Flyover People News- The Alley February 21, 2012Today’s Flyover People column as seen in The Emporia Gazette: THE ALLEY A small town is pieced together with alleys. As a teenager, I ran through shadow-filled alleys after dark, playing hide-and-seek with classmates. I hung on in the backseat as my friends, Kim and Tracy, fish-tailed their Suburban, Old Blue, through snowy alleyways […]
- Early bloomers February 21, 2012Friday afternoon, I noticed that the daffodils on the south side of the house were breaking open. […]
- Laura McClenny February 20, 2012On Saturday I dropped in at the Java Cat and discovered a book-signing right there. Laura McClenny (center of photo) grew up in Emporia, has lived in Colorado for many years and is back in Emporia again. From The Emporia Gazette: McClenny book signing Local author Laura McClenny will be signing her newly released […]
- Carrots! February 18, 2012Coveted vegetable of the day: fresh carrots. You have to get in line pretty early to get them. But the Emporia Farmers’ Market is stacked with plenty of green things. In February! Linda Simmons’ beautiful and delicious cookies. Mark Sherman’s recycled feed bags. He’s also looking for cat litter bags. He doesn’t have a cat […]
- At the Huddle House February 18, 2012Dave and I had dinner at Emporia’s newest restaurant, the Huddle House, this evening. It’s at the Flying J Truck Stop just west of town. Clint Bowyer was there. Well, sort of. I had the French toast, bacon and eggs. Very good. Dave had the pot roast. He said it was good. […]
- The Alley February 21, 2012
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Flyover book – Coming Soon!
Hello, peeps! As many of you know, I’ve been working on getting a collection of columns together in a book. Yes, finally, after 7 1/2 years of writing the Flyover People column in The Emporia Gazette, 80 of those columns … Continue reading
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