Author Archives: thecaneymountainblog

Vidalia onions are here. They’re the best. Texas Sweet Onions are good too. I sliced a Vidalia today. Whew. Mm mm mm. I put some on a sandwich and later a burger. You can’t beat a Vidalia. I took a trip down memory lane today. The year was 1999. I overheard some adults talking aboutContinue reading “The Onions”

Recently, we saw a young man rollerblading around town. He was adept at what he was doing. He rolled along the sidewalk, across an intersection, and beyond on one foot. One. One foot. Uno. It took me back to the summer of 2000. When one little pebble almost ruined me. I was riding around theContinue reading “The Rollerblader”

“Never answer a question that hasn’t been asked.” I received that nugget of wisdom a couple of months ago. Some believe it is their lot in life to straighten everyone else out. News Bulletin: It isn’t. The last time I checked (five seconds ago), there was only one Jesus Christ. And He has it underContinue reading “The Unasked Question”

Mothers. We wouldn’t be here without them. And we wouldn’t survive without them. I don’t provide the same level of comfort that my wife gives. And I know my dad didn’t (no offense to him.) There’s just something about a momma. They nourish, comfort, and protect. I saw a video the other day of aContinue reading “Happy Mother’s Day”

A few years ago, I was talking to a lady in a foyer. She had on a fur coat. Well, it wasn’t entirely furry. It was a tweed coat fringed with fur. Very long fur. All around the perimeter. Like the kind of fur that you find on a Persian or Norwegian Forest cat. DuringContinue reading “The Faux Fur”