GOOD MORNING, FRIENDS

A REMEMBERAMBLE for February 27, 2026

Yo, yo, danged if it ain't Friday a'ready! Friday is suitable to me, and I hope it is for you as well, because although I am the "Kang," my powers are limited, and even I, the mighty Kang Wade 1st can't change the days, plus my realm is limited to the Greater Canoochee Garfield Metropolitan Area, that runs from the county's dumpsters on the Canoochee Swainsboro Road, over to the county's dumpsters on Friendship Church Road, thence to just this side of Wayne Harper's Mama's old house, (I specifically asked that Wayne's place be outside of my realm or I would never see a minute's peace, his sweet wife, Miz Helen is a saint, but Wayne is a cantankerous ole coot) and over to where Monroe Johnson's "two-holer" sat, and back this way to where the old cottonseed oil mill wasn't. Y'all would think that serving as Kang would have maybe a small pension allied with it, but, NOooooooo! I do this out of the kindness of my heart, and to save this area from Wayne Harper's brutal rule, should he have taken the crown.

Garfield's Royal Family

Y'all have no idea how much good I do this area behind the scenes, as well as behind the woodshed now and again. Besides, no Kang ever had more handsome and kind Princes than these two boyz are. I was thinking about funny things folks say that I always feel compelled to share with friends, and/or here on GF&FL. One that happened years ago when we had the Western Sizzlin restaurant in Swainsboro. For a while, my siblings who could, would meet there with Daddy for dinner on Saturdays. Of course we knew all of the employees, and one lady who worked there was always fun and talkative, but not possessed of a superior intellect. Once when taking my order, the others had ordered and were seated, and I was just then up at the register ordering a bit late. She paused and asked me, "Wade I know you and your brother work for your Daddy, but what does he do, what business is he in?" I answered, "he is an independent lightwood stump shipper for Hercules Incorporated in Brunswick." She tossed her head back laughing and said, "you are so funny, but you know your daddy don't have no ships!" She was absolutely correct. I held my laughter in abatement until I was well away. Bless her heart.

Daddy "driving" one of the ships he did not have, to Brunswick

I had posted that I was going to tell a true story that I found hilarious, yesterday but I chickened out, fearing some of you would be angry that I found it humorous. But, so many asked me to post about it anyway, here goes: Years ago, in the early 1980s, I was driving my pickup and a friend was riding with me. He was about my age, we were in our early twenties. He grew up in south Florida where his family had a very profitable business, which they sold, and bought land in Emanuel County, and all moved here. That is how I knew them. This guy was very intelligent, but very naive, and sort of goofy. As I drove along we were talking, and I have forgotten what exactly we were talking about, but I asked him, "you know, when you don't want to do something but you do it anyway?" He asked me, "like when the pastor gives you an enema?" I was, as the British would say, "gobsmacked!" I pulled over onto the shoulder of the highway, and stopped a safe distance from the edge of the road. I just turned and looked at him, at a loss for words." He asked quietly, "they don't do that up here?"

Yep, that was he said, "like when the pastor gives you an enema?"

I said, "no, no they don't." Then I added, "and never say that phrase again to anyone, ever." He said meekly, "okay." Again, I say I was gobsmacked because we don't have a word that would describe that moment so I must borrow from the Britts. Okay, if you are offended I am sorry. It was hilarious later, and besides he was a grown man, not a child. I still laugh. Bless his heart. Okay, find it in your heart to come back to see me tomorrow, please.

Numbers 6: 24-26, KJV

we boyz three, babee conway, lil merle, & me