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The Way, The Truth, And The Light

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Ansel-Head

When he was six or seven, Ansel Head remembers there being a lull in his church centered education. For some reason, he stopped attending Canterbury Methodist. Maybe the family was on the losing side of the merger with the bigger … Continue reading →

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The Angel Of Death

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Ansel-Head

Ansel Head’s mother died in her bed on her ninety-second birthday. Her daughter, nieces, and the sweetest two ladies on earth were present at the end. Head was on his way, once again driving down I-81 at 80 in his … Continue reading →

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Emory University Hospital.

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Ansel-Head

Ansel Head and his sister took their mother to Emory University Hospital for some heart work; it was necessary because the heart surgeon in Birmingham who did these things had died of a heart attack a few weeks prior.  The hospital … Continue reading →

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New Photo Galleries.

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Ansel-Head

Ansel Head posted two new photo galleries in the “Head’s Photo Gallery” page – one from the Farmers’ Market and the other from the Botanical Gardens, both in Birmingham.

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Miss Ward’s School

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Ansel-Head

Ansel Head’s father’s friend, Mr. Marks, used to say that everybody had gone to school but no one had been “in” school until they had attended Miss Ward’s. Attending all four years of her elementary academy had made Head a … Continue reading →

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The Friend’s Threesome Breaks Up

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Ansel-Head

Being the middle child, Ansel Head was used to being in the middle. Since he knew no other arrangement, he tried to make the most of it. That was the situation in which he found himself with his two friends … Continue reading →

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The Gathering Storm

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Ansel-Head

The days were growing longer that May of 1954. Ansel Head and his sister were in the back seat of their father’s Super 88 Oldsmobile on the way to join Simple Simon at Howard Johnson’s on the Atlanta Highway; Head’s … Continue reading →

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Tchaikovsky: Concerto #1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23, Van Cliburn

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Ansel-Head

Ansel Head’s mother never minced her words about communists, the Soviet Union, and their bellicose threats against her country. It may explain why she admired Van Cliburn and always kept his recording of Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto in the record … Continue reading →

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Mary Was a Great Cook

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Ansel-Head

  Every night at dinner, Mary had fresh, hot buttered biscuits to go with delicious beef or chicken and rice or potatoes. Broccoli and artichokes were acceptable when she had time to make hollandaise sauce. So was  lettuce which, if … Continue reading →

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Possum Hunting

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Ansel-Head

While much of baby boomer Ansel Head’s education proved difficult and useless, learning from Lewis Amison seemed effortless. Since his schooling with Lewis had started very early in his life, his head was empty (or so his pre-war brother had … Continue reading →

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