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Fifty-one degrees at daylight and this is December 6. What is that all about? My owl is complaining about the weather and even though I am sure, it will eventually get light enough to see, it is sure taking a long time. I like owls. The Indians, who we are now told to call Native Americans, view owls as harbingers of trouble. I don’t care. ...

We all know you can freeze to death and we have all heard of hypothermia. To put it simply, that is when the body core gets so cold, basic metabolism and body functions do not work. What is cold enough? Would you believe 95 degrees? True dat. When your body core gets to 95 degrees and stays there long enough, you start shivering and possibly having ...

I take my time and slip the Parker-Hale .308 off the hook. Lord, the hunts I have had with that gun. I position the Steady-Rest against my hip and nestle the stock into my shoulder. I remember to slip the damn glasses off my nose and settle the crosshairs just behind her shoulder. ...

Every Thanksgiving, health permitting, I go hunting for an hour or so before the eatin and greetin begins. I suspect this year will be no different. Last year, on a beautiful TG morning, I killed a double, a small buck and a doe. It set the stage for a great Thanksgiving, much better than the one five years ago when I was in a coma in the Vanderbil ...

Tennessee hunters trade one long gun for another Saturday. Muzzleloader season closes Friday and rifle season opens Saturday. Of course, during the rifle season, hunters may use bow, muzzleloader or rifle. Just be sure and wear the required hunter orange. The bag limit is still three does a day and a total of three bucks for season here in Unit L. ...

By PATRICK HALLSpecial to The  Wilson Post  Let me preface by saying I consider The Great Gatsby to be one of the greatest American novels ever written, and I never expected Baz Luhrmann’s film to live up to that standard. With that being said, Luhrmann definitely “gets it,” and his film is a decent adaptation, depicting Gatsby’s world vividly, ...

By PATRICK HALLSpecial to The Wilson Post The 85th Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, and while I spent quite some time mulling over the most deserving films, I am settling on the fact that “Lincoln” will be the winner in the big categories, despite the fact that I don’t see it as the best of the nominees. Directed by Steven Spielberg, and ...

By PATRICK HALLSpecial to The Wilson Post  Best Picture nominee “Silver Linings Playbook” is a genuine and emotional look into the lives of two individuals, mostly described as “crazy,” but the truth is, the film succeeds in pulling back the curtain on all our lives and the truth that we all have flaws and depend on those around us to love, forgiv ...

By PATRICK HALLSpecial to The Wilson Post  Captivating and beautiful, while also at times, littered with grit and destruction, “Beasts of the Southern Wild” is a fantastic film tribute to those who chose to stay the course and not leave their homes during Hurricane Katrina, and the performance by its lead actress is downright amazing. “Beasts” ...

By PATRICK HALL Special to The Wilson Post From voices crying out in terror on Sept. 11, 2001, to SEAL Team Six sifting through computer hard drives and a Central Intelligence Agency operative confirming his identity, “Zero Dark Thirty” is a tense, heart-pounding and thrilling look at the search for Osama bin Laden. Director Kathryn Bigelow’s f ...

There is something to be said for facing your fears. Now, I am not advocating skydiving if you are scared of heights or visiting a beekeeper if you are deathly allergic to bee stings – but every once in a while a healthy dose of bravery can do the mind and body good. I experienced this last year when I wrote about Safari Greg visiting the Leban ...

Walking through Kroger today I noticed an Almay makeup display. The sign featured Hollywood’s beloved Mother/Daughter duo Goldie Hawn and Kate Hudson, who is the company’s current spokesperson. The advertisement reminded ladies to remember their own moms this Mother’s Day (Sunday, May 12). “All the best makeup secrets come from my mom,” Kate was q ...

If you are like me you have about five articles of clothing that you wear on a regular basis – and about 50 that don’t fit, are collecting dust or have their tags still on them. I realized just how much stuff was piling up this week when I bought a black fringe bikini at Target. I came home and tried on my newest purchase. “I am so happy to have a ...

Horse and hat enthusiasts, rejoice! The Kentucky Derby kicks off this weekend – which means celebrities and other notables will be breaking out the mint juleps and heading to Churchill Downs in their most colorful spring attire. For those of you who prefer to remain closer to home – the Iroquois Steeplechase will take place the following weeken ...

“Fat” is such an ugly word. I hate it. Anytime I hear someone call another person “fat” – I cringe over how cruel it sounds. Sure, some people are really thin. Some people are overweight. And some people are in between. But you know what? It takes all shapes and sizes to keep this world moving – and shame on you for berating another person! ...

