By Joe Hobby At first glance, it wasn’t much of a gift, just a cheap pocketknife made of flimsy metal and plastic. It probably came from a flea market or an arcade game at a pizza parlor. Ye... Read more
By Joe Hobby It was total chaos at the Dollar General store in Margaret, Alabama. People rushed out the doors carrying poster board, silver balloons, and rolls of crepe paper. The party supp... Read more
By Joe Hobby It was my first day of school and I was a bit unnerved. After all, it’s been over 50 years since I’ve taken a class at the University of Alabama. And in that half century, every... Read more
By Joe Hobby “Laughter is the best medicine” is a cliché everyone knows. And it is based on the truth. Studies have shown that laughter relieves stress, releases endorphins, and helps your o... Read more
By Joe Hobby I drifted back into consciousness expecting to see smiling faces; after all, it wasn’t supposed to be major surgery. Yes, they removed a knot on my neck, and yes, they called it... Read more
By Joe Hobby There are lots of things folks complain about in this day and time. We gripe about the cheap, substandard products from China that aren’t worth the cardboard they’re shipped i... Read more
By Joe Hobby, Tribune Columnist I stood outside the shower, naked, wet, and confused. That’s because my wife bellowed from the bathroom door, “Hey, stop! You can’t do that!” My first thought... Read more
By Joe Hobby, Tribune Columnist It was a big day. Especially if you were one of the 150 or so five-year- olds in color-coded T shirts marching down the aisle of an overflowing Baptist church... Read more
By Joe Hobby, Tribune Columnist Everyone knows that most sequels are not as good as the originals. Examples abound in the movie world: Caddyshack 2, The Hangover 2, Jaws 2: Of course, there... Read more
By Joe Hobby, Tribune Columnist “Shoot him! Shoot him! Shoot him!,” my father yelled at the screen. No one in the movie theatre made a sound. I think that’s because the audience knew the old... Read more