Volume 5 Issue 1 Kitchen Drawer Illustrated

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VOL 5 ISSUE 1

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Table of

Contents Plug In/About the Cover Artist.....................

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Staff Picks.....................................................

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Dogs & Hunters.............................................

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Entrepreneur Focus....................................... 10 House Calls................................................... 15 Griffin’s Superman........................................ 17 Baby Steps.................................................... 23

Contributing Photographers Mary Alice Alnutt Party of 7 Photography Mark Shafer Steve Smyly

January/February Calendar......................... 24 Sign Shakers................................................. 27 Sports: Quarterback Power Rankings........... 33 The Local Food Alliance of Griffin, GA ....... 34

Contributing Writers

Kitchen Table................................................... 39

Kalie Bush

Artist Profile: Brice Johns.............................. 41

Ashley Callahan

Music Review: Mirrors by U.S. Royalty............. 43

Amanda Cera

Paparazzi...................................................... 44

David Fountain

Emotional Eating........................................... 45

Brittany Miller

Fiction: Ancestors.......................................... 47

Lisa Mobley Mullis

What You’re Saying....................................... 49

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JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2013

Editor’s Note By Allison Smyly Over the past several years, I have noticed new energy and excitement in our area. New businesses have opened in downtown Griffin, and many old favorites are still with us, despite tough times. Other towns in surrounding counties have experienced similar revitalization. There are also many new things to do in and around Griffin. I believe that Kitchen Drawer is an important part of these positive changes. As our website says, KD is not just a magazine, it’s a movement. Our advertisers and readers are

crucial to this movement. When you advertise your business, you’re not only getting the word out to thousands of readers and Facebook fans, you’re keeping us all aware of the wide selection of products and services available locally. When you send us an event for the calendar, you’re helping us all learn about the many activities in our area. Readers who submit stories, photos, and art help us spotlight the interesting people and places in our region. As we close 2012 and enter a new year, I thank all who keep the KD movement strong: our staff, extended family, advertisers, contributors, and our readers. You help keep our roots running deep and our branches reaching high.

Send in your photos, travel stories, history, successes, vents, fiction, suggestions to STUFF@KITCHENDRAWER.NET

ABOUT THE COVER ARTIST Nicole Manning Nicole is a Cincinnati native who graduated from Northern Kentucky University with a bachelor’s in art and a minor in psychology. Throughout her childhood, Nicole was always seen with a sketchbook and pencil at hand as she traveled with her family from city to city attending dog shows; she has a natural affinity for drawing dogs as they were her only available subjects from early on. She also loves to draw cats since she finds them pompous, comical, and a tad noble. Currently, Nicole’s main focus is working with pencil and pen, but her heart lies in traditional printmaking. Most of her works tend to revolve

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around the natural world with a main focus on fauna. Nicole also tries to see the humor in life, focusing on more of the lighthearted aspects, but occasionally she has a sobering moment of brutal reality and solemness. During the holiday season and throughout the year, Nicole also makes custom pet portraits to fund her art addiction. Facebook website: www.facebook.com/ToughCheeseSmallPaws Website: sites.google.com/site/toughcheesesmallpaws/

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STAFF PICKS

In what country/city/area would you like to retire?

ALLISON

ASHLEY

BEN

EDITOR

MANAGER

PUBLISHER

19th century Griffin farmhouse

Meansville

Argentina

HEATHER

DO-­ALL

Lower Alabama

NICOLE

ART DIRECTOR

Dog farm in Iceland

EXTENDED FAMILY BEAU

BRITTANY

PHOTOGRAPHER

ADMIN ASSISTANT

EMILY

AD DESIGNER

Coastal Georgia

Oia, a city in Santorini, Greece

JENNIFER

NAN

AD DESIGNER

PHOTOGRAPHER

Miami

St. Simon’s Island, GA

On a white sand beach

RACHEL

RONNIE

TAYLOR

WRITER

OUTDOORS WRITER

SPORTS WRITER

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Been retired in Pike for 12 years

The whole country in my RV

PAIGE

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Somewhere Scandinavian

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GRIFFIN/SPALDING CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Celebrating 1

Years!

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Come celebrate with us!

The Griffin Chamber of Commerce was organized in 1913 with the late Julius Gresham as its first president and William B. Royster as secretary. For many years the Chamber was headquartered in the Griffin Hotel, but then relocated – first to East Solomon Street in 1927, then to Taylor Street, and finally to the Griffin Welcome Center on Hill Street.

