Category: Alex Taylor Tuesdays – Crime and Outdoors

A young me once asked my father if he was ever forced to draw his weapon and fire. Had he ever participated in an actual gunfight? Was it like those we watched on the television or at the movies—Dirty Harry, etc? His answer was usually stoic, reverent, and largely dismissive, albeit a “yes” with a…… Continue reading Gunfighting Blues

Success! I am pleased to say that, after 15 months’ thumb-twiddling in Covid Purgatory, I was finally able to access the Gainesville Times archive and retrieve the final 25 columns written by my father. From August 30, 1988 comes a smattering of levity. Oh, and to the ladies who read the last bit, that’s ’80s…… Continue reading Sheer Lunacy!

Albert Henry DeSalvo Guilty! Misleading title on my part, perhaps. You’ll get the metaphorical reference later. Wow…so, it has been a year-ish since the last posting of Alex Taylor Tuesday. I kept a few tucked away for a special occasion during the Grand Distraction™, er, I mean pandemic. (Don’t mean to play it down. Serious…… Continue reading Little Green Man