parched pride

  this past week-end marked the thirty eighth annual san francisco gay pride parade… as fourteen hundred separate grass fires burned across the drought stricken state..same sex couples marched the streets celebrating their recent victory in the court system…
   who’s starting all these fires ?  actually they’re a product of record drought conditions and unseasonable [...]

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election 08

   there seems to be a lot of tension and anxiety concerning who will be the next president of the united states… i don’t have any earth shaking revelation to make … some polls declare obama the front runner , some political annalists say he is un-electable … i certainly don’t know the future , [...]

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prime time scenery

   what a refreshing break from the sweltering heat , about four yesterday , when the skies blackened , the rain began to fall. the temperature dropped about twenty  degrees in about twenty minutes..
  i sat on the porch just enjoying the afternoon… til about five thirty !.. i sloped off to the shower and [...]

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center cut celebrities

  ed’s saturday morning beggers breakfast was short lived today… hootie no-showed due to an early tee-time , chipper had some pressing moose business , ed had a mid morning funeral to attend , bill magee had hoeing to do , and brasher was passing thru on his way to nocona…
   cooking started prior to [...]

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bowie’s bandy

  tonight is the premiere performance at the umteenth annual jim bowie days parade and rodeo… years ago one of bowie’s own decided to pursue a career as a rodeo clown…i’m talkin about “bandy” prater..
   bandy’s colorful rodeo career was short lived.. he was just too slow… spent a lot of time in the air [...]

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supreme senility

  probably some of the most unrecognized names , and definitely the most powerful names , also the most non-accountable names in federal government today are the supreme court justices..
   chief justice , john roberts and his eight associates..john paul stevens , antonin scalia , anthony kennedy , david souter , clearance thomas , ruth [...]

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henley’s hail-storm

  yesterday , about three in the afternoon , storm clouds gathered over montague county , nocona in particular…. winds blew… hail fell and a torrent of much needed rain fell in buckets… the eye of the hail storm seemed to be located over henley’s licker store… construction workers were forced to take refuse in [...]

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mary’s money-man

  once again , for the second time in as many weeks , chippers riding lawnmower has been spotted in the ditch, beside the two lane blacktop , in front of his six million dollar spread…. out of gas again.. apparently the gauge don’t work or he just don’t have the ready cash to maintain that [...]

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poultry professor

   a few months back , the bowie campus of n.c.t.c. expanded their curriculum and their building.  they now offer courses and a degree in petroleum production techniques. local oil companies contributed heavily to the expansion effort….. construction has already began on the new facility.
   the board of directors is now considering yet another  expansion… [...]

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lamentation and laughter

  news media has been loaded with commentary and accolades for the recent passing of george carlin… with all due respect for any human created in the likeness of God… he was no where near the apex of my top-ten best comedians list…in fact , rated just below rosie ….
   granted , he probably made [...]

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