ANGEL IN AN APRON
I raced to the black and white TV when I heard the first rousing measure of the William Tell Overture. This familiar tune meant my two favorite Thursday night events: spaghetti for dinner and the
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Step into the shoes of First Coast locals with our Anecdotal section, where everyday stories paint a vivid picture of life in Jacksonville. From heartwarming encounters and quirky local traditions to personal triumphs and community spirit, we share the real, unfiltered experiences that capture the essence of our unique coastal haven.
I raced to the black and white TV when I heard the first rousing measure of the William Tell Overture. This familiar tune meant my two favorite Thursday night events: spaghetti for dinner and the
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One of the funniest lines from the movie Gone With the Wind is when Prissy admits to Ms. Scarlet, “I don’t know nothin’ ‘bout birthing babies!”
Elvis lives. Elvis lies! Presley promised “fun in Acapulco” and “romantic nights in the moonlight” in Guadalajara. Never trust the words of a Tennessee mountain boy singing a Mexican song. Hell hath no fury like
It all started around 1960 when she got a job directing a choir at a small Methodist Church. On examining the limited choral library, she saw trite music and text that struck her as semtimental
us: Dance, dance, dancehim: Pretty Womanme: My Guyhim: Baby, I need your lovingme: Can’t buy me lovehim: The times they are a’changingme: I want to hold your handhim: Love me dome: You don’t own mehim:
Kurt Vonnegut tells his wife he’s going out to buy an envelope: “Oh, she says, well, you’re not a poor man. You know, why don’t you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put
Setting: Johnny sleeping in bed. His mother enters the bedroom. Mother: Johnny dear, Time to get up and get ready for school. Johnny: (he turns over; no answer) Mother: You need to get up now.
YULETIDE IN FLORIDA, WHAT A SIGHT TO BEHOLDTEMPS IN THE 80s WHILE YANKS HAVE FREEZING COLDNO WHITE STUFF FALLING, PALM TREES ALL GREENBLIZZARDS DOWN HERE WE BUY AT DAIRY QUEEN FLIP-FLOPS DONNED TO CELEBRATE BALMY
“She’s in heaven with the angels,” I responded to my grandson’s question about the passing of my mother. Weeks later when the three-year-old returned from an air show at Jacksonville Beach, I asked what he
Old age recycles the bodyInfant once pink turns blueNature recalls with rapid speedTo complete life’s circle anew Fuzzy hairs on baldy topSteps and thoughts are staidAlpha becomes OmegaWhen life’s mean trick is played Baby teeth
For those of you who remember the Patty Duke Show, a television sitcom that aired on ABC from 1963 to 1966, the opening theme song indicated that “Our Patty loves to rock and roll, A
