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Grading Time

It’s almost New Year’s Resolutions time again and every year at this time, I take the time to review how I did with the ones I made last year. You may remember, or you can check back to last year’s … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas

Well, here it is time for my (sometimes) annual Christmas Blog. It’s been particularly busy around our house this year, lots of it not attributable to Christmas. Nonetheless, Christmas is almost here. It’ll be fun this year because we now … Continue reading

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Winfried

All of us have people come into our lives at various times. Some stick around, some move on. But some of those people not only stick around, they become a part of our lives. Winfried was one of those people. … Continue reading

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Need to Know

When I was working, we had a procedure called “need to know.” This meant that if the information in question wasn’t necessary for you to do your job, you didn’t “need to know” the information. Over the years, I’ve used … Continue reading

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Amazing First Year

Talk about amazing facts….Today, two people had a birthday. But wait — those two people were not only born on the same day, they were born in the same city and  in the same hospital and… hold on to your … Continue reading

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Cowboys and Indians

Locke recently had a birthday and he received a pair of “cowboy boots” from his Auntie Dana. I put cowboy boots in quotes because that’s the only thing they’re called in Texas and Oklahoma. I’ve heard them referred to as … Continue reading

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Wiley and Me…. and Burford

Both faithful readers of this blog are aware that Maysville, Oklahoma is well known because of two famous past residents — Wiley Post and me. However, few people, even the faithful readers, know that Maysville is well known for another … Continue reading

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Civilized

We live out here in the wilds of West Virginia — a lot of our friends and relatives that have never visited us believe we really live in the boonies. But the fact is, it is a very nice place … Continue reading

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The American Way

As every good American should, I did my civic duty yesterday and voted. A lot of people did — everyone should. Unfortunately, yesterday, as in years past, I found myself voting against candidates. I look forward to the day that … Continue reading

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Immigration

The news has been full of stories about “bombs,” assignations, mid-term elections, and the usual violence on various city streets, but the President seems intent in focusing our attention on immigration. I don’t know about you, but I’ve heard so … Continue reading

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