by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 22, 2016 | A Southern Soul
“I think a little bit differently. I am comfortable with it, but there isn’t enough structure for real life. I loathe structure and could never have a boss. I don’t use calendars and it makes me nervous if something is written in all of the little...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 21, 2016 | A Southern Soul
“I am from Russia. I moved here to learn the culture and the language. Life picked Alabama for me when some other people were coming here and I came with them. We had been in New York. They asked me to come with them and I said ‘why not.’ I came with...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 21, 2016 | A Southern Soul
“I went through a lot in ’95. I had some problems and I have seen a lot. In ’99 I stayed in Mobile and I seen a lot of people get killed. I am ashamed of the game. One time a guy held a gun to my head and I backed off and prayed he wouldn’t...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 21, 2016 | A Southern Soul
“We came here for a better life for our kids. The situation in Iraq was very bad. It took 2-3 years for us to get here. We moved to Jordan and applied to the U.N. and the U.S. accepted our case. We are now citizens and we love Alabama. We lived in Basra, in...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 20, 2016 | A Southern Soul
“I was a baseball scout for 43 years and I got to do something I loved for that long. I also taught and coached during that time. I scouted Bo Jackson, Frank Thomas, Will Clark, Rafael Palmeiro, Barry Bonds, and Mark McGuire. I worked for the Arizona...
