My Hometown USA

I used to not like chicken tenders. I wanted my chicken to have bones in it... like God intended. In my Newspaper Columnist days, I even made the President of the Chicken Council in Washington D.C. upset! I wrote a piece about Jamie Oliver, the yuckiness of feeding chicken nuggets to our kids and was it really even food??… I was being silly, the Chicken Guy wasn't amused. He rebutting me with a rebuttal to the editor. There is life before Cane's and life after discovering Cane's. Over 16 plus years ago, my Number 1 son ‘ made ’ me eat at this new place in Slidell, Louisiana.  Raising Canes.  To my surprise, this fast food restaurant's menu did not include anything but chicken tenders… Once, I had eaten a McDonald’s nugget. My expectation was low. WELL, It was love at first bite. OMG…it was delicious.  AND WHO Needs ketchup! Once I ventured down the road of Cane's sauce...I became hooked, addicted even! My...

Published January 19, 2011  The Picayune Item Cody the Cavapoo I looked around one day for an escape hatch, an exit door, a Calgon bath but as usual,I found no way to relieve myself of a moment of mom erosion. For ten days the kids had been home because of a wonderful event, nine inches of snow in North Alabama. At least, wonderful at the onset, but by the tenth day I was ready for the kids to start back to school. Being a mother and wife isn’t all it’s cracked up to be … some days Struggling through this familiar adversity, at a moment of intense agitation with the people I live with, I looked down at my dog of nearly two years, Cody, and made the statement, “Oh, to have your life!” Which got me thinking, how wonderful to be a pampered pooch. I am not saying all dogs have it made, but here in America, it can be ridiculous— the luxurious lifestyles of a canine. Doggie spa’s, doggie retreats, and doggie entertainment are a big business. Poor Cody lives a no...