Her mind wanders
Posted in Amazing Stories of Roadside Wonders on Feb 18th, 2010
Spent a lovely weekend doing shows in the land of bourbon and horses. It was so pretty it took my breath away. Spent Saturday wandering around and eavesdropping. (Well, technically, there were no eaves involved. I was just listening to random conversations around me.) Here are my favorites. Two guys looking at the antique rifle [...]
Posted in Amazing Stories of Roadside Wonders on Jan 21st, 2010
So I’m driving home after a one-nighter in Indiana and I need to get gas. I take exit 112 and pull into the parking lot for Sad Sam’s. When I saw the sign, I asked myself, “What’s Sam got to be so sad about?” If I had a gas station/firecracker store/souvenir shop named after me, [...]
Posted in Amazing Stories of Roadside Wonders on Jan 13th, 2010
Look, I love technology, but there are limits. Those of you that are Irish Catholic or know any Irish Catholics or actually just know my family, know that the holidays are a special time when we honor our heritage, a time when we reenact the traditions of the generations before us, a time when we [...]
Posted in Amazing Stories of Roadside Wonders on Dec 9th, 2009
The moment I walked past the statue of big- eared soldier into Friedman’s Army & Navy War Surplus store, I fell in love with the word polypropylene and wanted to say it out loud. I am not a hunter. I am not a camper. I am not a marksman and I’ve never been in the [...]
Posted in Amazing Stories of Roadside Wonders on Sep 23rd, 2009
We could all save some money on healthcare if my mother were in charge of the reform. If you grew up in the Neligan family, the only way you were going to the emergency room was if your arm was dangling on a single tendon from your shoulder. If a limb wasn’t bouncing up and [...]
Posted in Amazing Stories of Roadside Wonders on May 21st, 2009
I didn’t pay the motionless figure of “Uncle Luther” any special attention as I entered the Hatchie Scenic River Museum in Brownsville, Tennessee. I hardly noticed him as I made my way around the room gathering the back story on the Delta silt and salamanders. Didn’t give him a second thought as I marveled at [...]
Posted in Amazing Stories of Roadside Wonders on Apr 9th, 2009
To: Vice President of Marketing, Nashville Sounds From: Barb Neligan Dear Mr. Vice President of Marketing: We are counting down the hours between now and the first pitch being thrown out tonight. Here in Nashville, we are so proud of our Sounds. (Not “build you a new stadium” proud, but proud, nonetheless.) I would, however, [...]
Posted in Amazing Stories of Roadside Wonders on Mar 30th, 2009
Status update: Barb just discovered that the Parker House Hotel, originator of Barb’s favorite desert, Boston Creme Pie, changed the frickin’ recipe. Now, you don’t get a slice, you get a little individual cake like thing AND it has coconut on it. COCONUT! Barb says coconut has no business being on Boston Creme Pie. Status [...]
Posted in Amazing Stories of Roadside Wonders on Mar 23rd, 2009
If you are driving down I-40 W between Jackson and Memphis and the Doobie Brothers’ “Riding Down the Highway” comes on the radio, you will feel like you are in a movie.
Posted in Amazing Stories of Roadside Wonders on Mar 4th, 2009
Well, wasn’t I surprised when I pulled into the rest stop at mile marker 170 off 1-40 East in Tennessee and saw the sign expressly prohibiting the unloading of livestock. Not surprised because you cannot unload livestock at that rest stop, surprised because it never occurred to me that you could unload livestock at any [...]