Social Media vs. Real Life By:Becky Andrews ...

Bikini Waxes and other tasks that are better left to the professionals… Pinterest has created a lot of arrogance. Making us think turning an old door into a headboard for the guest room is a piece of cake or turning old wine bottles into tea glasses is an easy task. boeuf bourguignon and other times, not so much-at home hair highlight. Becau ...

By Becky Andrews Remember when we were kids and all you ever wanted was to be treated like a grown up? Grown-ups got to all the fun stuff; drive, go to bed when they wanted to, wear makeup, talk on the phone all night, eat cookies before dinner, date who they wanted, watch rated R movies, and they only talked to their parents when they wanted t ...

Control-ALT-Delete… By BECKY ANDREWS Wilson Living Magazine There were seven beeps then nothing. When I tried rebooting, the same seven beeps and blank screen. That’s how a device that weighs less than a newborn, has no conscience or sense of urgency turned my life completely upside down for SEVEN FULL DAYS! When I took my tech ...

By BECKY ANDREWSWilson Living Magazine Besides religion, politics and sex there’s one more hot button issue that should be added to that list of taboo topics never discussed in mixed company. Not war. Not equal pay. Not even the latest shocking elimination on “Dancing with the Stars.” Nope, it’s breastfeeding. I understand that because this word a ...

Imagine a golf tournament involving the best players in the world and at the end of four rounds, not one golfer finished below par. That’s the U.S. Open, courtesy of that teeny parcel of a course in Ardmore, Pa., better known as Merion the Monster. ...

Vanderbilt’s attempt to reach the College World Series for the second time in school history came up short Sunday. Now that the artificial dust has settled at the Hawk, you have to give credit where credit is due. ...

It’s not a matter of if the Southeastern Conference will impose a nine-game schedule of SEC games. It’s a matter of when. ...

I called Vincent Wolters on Memorial Day. The WWII veteran was fighting a cold and was sitting out in the fresh air and sunshine at his home near Monterey ...

Lipscomb was hesitant to follow Nashville neighbor Belmont from the NAIA to the NCAA. At the time, longtime Lipscomb basketball coach Don Meyer didn’t believe it was in the school’s best interest to move to the NCAA. It was basically a three-year move to be fully vested at the NCAA level. And Meyer was Lipscomb’s winningest basketball coach. Bel ...

The sun was just breaking the trees when Robert Pitman tried to make the cast. A broken finger on his casting hand made using the antique rod and reel almost impossible. Nevertheless, the lure, a true antique, covered with real frog skin hit right on target. We were supposed to be having a fishing contest, he with antique gear, I with my usual. Tha ...

The snow has slowed to an occasional flurry and the wind is dropping to bearable levels. I snuggle in against the slick scree and try to be nothing more than another rock on the long slope above the valley. He lowers his head and tears at another clump of something I can not see. When he raises his head, I come to full draw and the pin is right beh ...

On a good day, it could be some of the best smallmouth fishing you are going to find. Anyway, it use to be. On a bad day, it sucks. Seems to be a lot more of those suckin days lately. For sure, with rare exceptions, it has gone downhill from a fishing standpoint. It is a puzzle and it can be heartbreaking. Go three hours without a strike, then, in ...

“Spring Beckonings”However, on the pleasant side, a surprise came in the form of a new book from Otha Barham. Otha is an old friend and longtime outdoor writer. He has put together a delightful book on Turkey hunting. It is not a how to…thankfully. It is a book you will enjoy reading. Otha Barham is a turkey hunter consumed by the body of lore ...

The sun is starting to set now. It does it every day and often, in more ways that one. The steaks are sizzling just the way steaks should, Jackie is keeping an eye on them and the potatoes are baking. There will be peach pie for desert. However, this column is not about food. Mostly. Scene two: The three of us are kicked back on the balcony of our ...

Dear Ken: Edie Falco is great on “Nurse Jackie” and was superb as Carmela on “The Sopranos.” Has she made many movies? Falco, 49, who was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., got her big break in the 1994 Woody Allen film “Bullets Over Broadway.” She has appeared in about 30 films including “Cop Land,” “A Price Above Rubies,” “Judy Berlin,” “Random Hearts,” “S ...

