Crane: Great pies in the sky

Zelma Calhoun made some great pies. Though she did not work in a factory, and this is no “pie-p” dream, estimates are that she made more than 650,000 of the baked treats.

Crane: Another view from south of the border

I am a proud American and Southerner, as well as a student of history. Every sovereign nation needs to operate secure and controlled borders. That said, the view of those borders and how they were established can vary greatly depending on which side you are standing on.

Crane: Let’s all give C-SPAN a hand

During the late 1970s, Brian Lamb, then the Washington Bureau Chief of an industry trade publication called Cablevision, proposed a channel on the growing cable spectrum to provide gavel-to-gavel coverage and airing of the U.S. Congress in action.

Crane: Would you rather?

There is a popular “ice-breaker” game, typically used to better get to know someone, that rose to popularity among Generation X, and has continued sufficiently to now have an app on Android phones called Would you rather?

Crane: Gaming fail a sure bet – again

I am a gambling man, though pretty disciplined in that I only play blackjack and very rarely the lottery, even as the Powerball and Mega-Millions games approach a prize of $ 1 billion. Yes, those odds are still horrible, but somebody will eventually win.

Crane: Swift win for the Chiefs

It’s been seven years since the Atlanta Falcons blew a 28-3 lead over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 51.

Crane: Salute to Saban

Seeking a brief respite from this bitter cold snap, and the flaming rhetoric of the national political scene, I offer a warm and genuine salute to a man of intelligence, ability, and leadership ... even though he leads a team I do not support toward victories which I almost universally oppose.

Crane: Much more still to be done

I remain a strong son of the South, the product of a Mason-Dixon marriage (Mom from Hoover, a suburb of Birmingham, Dad and the Crane family hailing from upstate New York).

Crane: In celebration of the non-traditional

I can’t even remember the first time I heard the phrase, but I think it was related to one of Olivia’s school meetings when we were referred to as a “non-traditional” family.

Crane: The rematch no one wants

At nearing 300 pounds in this corner, resembling an Oompa Loompa in lifts, with a cotton candy-esque coiffure, and leaning slightly forward, surrounded by lawyers instead of trainers ... The Teflon Don!