Presidents and Board Chairmen 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937

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J. W. Gresham J. W. Gresham R. O. Crouch B. B. Brown R. H. Drake L. P. Goodrich W. H. Beck Elmer Griffin J. W. Hammond D. J. Bailey M. F. Smith E. F. Travis E. F. Travis H. F. Conn C. N. MacLemore Gilman Drake Gilman Drake Otis Blake Otis Blake C. D. Randall C. D. Randall H. F. Goldstein H. F. Goldstein P. L. Bramblett C. T. Elliott

1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963

C. T. Elliott David Arnold David Arnold Quimby Melton, Sr. John R. Mabbett, Sr. J. B. Mooney Ennis Parker Ennis Parker John Mills Robert Shapard, Jr. Robert Shapard, Jr. Howard Collier Ernest F. Carlisle, Jr. Ed Kirkman Herbert Bolton H. L. Cochran C. T. Parker Lyndon Patterson & Gerald Bilbro John Gabard Jim Pridgen Floyd Newton Felton Rainwater Tom Stanbury Jim Doughtie

1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988

J. Henry Walker, III V. Frank Jolly Frank A. Thomas Carl N. Richardson C. A. Knowles Gene Cook Homer Sigman LeRoy Claxton Jerry Savage Bob Scroggins Billy Shapard Scott Searcy P.A. Bond Jr. Bill Ramsay Al Thrasher Don Rainwater Bob Glover Bart Searcy Leland Kindred Larry Stover Mildred Rainwater David Bolton Bob Jackson Charles H. Green Art Hammond

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Bob Glover Harry Kierbow Blake Brantley Otis Raybon Jr. Bonnie Pfrogner Phil Shaw Ron Franklin Neal Baldwin Billy Reeves Jerry Riordan Dave Lamb Dick Brooks Carolyn Payne-­Arbuckle

Warren Scoville Wayne Brown Allan Imes, Sr. Chuck Copeland Bill Thielemann John Rainwater David Brock Stephanie Windham Jim King Allen Edwards John Tidwell Jerry Lower

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whatever  one  calls  it,  Danny  â€œbecomesâ€?  6XSHUPDQ DW FRPLF DQG VFLHQFH ÂżFWLRQ conventions,  for  various  charitable  causes,  and  sometimes,  just  for  fun. As  a  boy,  Danny  found  superheroes  fascinating.  He  remembers  getting  his  mother  to  pin  a  towel  on  the  back  of  his  shirt  for  a  cape  when  he  was  very  young.  He  grew  up  reading  comics,  FROOHFWLQJ DFWLRQ KHUR ÂżJXUHV DQG watching  television  shows  like  Super  Friends.  Danny  admired  all  the  Justice  /HDJXH VXSHUKHURHV OLNH %DWPDQ *UHHQ Lantern,  and  Wonder  Woman,  but  â€œSuperman  appealed  to  me  the  most,â€?  says  Danny. Though  Danny  has  admired  Superman  for  almost  as  long  as  he  can  remember,  his  â€œbecomingâ€?  Superman  is  relatively  recent.  A  little  more  than Â

a  decade  ago,  he  learned  that  Metropolis,  Illinois,  was  looking  for  a  town  Superman  for  its  annual  Superman  Celebration.  Danny  said  to  himself,  â€œI  gotta  go  there.â€?  He  made  KLV ÂżUVW 6XSHUPDQ FRVWXPH dyeing  the  cloth,  cutting  out  a  cape,  constructing  a  shield,  even  spray  painting  some  rubber  riding  boots  red.  Already  a  competitive  bodybuilder  (he  was  Mr.  Georgia  twice),  Danny Â

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Danny’s  wife,  Heather,  shares  his  interest  in  costuming.  She  plays  a  variety  of  characters,  including  Supergirl  (who  is  Superman’s  FRXVLQ DQG %ODFN &DQDU\ +HDWKHU has  over  25  costumes  for  various  characters;Íž  Danny  has  about  20  Superman  costumes.  These  days,  Danny’s  costumes  are  PRUH VRSKLVWLFDWHG WKDQ KLV ÂżUVW homemade  one.  He  successfully  strives  to  make  each  detail  of  his  appearance  authentic—people  often  tell  Danny  that  he  looks  like  he  walked  out  of  the  comics.  â€œThe  people  who  work  with  me  know  I’m  particular,â€?  he  says.

