The Backwoods Pew

      Mondays and sighs go together like mashed potatoes and meatloaf. We all know what a sigh is, and we’re not talking about a popular duck hunter. The sigh can mean a lot of different things depending on the circumstances. Let’s examine a few....

      Who doesn’t love a piggyback ride, with little kids laughing and grandparents puffing? There is excitement and exaltation, followed by pulse-checking and aspirin. The essence of the piggyback ride is to move a child from Point A to Point B, for...

      There seems to be an annual occurrence that takes place in the South; it usually lasts for a week or two and it is not greeted with much enthusiasm. It is the cause of much activity, usually at the grocery store. We southerners are notorious for...

      If you have ever driven down a road, be it paved or dirt, you have been the beneficiary of someone who went before you; and that someone engaged in “poppin’ stumps.” If you grew up during the ’60s and ’70s, the declaration that someone was...

      For some mystical reason, my chain saw only seems to work when the temperature climbs into the 90s. If there is a tree that needs to be cut down, or a blown-over tree that has blocked a road, it seems to correspond with the same temperature...

     Most industrial companies have some sort of safety program. They often have their workers, who might be exposed to some hazard in the workplace, meet periodically to review actions and circumstances where they need to be alert, and thus safe in...