Posted 6-20-19 It is a crazy day in the Applegate world, but I had one little thought relating to words. Some may say “You say tomato, I say tomoto” to this, but it is a pet peeve of mine now and it wasn’t before my mom’s decline with this disease. The word at question?: “Old…
Tag: Silver Dollar City
Baldknobbers Revisited
Posted 6-18-19 As I mentioned over the winter, one of my favorite rides at Silver Dollar City is and will always be Fire in The Hole! (Pronounced “fi·urrrrrrrr” + “in”+”thuuuhhhh”+ “Hooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhllll!!!”(with a long O). When you ride the ride, this pronunciation will make complete sense. Last weekend, while I was unable to ride the ride,…
Fun, Familiar Times at the City
Posted 6-17-19 Expect a lot of references to Silver Dollar City, one of my truly favorite places on Earth, in this week’s Digital Cornbread snacks. I was treated with a trip to the park Saturday and spent the day having fun while lamenting that mom couldn’t be there with us all the while. Pete and…
Mom, the Accidental Soldier
Posted 4-23-19 Mom has always admired and appreciated members of the military. I would say she is a pretty patriotic lady and raised us to love and honor the military too. We celebrated July 4th in a festive, pro-USA kinda way every year in our childhood, although we were pretty violent with the fireworks at…
Goaled Veins
Posted 3-29-19 Flashback, circa 1980. Location: Silver Dollar City (amusement park), nestled in the Ozark Mountains of Southwest Missouri. Setting: A simpler time and place, in the woods with mockingbirds mocking and crows crowing. The smell of cedar, pork rinds, somewhat damp visitors and joy permeates the air. Just up from the Rube Dugan’s Diving…
Fire in the Hole!!!!
Posted 1/13/19 “Ned Flanders, why don’t you get back in here and put on your pants!” -Sadie Flanders “I can’t, I ain’t got my pants no more! The dang Baldnobbers stole em’ …” -Ned (standing on a ladder, in his long johns, with his house burning) -Most memorable line from Fire in the Hole (Vintage…