montague medical – D.O.A.

  modern medicine has greatly changed the way we treat diseases today… in simpler times lacerations were called cuts and treated with kerosene.. people didn’t succumb to illness , they just laid down and died from single syllable afflictions like gout…
  more complicated causes of expiration included two or three syllables…but were still restricted to [...]

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metamorphosis in montague

   urban renewal continues in the shadow of the courthouse… earl’s full service mobil is currently undergoing a face-lift… the side entrance to the welding shop has closed except to foot traffic… a new lean-to porch and side-walk access to front….cedar porch post set the mood despite slight encroachment into the city street… a plethora of [...]

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peaches and cream

   june heat waves will be no match for the mixing bowl portion of fresh peaches and blue-bell ice cream for me this year… i just checked the outside thermometer… it’s sitting solid on 37… no ice in the bird bath…my trees are loaded with english-pea size morsels of chin dripping good peaches…….. high temps called for the [...]

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no news….

 today’s relentless north wind and unpleasant temperatures kept me close to the couch for the better part of the day… venturing out only long enough to feed the frigid chickens and cover my modest peach crop late this afternoon..( three half grown trees )
   clear skies are predicted for tonight and possibly some damaging frost around [...]

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high viscosity gravy

    despite the near blizzard conditions , thirty two degrees and blowing snow , we had a revival crowd at the moochers breakfast today…. big-o and danny , chipper and kurt mc carty , the holcomb boys and me , and of course the corporate sponsor ed …
   hot coffee and bald face lies kept [...]

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bottom of the barrel

   news flash down-town nocona….. just last night the nocona chamber of commerce held their annual banquet and presented the ” man of the year’ title to none other than our very own little danny… he’s single handedly revitalized the deserted buildings on the northern quadrant of the main drag…. the post office is next [...]

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gayle’s pilot

    a few months back i inadvertently gave birth to an air-born monster…i wrote and posted a short story about our air-traffic controller out at bowie municipal air-port… dandy don…and his quest to restore an antique plane of his youth…
   since that fateful day , he’s had more press and television coverage than barrack obama [...]

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frost warning forcast

  the traditional easter spell is just north of us.. bearing down on montague county with possible snow and near freezing temperatures… the next two days look grim for vegetable gardens still in infancy…
   i spent time after work yesterday covering my modest pepper and tomato plants… and the infamous milo-turnip patch…
   not that i’m [...]

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fast breaking ball news

  taylor called today about five to announce he would not be pitching friday in his usual three day rotation at spring training in goodyear arizona….. reason being…cause he’s going for a one-day journey to the major league on saturday….  a temporary call to the show in tuson…..sitting in the dug out or pitching in [...]

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walking the walk

   heads up…. i listened to really unusual interview on 700 club last tuesday…. pat  was interviewing  sam childers …he told a compelling story of adventure and compassion… i consequently ordered his new book ( another mans war )… and listed his web-page in my blog roll on the right hand side of  this page…  check him [...]

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