by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 24, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“My mother called me Pumpkin. That is cool when you are a kid, but when you are playing middle linebacker in high school, you can’t be Pumpkin. My mom would yell, “Go Pumpkin!” I got her to call me Pumpkin Smasher. That became Smasher. Smac was my...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 23, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“Sammy the seal down there was hit by a boat and people rescued him. The veterinarians donated their time to stitch him back up. There are scars up his neck. We feed him some of our fish. I catch hundreds out here, as fast as you can throw out. A lot of Pacific...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 22, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“The mural will have Amy Winehouse, Anthony Bourdain, and hip hop artist Mac Miller. They are three iconic artists who we lost too soon to suicide and overdose. The message of the mural is awareness of overdose and suicide. Hollywood isn’t all glitz and glamour,...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 19, 2019 | A Southern Soul
My kids are on winter break and I am trying to take the week off and just play with them. However, there may be one or two Souls stories from Southern California by the end of the week.
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 18, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“I am 67 years old and found out last fall that I was insignificant in my father’s life. I knew that, but to hear the words from my 90-year-old father was a relief. For the first time, he was authentic in how he felt about me has his daughter. As I was working...
