paul harvey’s “rest of the story”

    i found out why big-0 had to trade both vehicles !! he needed the cash rebate….
   he’s taken his kids snow-skying every christmas for so long it’s become a family tradition…except this year he was short on cash and did’nt have the heart to tell his kids he was busted out…. so he traded [...]

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chipper’s ball

   the bulldozer salesman is hosting a new year’s eve party at mary’s ranch house tonight… he has plenty of left over slumgullian from the employee christmas party at the bulldozer barn west of nocona… party favors will include old bumper stickers from mooches senate race and of course those much sought after matches from [...]

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noisey new year

   the wooded silent serenity has been broken on the western slope of noble hill…the new year is bringing the end to a barnett shale oil lease and end to peace and quiet of our deed restricted neighborhood for months to come…
   the steady hum of a cat-diesel engine is a constant reminder that i do [...]

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sunday sermon

    i made that ten mile trip to bible class this morning… it was family day so ed had to wait for his bride to complete all those feminine things necessary to venture outside the house before he could leave…… i went on alone rather than wait to save that three dollars on gasoline by [...]

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auto wreck

  i’m concerned that my associate (big-o) is in dire straights financially… he’s always driven the king ranch edition ford pickup… we’re talking leather seats.. on-star.. and xm radio.. dual-cab , but as 2007 draws to a close , he’s downsized to a chevrolet…. returned to his humble upbringing…
    i also saw his young bride [...]

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chicken coupe

   i’m somewhat reluctant to report another story concerning our local super wal-mart store , due to a near death experience after the last report… however, this actual account of a recent happening simply can not go untold..
    a lady wearing a large overcoat , approached the check-out counter with a cart and several items…. [...]

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christmas trash

  santa hasn’t found my house til yet…. i spent my four days off working for the windmill water company… fixing leaks and frozen chlorine injectors… made enough extra cash to make a token payment on this years property taxes… didn’t want that visit from the hermanator like little danny got on christmas eve…
    my [...]

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Christmas day

   was Jesus actually born on dec. 25…. most probably not… according to the new testament there were sheperd’s keeping watch over their flocks by night at the time of Christs birth…
    it’s doubtful that shepard’s spent the winter pasturing their sheep on fields of snow and ice…but december 25 th is a day chosen [...]

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peathy pecans

    a couple of weeks back my old pal chipper invited a chosen few over to pick up pecans for the upcoming holiday confectionery treats…..
    i’d seen those grafted paper-shells growing down by the babbling brook that winds it’s way through the lush bottom land on chipper’s ranch… floyd womack grafted those trees years ago [...]

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christmas pony

   a  few christmases back chipper decided to buy his grandkids a pony to keep at the ranch…. so they could learn to ride… it would be the perfect christmas gift…
   he located a trusty steed.. a smooth mouthed shetland… in billy bell’s killer pen… anyhow he bought  the oat-burner and in order to hide [...]

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