Danny  and  Heather  Kelley  get  costume  and  other  support  for  their  characters  from  a  wide  network  of  friends  they  have  made  in  the  costuming  community.  They  have  thousands  of  friends  on  Facebook,  most  of  whom  they  know  personally  through  costuming  conventions.  Danny  works  out  daily  and  adheres  to  a  bodybuilder’s  diet  to  maintain  his  muscular  build.  He  says,  â€œI  can’t  sew  a  button,  but  I  like  to  say  that  I  work  on  my  costume  365  days  a  year  at  the  gym.â€? The  effort  that  Danny  and  Heather  put  into  their  characters  has  resulted  in  their  winning  some Â

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wanted  to  feature  the  couple,  and  even  VHQW D FDPHUD FUHZ WR *ULIÂżQ :KHQ LW became  apparent  that  the  show  wanted  to  make  them  look  like  they  had  an  unhealthy  obsession  with  the  characters,  the  Kelleys  sent  the  crew  packing.  â€œI  would  never  do  anything  to  tarnish  the  image,â€?  says  Danny. Charity  work  is  an  important  part  of  why  the  Kelleys  participate  in  costuming.  They  are  quite  involved  with  The  Heroes  Alliance,  which  is  a  group  of  costumers  and  prop  makers  who  raise  money  for  charities  like Â

Superman WKH V WHOHYLVLRQ VKRZ Super  Friends,  the  Superman  movies  of  WKH V DQG Âľ V VWDUULQJ &KULVWRSKHU Reeve,  the  TV  series  Lois  and  Clark:  The  New  Adventures  of  Superman  from  the  1990s,  the  2006  movie  Superman  Returns,  and  the  TV  series  Smallville,  which  ran  from  2001-­2011. Danny  stays  current  with  the  latest  Superman  trends  and  welcomes  the  inevitable  changes  that  occur  over  time.  He  anticipates  even  more  widespread  interest  in  the  character  with  the  release  of  the  movie  Man  of  Steel  in  June  2013,  and  is  already  working  on  a  costume  WKDW ZLOO UHĂ€HFW 6XSHUPDQÂśV XSGDWHG “chain-­mailâ€?  look  in  Man  of  Steel.  Danny  continues  to  read  today’s  comic  ERRNV Âł%LOO 3KLOOLSV RI %XQMHHÂśV Comics)  pulls  my  comics  for  me.â€? Danny  and  Heather  take  their  roles  seriously.  Recently,  a  television  show Â

the  Make-­a-­Wish  Foundation  and  the  Atlanta  Autism  Society.  The  group  also  sponsors  superheroes’  visits  to  children’s  hospitals  like  Egleston.  To  Danny,  there  is  nothing  quite  like  having  a  child  look  up  at  him  wide-­eyed,  believing  that  he  really  is  Superman.  The  Kelleys  also  participate  LQ 7KH +HUR ,QLWLDWLYH D QRQSURÂżW organization  which  assists  comic  book  creators,  writers,  and  artists  with  health,  medical,  and  other  needs.  Typically,  such  artists  do  not  have  traditional  health  insurance  or  retirement  plans.  Danny  believes  that  helping  others  is  a  key  part  of  taking  on  the  role  of  a  superhero.  He  says,  â€œI  like  to  live  like  Superman.â€?

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Oswald  of  Pediatric  Orthopaedic  Associates,  who  put  a  Christmas-­red  cast  on  Addison’s  leg  the  following  Tuesday.

At  16  months  old,  Addison  Phillips  was  beginning  to  WDNH WKRVH ÂżUVW IHZ SUHFDULRXV VWHSV DV D WRGGOHU Âł:H were  so  excited  when  she  began  walking,â€?  shares  her  mother,  Joy  Phillips  of  McDonough.  â€œIt  took  her  a  little  longer  than  other  kids,  so  we  were  relieved  when  VKH ÂżQDOO\ EHJDQ WDNLQJ VWHSV ´ Over  Thanksgiving  weekend,  Addison  was  practicing  her  newfound  skill  when  she  pulled  up  on  the  coffee  table  and  began  excitedly  walking  towards  her  parents.  After  a  few  steps,  she  lost  her  balance  and  fell.  â€œIt  was  a  simple  fall  like  all  toddlers  do  when  they’re  learning  to  walk,â€?  describes  -R\ Âł%XW ZH NQHZ immediately  something  was  wrong.  She  wouldn’t  stop  crying  and  kept  holding  her  leg  up.  I  just  knew.â€? Since  it  was  a  Saturday  evening,  as  well  as  a  holiday  weekend,  the  Phillips’  pediatrician  was  not  available,  so  Joy  and  her  husband,  Stuart,  took  Addison  to  &KLOGUHQÂśV DW +XGVRQ %ULGJH D QHZ XUJHQW FDUH IDFLOLW\ of  Children’s  Healthcare  of  Atlanta  in  Stockbridge,  Georgia.  â€œOver  the  years,  we  have  had  many  dealings  with  Children’s,  so  we  were  very  comfortable  taking  her  to  the  urgent  care,â€?  says  Joy.  Addison  and  her  four-­year-­old  sister,  Ashlyn,  were  both  born  with  hip  dysplasia,  a  condition  where  the  hip  joint  does  not  develop  normally,  and  have  received  treatment  for  the  condition  at  Children’s  since  infancy.

