Jimmy Reed

[em]Jimmy Reed is an Oxford, Mississippi resident, Ole Miss and Delta State University alumnus, Vietnam Era Army Veteran, former Mississippi Delta cotton farmer and ginner, author, and retired college teacher. Other books by Jimmy Reed include [strong]The Jaybird Tales[/strong]. Copies, including personalized autographs, can be reserved by notifying the author via email (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)).[/em]

Most Recent Articles by Jimmy Reed:

Greatness November 28, 2011
Greatness requires an athlete to focus on nothing less than being the master of events in all dimensions, at all levels. He must be committed to excellence and must detest mediocrity.
That Lying Dog! November 26, 2011
Tall Tales, Talking Dog
Thanksgiving Is For Giving Thanks November 21, 2011
I take too much for granted; I’m not thankful enough
Thanksgiving At The Gin November 19, 2011
"When thou hast eaten and art full ... bless the Lord thy God for the good land which He hath given thee"
Flying The Pup November 14, 2011
Ultra-light, tube-and-fabric, homebuilt aircraft known as the N3 Pup
Liberty November 12, 2011
This Thanksgiving, I will pray for those things, and for the preservation of that inexpressibly precious blessing: Liberty
The Blank Check November 7, 2011
Joe Kittinger: Highest parachute jump, Only man to break the sound barrier without an aircraft
Watching The Wasteland November 5, 2011
Television’s deleterious effects on America’s youth — physically, mentally, and morally — is especially worrisome
The Child Who Never Was October 31, 2011
Premarital sex, Pregnancy, Abortion, Murder, Christian upbringing, Bible, Guilt
Meanest Goblin October 29, 2011
Halloween, Bully, Bullying Does Not Pay
No Match For Corn October 24, 2011
Shakespeare’s poetry, Doggerel, Corny Jokes
Red Ryder Riflemen October 23, 2011
Halloween, Red Ryder BB rifles, John Dillinger, Machine Gun Kelly
Corduroy Horror October 17, 2011
I’ll always remember this Halloween as the most wonderful night of my life
Ain’t Got No Couth October 16, 2011
Cell phones have altered America’s entire social and cultural landscape.
Pazzo! October 10, 2011
Bees, Honey Beekeeping, Business
Coop, The Cop October 8, 2011
We showed respect — what lawmen always deserve — to Coop, the Cop
Calzamanian Vigor October 3, 2011
Running trotlines for catfish
Self-Tackle-I-Zation October 1, 2011
Southern Football, Mark Twain, Smell of Cotton
Pencil Parable September 26, 2011
As pencils properly used leave meaningful marks on the surfaces they touch, people who accept guidance by the Maker’s hand leave positive influences on the lives of others.
When It Rains, It Pours September 24, 2011
Unlucky events that build upon one another, increasing in size, like snowballs rolling down a mountainside
… Ain’t Nobody Happy September 19, 2011
Social progressives promote the “it takes a village” mentality, which reminds me of a word I don’t like: uniformity
Midnight Ride Of Tom Tripe September 18, 2011
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield
Old-Age Gauge September 16, 2011
Cognitive impairment, mental dementia, senility, short-term memory loss, and absent-mindedness
A Real Cowboy September 10, 2011
First Love, Bull Riding and Dolly Jo
In A New York Minute September 9, 2011
9/11: We became one … one nation under God … in a New York minute
Tear Of Joy September 5, 2011
The Tear Of Grief — Russia’s gift to the American people
’Pologize, Dice August 29, 2011
Craps, Gambling jargon, Snake eyes, Boxcars,
Home Art Gone…. August 27, 2011
Stand down, First Lieutenant Donald C. Carwile. Your mission is complete
A Debt Unpaid August 22, 2011
A promise made is a debt unpaid
I Won’t Paint August 19, 2011
If I decide to become some kind of artist, I’ll sculpt, or dance, or make music. I might even become an author and write funny little stories. But one thing is for sure: I won’t paint