It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, or in my case, two Christmases.Mid-December, I’ll be hosting my Bunco group’s Christmas party. We always have a great time. We don’t even play Bunco, just skip to everyone’s favorite part – the eating and drinking. The food portion is easy since everyone brings an hors d’oeuvre, but as hostess I’m in charge of the night’s … [Read more...]
Not Over the Rainbow
I was barreling down the street last week, hurrying toward an appointment I should have left for 15 minutes earlier, when I turned the corner and saw a rainbow. Not just any rainbow, but a huge, full arc that spanned the entire sky and yet seemed to be rising from the pavement in front of me. It was breathtaking and vivid, and you could see every one of the ROYGBIV colors, even … [Read more...]
Choosing Sides
Tell the truth. Right now, you’re up to your elbows in candy wrappers and are wondering if there are enough vegetables in the universe to counteract all of the sugar your family will ingest over the next 72 hours. But do not despair. The next holiday on the horizon is a veritable vegetable-palooza.Oh sure, Norman Rockwell put the Thanksgiving turkey front and center, but … [Read more...]
Wayne’s World: Hester’s Picks for Saturday’s Biggest Football Games
By Wayne HesterJournal contributorIf you were like Rip Van Winkle, who fell asleep and woke up 20 years later, you might not recognize the game of college football.Teams are racking up points by the sacksful, and the old saying “Offense wins games, defense wins championships” is taking a beating.Last week in Starkville, Mississippi State rolled over Auburn … [Read more...]
Area Teams Taking Surprising Turns as September Ends
By Lee DavisAs the 2014 high school football season opened, almost all observers agreed it would be memorable in at least two ways.First, the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s reclassification offered up a four-region, 32-school “super division”–better known as Class 7A. Second, 2014 would be the year Vestavia Hills coach Buddy Anderson earned his 310th … [Read more...]