Pryorities

Adventures in Animal Avoidance I’ll be the first to admit that I am not a naturalist. I have little interest in wild things, and every time I encounter a wild animal, it proves disastrous. I have never spent time in the woods or hiking…
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She never asked to become the center of our universe. She was, after all, just a baby when we met, and we were not sure we really wanted the aggravation of housebreaking a new puppy. The mistake we made was taking our young…
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A Family Tradition Last year, I was referred to a new doctor in the Dowell Springs medical complex off Middlebrook Pike. I have now been forced to tell that doctor I can no longer come for my appointments because I have gained 15 pounds…
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Story by Robert Pryor, Sr. If you’ve been around any old men lately, you may have noticed that they can be exceedingly grouchy. What it is about old guys? The older they get, the harder they are to get along with. They complain about…
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Encouraging Honesty in a Dishonest World By: Robert Pryor, Sr. I want everyone to know that as a kid growing up in Knoxville, I was always opposed to corporal punishment. Unfortunately, at my house they didn’t give me a vote,…
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Don’t try to tell me there’s no Santa Claus.  I met him once years ago, when he actually came to my house and brought candy for me and my neighborhood friends.  Howard and David Dickens were there, and so were the Seals boys, Larry and…
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The early morning haze and sepia tones created by the early arrival of fall made it difficult to make out the two figures who walked through a hemlock forest along the rails of the Southern Railway.  Closer inspection revealed a strange…
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I just made my annual purchase of Golf and Golf Digest magazines. Every spring, I buy golfing magazines to look at the latest golf clubs and equipment. This is the time of year to dream about the great golfer I should have been. The…
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We hear a lot these days about our constitutional rights. We like to talk about the right to bear arms ensconced in the 2nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and the right to enjoy freedom of speech and freedom of the press established in…
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Knoxville’s big crime story of the early 1970’s involved the double murder of Patricia Sotka and her daughter, Donna. The victims’ bodies surfaced in Fort Loudoun Lake on July 1, 1970, wrapped in bed clothing and plastic shower curtains and…
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