Sammy the Cat is not unusual in these parts. (See video one post down)

What is it about Alabama that makes people around the country a little scared? I know that this place is full of Miller Lite drinking, good ole boys who would rather shoot a 10 point than make love. I know that the education is somewhat below the Mendoza line. I know that I was once almost skinned alive in Notasulga Alabama by a bunch of boys in "britches".

There are those things like Sammy the Cat and the Crighton Leprechaun that make you smile. When I pass the Dawes road Shell gas station, I always look to the left to see the local hound known as "Shell-e". He lays at the door all day and all night getting a pat on the head and the occasional corn dog or tater log tossed his way. One night I had to wait 5 minutes to get a coke because Mrs. Sharon had to feed old Shell-e.....and nobody minded.

I will be writing Sammy a letter this week and sending it to his post office box. I bet it would make you smile a bit to drop that feline a note of your own. I think I will even drop a buck or two just to help the old boy through the winter.

For all you football fans, what the Hell does Pat Dye do every day? You have to admit that he is the real deal. He talks a country game but by God he lives a country game. I bet he is up by 5:30 am just to get a good standing place outside the post office or the corner booth of the Waffle House. Can you picture Nick Saban at the Tuscaloosa post office talking about Sammy the cat? Whether he was a cheater or not, there is something about old Pat that is hard to overlook. He is just easy to like.