Dear Ken: Did Yankee slugger Mickey Mantle appear in any movies? I think I remember him and Roger Maris in one back in the early 1960s. Mantle, who died in 1995, was no actor but he appeared as himself on numerous game shows, talk shows and TV series such as “Hee Haw,” “The White Shadow,” “Remington Steele” and “Mr. Belvedere.” But he did star i ...

Dear Ken: How old would Minnie Pearl be if she were living? “How-w-w-DEE-E-E-E!” I’m jest so proud you asked. The country comic, who was born Sarah Ophelia Colley in Centerville, Tenn., would have notched her 100th birthday on Oct. 25. A star of the “Grand Ole Opry” for more than 50 years, Cousin Minnie was also on “Hee Haw” from 1969 until 1991. ...

Dear Ken: How is Scott Eastwood, who co-stars in “Trouble With the Curve,” related to Clint Eastwood? Scott, 26, is Clint’s son. He also has been in his dad’s movies “Invictus,” “Gran Torino” and “Flags of Our Fathers.” Eastwood’s latest film, about an aging Atlanta Braves scout who is losing his eyesight and wants to make one last trip to scoop u ...

Dear Ken: What’s the skinny on Dax Shepard, who stars as Charles Bronson in the movie “Hit and Run”? Actor-comedian Shepard, 37, began his career on the MTV hidden-camera practical-joke reality show “Punk’d” before getting into such films as “Employee of the Month,” “Idiocracy,” “Let’s Go to Prison,” “Baby Mama” and “When in Rome.” He now stars ...

Telling Tales   By Angel Kane Wilson Living Magazine     Who will it be?   Like most parents, my husband and I have each assumed our parental roles.   I’m the Mom that requires good grades and clean rooms, reminds them to say “please” as well as “thank-you”, and returns them to their room when skirts are ...

By Angel Kane        Wilson Living Magazine   People often ask Becky and I how we met. Like many other women, we bonded over “motherhood” when our children attended the same Preschool. Through the years, we‘ve been there as our babies have grown into teenagers and along the way, laughed until it hurt and cried until there were no more t ...

Blessings   Thank You Sweet Jesus for giving me, not one, but two, teenage daughters at the same time. For were it not for them, I:   Would not to know that Facebook is now for old people, and that anyone older than 22 is forbidden from being on Instagram. Except for Ms. Jamie, and “that’s just weird, Mom.”   Would ...

By Angel Kane I consider myself a pretty patient person. So patient, in fact, that one of my claims to fame are my outstanding blood pressure numbers. They are incredibly low. Low enough that medical professionals sometimes find it concerning. I just smile and inform them, “Oh no, that’s just normal for me.” But, I’m pretty certain that ...

By ANGEL KANE Wilson Living Magazine   I consider myself a pretty patient person. So patient, in fact, that one of my claims to fame are my outstanding blood pressure numbers. They are incredibly low. Low enough that medical professionals sometimes find it concerning. I just smile and inform them, “Oh no, that’s just normal for me.” But, I’ ...

I couldn't wait for last Thursday to get here so I could go birding with Karen Franklin and her children, Anna and Nick. First off, we had lunch at Demos Steak House to whet our appetites before going on our planned journey, to visit the Old Hickory Lake area. It's much better birding on a full stomach, especially when it was lasagna and a salad.We ...

Hope you all got out and enjoyed this beautiful weekend, which seemed to be a preview of weather to come. There will be a chance of rain during the week, but the temperatures will remain in the 70's. Remember that we have to go through what us old timers call the spring winters. First off is Red bud winter, followed by Dogwood winter, then Locust w ...

My alarm was set for 7:00 this Good Friday morning and when my feet hit the floor, it was time to take a peak out the window to watch the rising sun. Where was the sun? I thought it was playing a bad trick on me because I had not watched the weather on television last night before climbing under the sheets. My birding trip with Karen Franklin and ...

Sitting outside just watching the birds after filling all my feeders, the Carolina Chickadee was going in and out of it's nesting box, then all at once it give out it's alarm call. I thought he might be fussing at me until a Coopers Hark came in at full throttle and disappeared behind my small out building. Curiosity got the best of me and I walked ...

What a beautiful morning to wake up to, sun shining and the birds singing so loud that you can almost touch them. After a JD's sausage, egg and biscuit, freshly prepared from the microwave, it's time for a little exercise. I left the kitchen window open so that a fresh warm breeze could flow through. The next 20 minutes was spent trying to corner m ...