Tag: the south
member name: Ed Williams
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December 15, 2009 04:40 PM EST --
This is America.
Someone told me my articles drew folks away from theirs on Tuesdays.
They gave me a good natured but hard time about it.
I don’t think they’re right, but I like them. . . .
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January 31, 2009 05:48 AM EST --
Is that subtle or what?
With the answer being kinda obvious, let's sally right forth into today's discussion. I can remember way, way back, had to be around 1963 or so, watching TV one Saturday . . .
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May 24, 2009 06:55 AM EDT --
If someone asked me who the greatest cartoon character of all-time is, I'd have no doubt as to who I'd pick. Mickey Mouse? Well, he was great, but that high pitched voice of his got on my nerves pretty . . .
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November 17, 2009 03:58 PM EST --
Seems like every time I look up these days I see someone filling out one of these surveys that’s supposed to tell whoever reads it lots about you, or at least tells them things they don’t . . .
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December 05, 2009 06:23 AM EST --
Remember back in our childhoods just how long Christmas Eve nights seemed to be? I sure do. And I remember one in particular that’ll stay with me ‘til the day I die. The story behind it went . . .
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April 18, 2009 06:54 AM EDT --
Didja ever sometimes wonder if you must be goin' around with a target painted on your back or something?
I feel that way fairly often these days. And I'm not really down about it, just curious . . .
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November 23, 2009 08:29 AM EST --
Sometimes I think we really need to re-examine our logic...
A few weeks ago I was riding into downtown Macon with my good friend, Charlie Deaton. We’d been working together all morning at his . . .
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December 06, 2009 08:21 AM EST --
What am I thankful for?
A glass of beer, a lusty whore?
Why I’m thankful for all of that and more,
Because my name is Ed.
A bowl of Atomic Fireballs is my friend,
Give me one, . . .
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December 12, 2009 06:29 AM EST --
Many, many thanks to everyone who commented and/or entered this contest. For Selene, Mandy, and Barb, it'll be an honor to send out your copies this coming Monday. And to everyone who commented here . . .
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December 27, 2008 05:43 AM EST --
You know, I never thought I'd be writing an article like this. That being said, have y'all ever found yourselves in a situation as a writer where you've seen enough and read enough of something . . .
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February 07, 2009 06:48 AM EST --
Here at Gather, it seems that one of the most commonly seen/read laments involves members who receive poor ratings on their writings, videos, pictures, or whatever. Many times it's obvious that someone's . . .
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March 11, 2009 06:41 PM EDT --
Sometimes I really wonder about kids today. I was pulling some bread, mayo, and ham out of the refrigerator this past Saturday evening in order to fix myself a ham sandwich. I wasn't ravenously hungry . . .
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April 14, 2009 06:49 PM EDT --
I know ya'll are gonna think I'm pulling your legs, but I swear on a stack of BTO CDs that I received the following email just a couple of days ago....
Ed,
I just wanted to drop you a . . .
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April 19, 2009 09:02 AM EDT --
Lately, I've been doing a lot of traveling in connection with my writing. The past three months alone I've driven to Sylva, North Carolina, Louisville, Kentucky, and Destin, Florida. Overall, . . .
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May 02, 2009 06:41 AM EDT --
(PLEASE DON'T READ THE FOLLOWING - WE HAVE EMBARRASSINGLY TOO MANY VIEWS AND COMMENTS AS IT IS! IT WENT TO NUMBER ONE MOST VIEWED ON GATHER 5/2/09 - CUT THAT STUFF OUT!)
Sometimes . . .
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July 18, 2009 06:33 AM EDT --
Damn the luck!
Well, let me go ahead and take that back. Much as I’d like to ascribe all this to luck or chance, the truth is that I did something yesterday morning I shouldn’t have done, . . .
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July 26, 2009 04:19 PM EDT --
Isn’t it amazing what our brains can gather from just our day-to-day existence?
If that doesn’t gather up certain thoughts for y’all, then maybe this will clear things up as to the . . .
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October 10, 2009 06:29 AM EDT --
I guess it’s just human nature to want to put a positive face or slant on things, and nowhere is that any more obvious than when you talk about something being ugly. People will wince when you say . . .
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October 11, 2009 07:22 AM EDT --
Sometimes those of us of the male persuasion don’t like to admit things that we hold deep inside for fear that we’ll be made fun of. All of you men out there know exactly what I mean - if . . .
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November 07, 2009 06:03 AM EST --
Y’all ever wonder why some people seem to have such a hard time finding gainful employment? Well, after reading this epistle you may better understand some of the reasons why. Today I’m going . . .
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