panic-stricken poultry

      i’m sitting on the front porch last monday , reflecting on the peace and serenity of the evening sunset…. big orange ball falling slowly behind the stately oaks surrounding my solitary country home….. not a leaf stirring , just perfect silence when i heard the distant distinctive sound of an approaching aircraft…
    you guessed [...]

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well dressed mechanic

   after a tough day at the office yesterday , i headed home , through down-town…. while passing the office of real-estate tycoon j.j. , i couldn’t help noticing a rather odd sight… right there in the drive-way in front of j.j.’s  front door…
   i saw what appeared to be some guy wiring up a [...]

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stove pipe stetson

   while in the fort worth stockyards this past week the motorhome boys decided to do some window shopping for new felt hats… they made all the specialty men’s stores… looking at silver bellies with four inch brims…
    for those unfamiliar with the grading system on quality felts , the more X’s the higher the [...]

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debutante dogs

  it’s official …. all supper club members and guests are cordially invited to bring their canine family members to the state park next sunday evening for a get acquainted tail-sniffing extravaganza…
   i’ll be bringing my cross-bred  leg-hugging spaniel… ed can bring his adopted strays….hootie’s fat-dog and the shell-shockers cast away….
  henley’s got a couple of [...]

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court reporter

   i’m currently on jury duty at the county courthouse…. perry mason type stuff…. can’t talk about it… but i did see the colonel in the courtroom…. could be a military tribunal….. maybe he invaded the chipper’s air space… time will tell… i’ve got my lap-top under a heavy cloak !! stay tuned for further [...]

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chicks wanted

  sunday night supper club was like a box of chocolates…. assorted box of multi-flavors…. tom had no less than four lady friends in attendance..including his ex-wife  who has volunteered to help decorate the fo-painted walls…..
    the roan brought a #2 wash-tub full of green chili… which wasn’t actually green , or wasn’t actually chili… [...]

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ranger-danger

   i just found out yesterday that the park ranger had a bad four wheeler wreck last tuesday…..out at the state park….  he’s in the nocona hospital with a broken shoulder and collar bone… both ear drums were burst in the wreck as well..  
    according to chipper….. he was smoking a cigarette while riding (d.w.s.)… got [...]

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locker-room legacy

  anyone who ever played high-school sports can vividly remember the stinch of the boy’s locker room… we’re talkin distinctive…. recognizable … unique ….pungent aroma of massive amounts of sweat soaked laundry….
   they could lead you blindfolded into the field house locker room with the lights out… you knew immediately where you were !!
   recent news stories [...]

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sanger sorties

     it’s friday again…. time for the rabbits to face sanger in a district game on home turf…. we could be in trouble except for the fact that the colonel has been flying reconnaissance missions over the sanger practice field… mach two surveillance at low altitude..
   aerial photos reveal their secret offensive play…( statue of liberty)  they’ve [...]

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fernandez friday

   the bowie mayor and council have proclaimed friday as rebecca fernandez day…. as a tribute to her short tenure of employment and the two state awards the library acheived during her time as director…
   that’s all well and good…. but what about having a kenneth polk day ,  lynetta slayton day,  clyde johnson day [...]

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