Monday, November 11, 2013

To My Father on Veteran's Day

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Daddy was in intelligence and reconnaissance in the European theater in World War II.  Although he didn't realize it at the time, he h...
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Thursday, September 5, 2013

An Old Book; A New Chapter, Part II

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I don't really have time for a long blog post, but this entry was so delicious, I just had to share: Wed. June 3 I got out of Gen...
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Wednesday, September 4, 2013

An Old Book; A New Chapter

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Arthur Freemantle I'm moving shortly and, as such, have been going through things deciding what to keep and what to leave.  I hav...
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

A Teeny Problem

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Well, I knew the time would come, and it has.  We've sold my father's house, and now have to cull through a hundred fifty years of...

How to Pick out the Best Oranges

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So a few days ago,  I'm at work and the phone rings: Boyfriend: Dee, I'm at the grocery store. Do you want me to get anythin...
Thursday, August 15, 2013

Big Brown Baby

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One day last year a woman came to the door with a puppy.  My dad answered the door. "I found this dog in my yard.  I've got thr...
Monday, August 12, 2013

This Modern World

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Waiting For Answer by Can Atacan So last night Boyfriend comes in to tell me I have to get the electricity, gas and water turned on at ...
Friday, August 9, 2013

Angel in a Dog Suit

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My first dog was a German Shepherd named Shadow.  That was the sweetest, smartest dog I've ever had.  After we'd left for school in ...
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Thursday, August 8, 2013

Dog Days of Summer

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Well, I knew the time would come, and it has.  We've sold my father's house, and now have to cull through a hundred fifty years of...
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Friday, July 12, 2013

Planting Trees

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My father planted these oak and pecan trees in 1973.  He bought 425 acres, built a lake on it, a house on it and lined the drive with oaks a...
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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Something to Remember You By

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I bought my father's grave marker yesterday.  Nearly four months after he died.  I don't know what took me so long -- for awhil...
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