Category Archives: The Way Life Is

PT – I see light at the end of the tunnel, but the train headed toward me today

Posted on November 7, 2019 by

Good morning … or afternoon, he said glancing at the clock on the wall, why don’t you come over here and we can talk while we wait? I glanced around the usually filled waiting room at the rehab facility to … Continue reading →

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quid pro quo? mother goose says hell, no! it’s a shakedown!

Posted on November 3, 2019 by

Pretty began today by announcing she wished we turned back the clocks every night. If we did, she continued, she would be out of bed every morning at a respectable hour. That’s hilarious, I said, and laughed. Our conversation went … Continue reading →

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Chick Rebels in Words and Music: Molly Ivins and Linda Ronstadt

Posted on October 29, 2019 by

I dearly love the state of Texas, but I consider that a harmless perversion on my part, and discuss it only with consenting adults. – Molly Ivins (1944 – 2007) Molly Ivins was a writer best known for her columns … Continue reading →

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I TAWT I TAW A PUTTY TAT, but Mick says I didn’t

Posted on October 21, 2019 by

Give credit where credit is due. Mick Mulvaney was actually born in Alexandria, Virginia – not South Carolina, according to his Wikipedia profile, and grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina. He didn’t attend any schools or colleges in South Carolina … Continue reading →

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who won the debate last night? don’t ask Pretty and me

Posted on October 16, 2019 by

Pretty and I actually watched the Dems debate last night together all the way to the end of the three hours plus a few minutes over (which was significant because Pretty typically gets her debate news from Twitter so I … Continue reading →

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GIRL POWER: UNSCRIPTED AND UNSTOPPABLE -AND SOMETIMES NEEDING A BATH

Posted on October 10, 2019 by

Tomorrow is the International Day of the Girl Child with its 2019 theme Girl Power: Unscripted and Unstoppable. The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says “We need to uphold the equal rights, voices, and influence of girls in our families, communities, … Continue reading →

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will the circle be unbroken?

Posted on October 2, 2019 by

Will the circle be unbroken by and by, by and by. There’s a better home a waiting in the sky,  in the sky. I stood between my grandmother and granddaddy during the hymn singing and, although they each held a … Continue reading →

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ain’t it funny how time slips away?

Posted on September 27, 2019 by

If you didn’t take advantage of the Ken Burns 16-hour special on Country Music through your local PBS station during the past three weeks, the title I stole today for my post (which is the title of one of my … Continue reading →

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more saltgrass tales (by GP Morris)

Posted on September 23, 2019 by

GP Morris is the son of my father’s brother Ray. He is a graduate of the University of Texas in Austin. He has lived in or around Houston, Texas all his life but has a son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter living … Continue reading →

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maternity photo session??? fabulous idea!

Posted on September 18, 2019 by

This past Sunday Pretty and I were trying to decide in the middle of the afternoon between going out to eat Mexican food, our favorite comfort food of all time for as long as we’ve known each other, and taking … Continue reading →

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