Where seeds of thought have room to grow
Category: Just thinking…
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My big brother Buster was headed to Viet Nam, saying his goodbyes, when I stood beside him in this photograph and smiled. I had no idea what was ahead of him. This was probably taken before his first tour of duty and so he had only a vague idea himself what to expect. When he volunteered…
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As a welder's helper for H.B. Zachry back in 1978, I learned alligator cooked in a welding rod hot box tastes a lot like chicken and that it's important to know who you are and have a tight grip on your values when submerged in a world of loose rules and questionable ethics. I was introduced to…
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I wore a jacket on my walk this morning. Fall is trying to push summer off the stage. It isn't going without a fight - our temperatures are predicted to climb back up into the 90's this weekend. But this morning dark blue clouds filled the northern sky – I'm not sure if this qualified as a…
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The sun came out this afternoon. It drew me out to the porch, where I scratched puppy dogs' ears, admired the blue sky peeking through the oak tree branches, marveled at the greenness around me and at how quickly things had sprouted in our little front yard. I spend most of my day inside, in front of…
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It woke me in the night – the unfamiliar sound of rain. What a beautiful melody on a Saturday morning, especially in a time of drought. It lulled me back to sleep, but when I woke hours later I could still hear it – a steady, soothing, soaking rain shower, just the kind we needed. It has…
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A thunderstorm passed through just before sunset last night. It was enough to wash the tiredness from Charly's old bones – he led the pack on our walk this morning at a pace that demanded less strolling and more actual walking for a change. But I was still moving slow enough to find four fossils –…
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It was supposed to be a taste of the next course in our life – Empty Nest. But if this is what it tastes like, can I send it back? Not really, but…COME ON! TG was gone for the past few days – which means ALL the kids were gone…Tom and I had the house all…
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"Barbara Inez…just what have you been up to? I mean I've already been gone a week and I'm sure a lot has happened…" "…Barb, I hope you get your tail in gear and get up here to see me. It's just beautiful…" "I've always loved that song "You've got a friend" by Carol King and…
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…and another reason why I'm glad I live in the country where there's nothing but dirt, rocks and scraggly weeds – apparently rattlers like soft, manicured lawns… (This is video footage from a local news station last night. Manor is just a hop, skip and slither away from us…) http://www.myfoxaustin.com/video/videoplayer.swf
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