Category Archives: The Way Life Is

Friday the 13th. – the day after the Democratic debate and a name game

Posted on September 13, 2019 by

Friday the 13th. could be bad news for one or more of the candidates who participated in the Democratic Party debate last night. Once again, I felt overwhelmed by the number of persons who met the criteria to participate in … Continue reading →

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and on the flip side…

Posted on September 11, 2019 by

Canada has a new 19-year-old super star, Bianca Andreescu, who won the 2019 U.S. Open Women’s Championship in New York City this past Saturday. With that victory she became the first Canadian to win a grand slam singles title…ever. #SheTheNorth. … Continue reading →

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FOG ALERT!

Posted on August 27, 2019 by

For all my friends who heard the sad story of my throwing away 20 years of mine and Pretty’s movie ticket stubs when I came home from my knee replacement surgery in May, I have good news. I found the … Continue reading →

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a day at the farm off backswamp road

Posted on August 13, 2019 by

Pretty and I love nothing more than taking our dogs for unleashed adventures, and the farm off Backswamp Road in Hopkins, South Carolina has always been one of our favorite stomping grounds. The farm owned by our good friends Dick … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday to our own millenials!

Posted on August 9, 2019 by

Number One Son and Pretty Too This week Pretty and I had dinner with our Number One Son (Drew) and his wife Pretty Too (Caroline) to begin the celebration of their August birthdays. They are our very own Millenials and … Continue reading →

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today I need a little help

Posted on August 4, 2019 by

Dear Anybody, More images of killings in our streets, parking lots, playgrounds, classrooms, movie theaters, night clubs, houses of worship, baseball fields, homes, offices, You Name the Scene of another one before Shazam does. Another series of cases of blatant … Continue reading →

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a little spanish mixed with a little bit of yankee and a lot of midwest

Posted on July 27, 2019 by

Pretty and I (along with the rest of the world) watched the final episode of Season Two of Big Little Lies this past week which reminded me of a story I wrote that became a chapter of I’ll Call It … Continue reading →

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saltgrass tales (by GP Morris)

Posted on July 19, 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 of his life but has a son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter … Continue reading →

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nobody says it better than Serena

Posted on July 18, 2019 by

This past Tuesday night I spoke at Chris Maw’s monthly social Words and Wine which brings authors and readers together in an informal setting for food, wine, and friendly interaction. My thanks to a friend of many moons, Fred Quattlebaum … Continue reading →

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all my happy trails lead to Pretty

Posted on July 11, 2019 by

I Wonder if Columbus Kept a Journal (chapter one from Four Ticket Ride) In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue. Five hundred years later in 1992 the maiden voyage of the Space Shuttle Endeavor began when the spacecraft was launched … Continue reading →

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