Alva Review-Courier -

Life can be a lot like Gomer Pyles’ favorite saying: “Surprise, surprise, surprise!” When you are coasting along, never expecting the unusual, it happens.

Just a week ago, on a quiet Saturday afternoon, Andy suddenly became nauseated; then Ellen the Elephant began doing her famous stomp dance on his chest. Yep, he had a heart attack. And typical of Andy Bowman, he did it up right. No wimpy little twinge for him. No Sirree!

He just had to make a full-blown statement and have one that could have blown the doors off his bus. Arteries that until then had functioned quietly in hiding, suddenly deci...