Category Archives: sports

remembering The Red Man (December, 2000 – February 22, 2016)

Posted on February 21, 2020 by

The good news is the Angel Band played, Big Dawg Bernard came to The Middle to announce promotions and this time when the roll was called up yonder The Red Man’s name was on it. He made it to the … Continue reading →

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flying high in Galveston

Posted on February 18, 2020 by

“Riding under a baloon beats making hay, but believe me after we came down no more baloons for us. How foolish to want to be way up in the air, & then after you are up there, you want to … Continue reading →

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celebrating Black History Month with Pearl

Posted on February 12, 2020 by

In the tiny Sears Roebuck kit house I grew up in, boundaries were both invisible and highly visible. The home was owned by my maternal grandmother and shared with two of my mother’s adult brothers in addition to my daddy, … Continue reading →

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this year really is 19

Posted on February 8, 2020 by

Nineteen, I argued with Pretty last year, when we were out with our friends Francie and Nekki having dinner to celebrate our anniversary date: February 09th. Pretty shook her head so I persisted with well, we got together February 09, … Continue reading →

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starting 2020 with a spectacle or two

Posted on February 3, 2020 by

The Kansas City Chiefs scored three touchdowns in the last five minutes of the game to surprise the San Francisco 49ers and win the Super Bowl last night. Congratulations to the team, Coach Andy Reid, and all those Chiefs fans … Continue reading →

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Emmylou + Pretty = memory maker overnighter

Posted on January 26, 2020 by

As we left the restaurant Friday night, the cloudy gray skies we had followed to Greensboro, North Carolina rudely let loose with a deluge of rain for which both Pretty and I were unprepared. Jennifer, our friend who had ordered … Continue reading →

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late to bed? it’s a dog’s life, baby

Posted on January 23, 2020 by

So many demands on my time these days. Of course, we have the ongoing political melodrama in the nation’s capitol where Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Roberts is “presiding” over the impeachment trial of Donald John Trump in … Continue reading →

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hear ye, hear ye – calling ALL patriots: Mayday, Mayday!

Posted on January 16, 2020 by

Tears rolled down my cheeks today as I watched and heard House Manager Adam Schiff read the two Articles of Impeachment referred to the Senate by the House of Representatives for trial and removal of the president. Listening to the … Continue reading →

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boys and girls together

Posted on January 11, 2020 by

Finn, Oscar, Dwight, George – these are the names of the most important men in my life for the last nine years. I know for sure the number of years because Finn turned nine years old in November, Dwight will … Continue reading →

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if these are the last days, we better have cash according to Pretty

Posted on January 8, 2020 by

Last night Pretty and I were watching who’s the greatest of all time on Jeopardy, bemoaning the fact that neither of us will ever make a million dollars answering questions which we might be able to think of the answers … Continue reading →

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