling with another aspect of his treatment.…
Seriously, I’ve been wanting to quit smoking. For years now. I’ve been one of those off-and-on smokers since I was a teenager. I would quit when I was pregnant and stay quit for years at a time. Once I had such a bad Tequila hangover that I quit cold turkey…
When I was in high school, my sociol- ogy teacher asked members of the class to raise their hand if they wanted to live to age 20. Everybody’s hand went up. “How about 30?” Again the whole class raised their hand. She increased the amount by 10: “40?, 50?, 60?”…
We’re having a mild winter, and every time I hear that I listen for the other snowshoe to drop and the blizzard to start. Yes, I’m superstitious. The ones I practice or the ones that have proven to be true. Sometimes there are scientific reasons for them. Whether or not…
Of course it’s not Texas’ fault. Armadillos have been around in legend since the ancient Mayans. Their prehistoric relatives were supposedly the size of a VW Beetle. The ones you see on the highways upside down with a beer can clutched between their paws are of the “Nine Banded” species.…
A few weeks ago, some knucklehead decided to promote a 30-mile long yard sale on Highway 71. I know it was to bring the community together for a common cause: shopping. On the other hand: to make a few bucks. I both love and hate yard sales. I love to…
Steve Seideman, professor in the University of Arkansas’ Department of Food Science has been looking for the Winslow Cannery for a while now. He knew it was somewhere, but where? …
