“Faces”

I have recently discovered another sign of my aging process. At a gathering this past Sunday a gentleman introduced me to his wife. I made the usual comment about it being nice to meet her and she told me that we had met a week or two before where we both work. I’ll be the first to admit I am terrible at remembering names. But I am usually pretty good at remembering faces. I guess she could tell I was still clueless as to who she was, so she let me in on exactly when and where we had met. Once she did I then remembered meeting her.

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“The Big Kahuna”

Don Moore was many things to many people. For most folks around here he was that familiar voice on the radio for the past 30 plus years. For Russell Register and I he was much more than just a voice on the radio. As I pondered the passing of Don (see story on front page) I boiled our friendship down to three things.

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“Glad To Be Wrong”

As we now know FSU beat up on Miami and proved that the other three pickers were right and I was wrong. My reverse psychology worked. Simply Put, I can’t recall being so glad to be so wrong in such a long time. Go Noles.

From the Front Porch: Coach said we can respond to life’s adversities by choosing to be powerful or choosing to be pitiful.

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“Real Grits”

I’m a grits man. I’ve been eating grits for as long as I can remember. I prefer them with a little salt and real butter, but cheese is fine too, assuming fried fish is on the plate.

I buy a bag of Jim Dandy Quick Grits every few weeks and I’ve never really given much thought to why they’re called quick grits. That all changed this past weekend when I made another pilgrimage to Bradley’s Country Store. I wrote about Bradley’s and their country style sausage two weeks ago. While in the store I noticed they also sell country milled grits. I figured as much as I like grits and as much as I like their sausage, I ought to give these “real” grits a try.

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