by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 23, 2016 | A Southern Soul
“I am retired. I worked for a chemical plant and was captain at the Wilmer fire department. Now both of my sons have more daddy-do projects than the law allows. One asked about my big barn I know we are going to have to build a big one for him too. I told him to...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 22, 2016 | A Southern Soul
“My wife is going to have a baby any day now. It is a boy and I am super excited. My three-year old daughter is a daddy’s girl and I am hoping my boy will be the same way. Every time the phone rings, I think it is my wife saying it is time. I am also going...
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...
