Southern Sweetness, Light and Dark

A whole new vista, unexpected but clear, opened up as I sat next to and conversed with Dr. Wisdom on a border-crossing shuttle, going from Alabama to Georgia the first weekend in November. There we were, sitting side by side as we pulled out of Auburn heading for...

Peanut shells

At work I often sit at a desk for too many hours (more than one). Despite this lethargy, I use up food and by the afternoon I tend to get peckish. Recently I’ve been bringing salted peanuts in the shell. They really taste better than the pre-shelled ones and...

Possum

Most evidence suggests that cats “domesticated” themselves. Sometime after humans began farming we began storing grain. The first applicants for post-agricultural domestication were probably rodents, but they didn’t offer a very good deal: “you...

Leaves are hip

Fire up your favorite internet search “engine” and poke in the word “oak.” Try the same thing with “oak tree.” This morning I did this exercise and was surprised at the difference. In Google, “Oak tree” yields...