Beer, beer, beer

When I was in basic training, one of my favorite cadences said, “Beer, beer, beer, said the private. Merry men are we…” I was a merry man for a long time, but I recently went 40 days and 40 nights without flooding my body with alcohol. In fact, my body experienced a...

Consignment shopping is the way to go

When Stacie Money opened her first consignment shop, Fringe, in Opelika some nine years ago, she was making a valuable addition to the local economy. Within three months, the business had to move into a larger space. Today, there are three Fringe stores, two in...

There’s water and there’s ‘waters’

There’s a scene in Casablanca. I’m paraphrasing because even Google can’t seem to help me with the exact wordage. It goes like this: The mean old Nazi asks Bogart why he came to Casablanca. Rick (Bogie’s character) answers with a perfectly straight face(we know he’s...