Addison’s  prognosis  is  good.  Her  cast  will  be  off  soon,  and  she  can  resume  practicing  her  newfound  skill  of  walking.  â€œI  love  the  fact  that  we  have  a  &KLOGUHQÂśV IDFLOLW\ QRZ DW +XGVRQ %ULGJH ´ VD\V -R\ “It’s  such  a  blessing  at  times  like  these  that  they  are  open  365  days  a  year.â€? “Whether  you’re  a  parent  of  a  high  school  athlete  or  have  a  toddler  with  an  illness  or  injury  like  $GGLVRQÂśV \RXÂśOO ÂżQG WKH VWDII RI &KLOGUHQÂśV DW +XGVRQ %ULGJH KDV \HDUV RI H[WUD WUDLQLQJ DQG DJH based  treatments  to  treat  the  full  range  of  pediatric  health  issues,â€?  explains  Laura  Turner,  Community  Outreach  Liaison  and  Henry  County  resident.  â€œIn  addition  to  great  on-­site  care,  our  urgent  care  staff  has  access  to  all  of  the  resources  within  the  Children’s  system,  including  our  hospitals  at  Egleston,  Scottish  Rite,  and  Hughes  Spalding.â€? Children’s  at  Hudson  Bridge,  a  pediatric  urgent  care  facility  located  at  1510  Hudson  Bridge  Road  in  Stockbridge,  treats  minor  injuries  and  illnesses  seven  days  a  week  and  also  offers  on-­site  lab  and  x-­ray  services.  Walk-­in  patients  are  welcome  from  11  a.m.  to  9  p.m.  on  weekdays  and  9  a.m.  to  9  p.m.  on  weekends.  For  more  information,  visit  www.choa.org/ hudsonbridge  or  call  404-­785-­8660.

After  taking  x-­rays  of  Addison’s  hip  and  legs,  urgent  FDUH SK\VLFLDQ 'U :RRGV %LVKRS GLDJQRVHG KHU ZLWK EXFNOH IUDFWXUHV LQ ERWK WKH WLELD DQG ÂżEXOD 6KH ZDV splinted  and  referred  to  her  orthopaedist,  Dr.  Timothy  w w w.k it chendr aw er.net

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For all sign shakers, some things are the same: people honk and yell as they drive past. “People even mention when I ain’t spinning my sign,” James Green stated. Greg Owens said that sometimes people drive by and ask him why he’s not dancing. “I like it better when they respond,” Owens said. He also stated that since he stands at such a busy place, and down the street from hotels, he gets a lot of strangers walking by and talking to him. “I like it, though,” he said. “Every day is different, and I get to see new people.” “Since I’ve been the dancing iPad girl,” Brittany Cobb said, “every time I drive by a person with a sign I honk my horn. When you’re standing there and no one takes notice, it’s awkward.” So next time you drive by one of these sign shakers, honk, wave, or speak. And if the sign or costume is appealing enough, maybe check out what the local business has to offer.

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They critique me ruthlessly, but they are fair and honest, sometimes encouraging. They taunt me for never having earned a name among them in their tongue, for never having strung arrow to bow. I hear them snicker when the garden I plant produces only two acceptable tomatoes, a stunted cucumber, a withered pepper, though I’ve bought rich topsoil, fertilizer, and insecticide. They laugh, but the sound carries worry as an undertone. They could survive with the blessing of Earth Mother, Grandfather Sun, and the water spirits; I could not. Through my eyes, they view the supermarkets, the mall complexes, and they ridicule. These are no good, they tell me, coaxing me back to my puny garden to weed, fertilize, water. Their judgments are harsh, direct. They see no gray areas. There is only good or bad to them, no moral or social issues to complicate what is needed for survival. Good land, hard work, discipline, respect.Yet, I exist; they are extinct. There is no way for me to know how they lived. The victors of the wars against them tainted history. Their collective people have gone through many transformations, many incarnations, but none of the accounts of them are true. Tales of them were reported by influenced eyes, through skewed perspectives. On days when Grandfather Sun is high, bright, and hot on my skin, I hear the echo of their voices within my blood. I see their sharp noses, their long, dark hair and black eyes. They carry spears, bows, and arrows. They do not smile. They must hunt to eat. They pray the Great Spirit of the buffalo or deer will find them worthy opponents, will submit to their prowess, will feed their people. There is a shadow hovering above them, a cloud slowly blocking out the sun. They know something is coming; something will chase them from Earth Mother, will eclipse the old ways. They know there is nothing to be done but survive while they can. It is at these times that I feel closest to them

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