Sam Venable

Sam Venable is a humor columnist for the Knoxville News Sentinel. The winner of numerous writing awards, he is the author of 10 books. The newest collection is called "Someday I May Find Honest Work: A Newspaper Humorist's Life."

• Sam Venable: Hiking with the friend I never knew Published 7/1/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 6 comments

  GATLINBURG — I escorted my friend Harry Goody on an overnight hike to Mount LeConte last weekend.

• Sam Venable: Training in mud helped save suds Published 6/29/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 1 comment

  When Chance Hebert was enrolled in the hotel-restaurant-tourism program at Pellissippi State, he studied a variety of subjects: event planning, travel management, cooking, things like that.

• Sam Venable: Staying a' head' of all the others Published 6/28/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 0 comments

  Oh, what cruel fate our daughter suffered 38 years ago!

• Sam Venable: No undies in the can for this man Published 6/26/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 1 comment

  There's a hot new list making the computer rounds these days. It's designed for married couples who suspect there might be hanky-panky going on outside their relationship.

• Sam Venable: Will Medicare cover all that free love? Published 6/24/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 1 comment

  Crank up the VW van! Road trip, here I come!

• Sam Venable: A bit too fast claiming this 'new' record Published 6/22/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 0 comments

  Once again, electronics have proven me wrong.

• Sam Venable: A big one that didn't get away Published 6/21/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 0 comments

  In honor of the first full official day of summer, it is my pleasure to welcome swimmers, waders, skiers, boaters, anglers, sunbathers, picnickers and other outdoor enthusiasts to the many and varied waterways of East Tennessee.

• Sam Venable: We've been hitched to another list Published 6/19/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 0 comments

  Given the bleak state of economic affairs in the newspaper business right now, I don't expect any immediate action on this proposal.

• Sam Venable: Not a great way to spend Father's Day Published 6/17/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 0 comments

  Forty years ago this morning, my dad died of a massive heart attack. It made for the saddest Father's Day in the history of family celebrations.

• Sam Venable: Memories of ruin by the other Bruin Published 6/15/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 0 comments

  Quips, quotes, notes and anecdotes:

• Sam Venable: People who are different from 'us' Published 6/14/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 4 comments

  Years ago, at a country store near Sneedville, I saw one of the most beautiful women my eyes have ever encountered.

• Sam Venable: V2V surely prevented an accident Published 6/11/2012 at 7:33 p.m. 1 comment

  November may be five months away, but I'm already giving extra thanks.

• Sam Venable: A fish 'tail' that's hard to swallow Published 6/10/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 3 comments

  When it comes to the consumption of fish, I'm a proponent of breading and hot grease.

• Sam Venable: The grass is greener 'over there' Published 6/8/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 0 comments

  A seasonal conundrum experienced by homeowners universally:

• Sam Venable: It was a 'berry' good day afield Published 6/7/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 0 comments

  I'm giving you fair warning right now.

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