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The saddest part of not remembering is the things I have forgotten. Sometimes I wish I could remember crucial details, loved one’s voices, or childhood memories. Yet, somehow, through the beautiful, magical power of music, I can remember things I’ve lost and forgotten.

So… exactly how LONG SHOULD a family pet go without a name?

Not sure if you have noticed, but just about EVERY Disney movie has a strong, female character – "Frozen," "Mulan," "Ariel," "Raya," "Moana"… the list goes on.

In the first episode of Maine Street Eats, Bill Maine and the AccessWDUN team visit Smoke House BBQ in Oakwood.

My birthday is in December. Anyone with a December birthday knows just how magical – and how horrible – that can be.

We kind of talked about getting a dog… one day. With three kids and one about to be potty trained, I didn’t need another kid who needed potty training. But that one day came anyway and it came just a few days ago, and now we have a dog.

“Don’t postpone joy.” When I first read it, I couldn’t read it. It was a bumper sticker in scripty font that made me squint really hard to see what it said. It didn’t help that it was on a bright yellow car and the sticker blended in just enough to make it difficult to read in the morning light.

I realized I made a terrible, terrible mistake. Suddenly, and without warning, my eyes were watering, my nose was running, my mouth was tingling, and my chest felt as though I was going to split wide open into a thousand pieces. And it was time to go on air. If only I could take back the previous thirty seconds where I popped a hot and spicy snack mix into my mouth – multiple times.

I like being skinny, but I like eating candy.

Fried okra might be my love language. Not fried okra like you find at a southern cooking restaurant. No, fried “okry,” as my grandmama used to say. That pan-fried, lightly breaded, crispy kind of okra.