I was born in Tuscaloosa. That’s how far back my allegiance to Alabama football goes. Everything I owned was red and white and featured an Elephant somewhere. I remember as a kid having a Roll Tide metal trash can that doubled as a desk seat. Yeah, we had nice things. Unfortunately, I never attended the [...]

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A big thing in our house right now is the History Channel series America: The Story of Us. Our recent home-schooling experiences have taught us the value of history told in unique and creative ways. We keep recording these programs and getting sucked in by the “I-never-knew-that” factor upon which these types of series seem to [...]

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I have a print hanging on my wall by Steve R. Skipper called “Up Where We Belong.”  It depicts (of course) coach Gene Stallings in the triumphant moments just after Alabama’s dramatic win over Miami in the 1993 National Championship game.  All week, this painting has lived in my peripheral as I have read about the demise of yet another [...]

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