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  I am so glad Rockford’s 250 celebration turned out well, but it was HOT. So hot everywhere that my cousins and I have been hanging out our feathers. Then it rains, it steams, and somehow we survive summer. But there is a new anti-littering campaign afoot. I have seen signs going up, “Littering is…

  Sorry I missed last week, but I was on a cruise and didn’t have internet and spotty phone service, so I was unable to send in my column. I hope everyone had a great Fourth of July. To just think that our country is now 250 years old, we as Americans must be doing…

  It is hot and humid, which I guess is what usually comes with July in Alabama. I have heard you will get acclimated in about two weeks, but I am not sure that is true of me because I think it has been more than two weeks, and I still can’t tolerate working outside…

  Please support local fire department, businesses that contribute to local economy   What is going on in Equality and Nixburg, Alabama? I don’t know, staying inside with fans and AC going because the Alabama July heat has arrived, and I am withering out in it. OK, not totally true, I will be venturing out…

    The bag of vegetables magically appeared on our front porch along with beer. I looked around for angels and wisemen. Then I turned to my wife, saying, “Ray, is this heaven?” She looked at me flatly. “Who’s Ray?” You have to worry about this woman. So, we brought the vegetables inside and commenced…

The young Walmart cashier looked at me from across her counter. She had just finished ringing up my underpants when she recited my total from the register screen. I reached into my pocket to pay. No sooner had my hand slid into my rear pocket than I discovered the pocket was empty. A small wave…