{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The News Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net","title":"My life and times at the Anderson County Jail &ndash; The News Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"kgCe68F9uj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/life-times-anderson-county-jail\/\">My life and times at the Anderson County Jail<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/life-times-anderson-county-jail\/embed\/#?secret=kgCe68F9uj\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;My life and times at the Anderson County Jail&#8221; &#8212; The News Journal\" data-secret=\"kgCe68F9uj\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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I could write a book about my experiences there, but out of respect to others I\u2019ll just stick to the facts as they happened to me personally. My office was situated a few doors from the jail kitchen and several doors from three courtrooms that held court daily. The sheriff was very friendly and had an open-door policy, much like sheriff Andy Taylor of Mayberrry that many regulars took advantage of.\u00a0 And it had a Mayberry atmosphere for the most part. When the new courthouse was built, the benches in front of the old courthouse where they had sat and whittled and jawed for years were removed, making it necessary for them to find another place to hang out&#8211;seems their wives had shooed them out of the house so they could get some housework done, and besides, the men didn\u2019t like the sound of vacuum cleaners and washing machines in their ears, so they sought another meeting place, ergo, the sheriff\u2019s office. As I said, they were regulars whom I saw every day and became friendly with. I remember one day when it was quitting time and I was gathering up my things to go home, I said to one old fellow who had spent a couple of hours just talking to the deputies and drinking coffee from the jail kitchen, \u201cYou can stay as long as you like, but I\u2019m going home.\u201d \u201cI\u2019ll just go down the elevator with you,\u201d he said. When we got outside and he went to his pickup parked across the street, he said, \u201cGoodness sakes, I left my motor running all this time.\u201d The old pickup had sat there idling for two whole hours. As I was saying, the sheriff was a friendly fellow and he also had a good singing voice. When some of the old folks at the community center invited him to sing, he always sang \u201cHow Great Thou Art,\u201d one of their favorites, and they would clasp his hand and thank him with tears in their eyes. You would have thought he was Jesus. Sometimes he would sing in his office and when his door was open, I would harmonize with him, my alto blending in with his baritone on songs like \u201cBlue Eyes Crying in the Rain, or \u201cFor the Good Times&#8230;..\u201dplace your warm and tender body close to mine.\u201d The sheriff and I had a good working relationship and I considered him a good friend. Later I was to learn that this was only a one-way friendship when my world collapsed around me and I faced the threat of \u201cbeing wasted\u201d- in mob terms&#8211; and found out it wasn\u2019t Mayberry anymore. Next week: When the Walls Came Tumbling Down. Part 2. &nbsp; Flourless Marshmallow Crunch Brownies For the Brownies*: 2 cups white sugar 3\/4 cup vegetable oil 4 large eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 1\/2 cup dark cocoa powder 1\/4 teaspoon salt 1\/2 cup chocolate chips or chopped chocolate For the Topping: 1 bag mini marshmallows (10.5 oz. or 5.5 cups) 2 cups chocolate chips (or chopped chocolate) 1 1\/4 cups peanut butter 5 tablespoons butter 3 cups Rice Krispies, Preheat the oven to 350\u00b0F. Lightly grease a 9&#215;13 inch baking pan. Combine the sugars and oil and beat until well combined. Add in the eggs and vanilla and whisk together. Beat for about two minutes. Add the cocoa powder and salt to the batter and blend until smooth. Fold in the chocolate chips. Pour into prepared pan. Bake the brownies for about 17 minutes and then top with the marshmallows. Continue baking 8 more minutes (if using a different recipe for the brownies, just make sure you add the marshmallows during the last 8 minutes of bake time). Allow to cool while you prepare the topping. For the topping, combine the chocolate chips, peanut butter, and butter in a microwave safe dish. Microwave thirty seconds at a time, stirring at each interval, until smooth and melted. Fold in the Rice Krispies. Lay dollops of the topping evenly across the top of the cooled brownies and then spread to cover the entire top. Wait until completely cooled to cut. You can keep these in the fridge for a chewier crispier brownie or on the counter for a gooier brownie."}