Drama camp at the Winnsboro Center for the Arts wound down with two performances of our show. We had SRO for both performances and everyone had a grand time. George Gagliardi, the singer/songwriter who helped the kids with the music, got into the pirate spirit. If you regularly read my blog, you know that I
I read in the newspaper that the Texas Department of Transportation recently gave workers a raise. I thought that was quite nice until I noted that the top tier of managers got up to a 17% raise, while those in the trenches only got a small raise. Just another example of those who do the
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Slim Randles is back again as my Wednesday’s Guest with a reminder that some of us may need a little help in the audio department. Because it is so blasted hot right now in so many places, I thought we could have a chilled slice of watermelon as a refreshment today. Enjoy…. “Bert looks good
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Coloring books for adults is the latest craze to spread like spilled milk, and Sunday there was an article in Parade Magazine quoting experts who said how good it is to color. It relieves stress, relaxes us and can even make us smile. Gosh. I’ve known that for years. Sketching and coloring was a favorite
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I hope you enjoy another guest post from Slim Randles. He has quite a way with humor and can even wax eloquently at times. Essays like this, as well as his humor can be found in his book, Home Country, which is a a collection of his weekly syndicated column of the same name. Slim
It’s still close enough to July Fourth that we can contemplate a bit of what the holiday means. Thanks to Slim Randles for this thoughtful essay about parades, flags and Independence Day. I am busy with the summer drama camp, so I’m glad that Slim is here as today’s Wednesday’s Guest. I might let him
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You may wonder why I even bother having a schedule for book reviews since I often post them on other days than Sunday’s, but sometimes the author is on tour and needs another spot filled. That is what happened when I was contacted to see if I would be interested in reading and reviewing this
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And Happy Birthday to me. Here is a picture of some of the early birthday presents I received. It is always so much fun to have a birthday celebration span several weeks, and this year has been one of those years. The first present that arrived was the dragon that one of my sisters painted.
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All the flap about the Confederate Flag and other symbols of the time in our history that condoned slavery, makes me wonder just how far are we going to go to the extreme in dodging sensitivity. That era was not one of our more honorable ones. Neither was the time that we pushed the Native
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I am so pleased to have Slim Randles back as today’s Wednesday’s Guest with this thoughtful peace about dancing. I love to dance, always have. If there is music playing, I am moving. There is something so…. just right… about making that connection of body to music, and Slim sums it all up so well.