Pointing, by the way, is not polite.

February 11, 2010 by The Clever Kris · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Deep South, Everyday, education, food, health, humor, life, theatre 

I’ve become a little too close to the janitor, at the college. And it’s not that I mind, not one bit; it’s how we’ve become close that I find amusing and uncomfortable. It involves Miller Light. Sort of. Before I go any further, I want you to be plainly aware that this is not about an academic caste system. And I have a previous story to prove it. Though I rarely tell this story from my Disney Days, prior to having the high-class job of character entertainment and the allure of being an Attractions Host at Disney Studios, I will come clean and tell you that...

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I’m not sure if it was a dead animal or just cheese grits.

October 15, 2009 by The Clever Kris · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Deep South, Everyday, faith, family, life, writing 
And they'll turn on you quicker than a cottonmouth.

They’ve got something with doors, around here. It’s the oddest thing: no double doors are both unlocked, at the same time. Only one side is. Ever.  And you never know which side because it’s never the same side. This causes no end of embarrassment, as you can imagine. Especially for me, a new faculty member. Call me crazy but it really is a blow to your credibility when you can’t even open a door properly. It’s happened to me twice already today. This morning as I went to deliver the receipts from my conference trip, I turned back to tell the secretary, “Have a good...

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