The Rocket Man Still Rocks
I have seen Elton John in concert three previous times: 1995 in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden with Billy Joel in the Face to Face Tour; 1998 at the Erwin Center in Austin in the Big Picture Tour; 2000 in Lubbock in the newly completed United...
The Three Main Topics
Back when we lived in Edna and I was teaching 6th grade language arts and coaching junior high girls (see my Archives: "The bright lights of Muleshoe are shining like diamonds...," September 4, 2009) several of us carpooled the drive to Victoria to work on our...
Spring Snuck in Overnight-or Did It?
The grass was still brown, the trees for the most part were bare, the temperature still dropped to the low 30s at night, and in general things still seemed dreary and dead. Then I walked out into the big cactus garden and a bright mound of pink caught my...
Country Mice Take on the City
Hellen and I made the drive to Dallas last Friday for the wedding of Tyrel Gear, former student and family friend. Now Hellen has navigated parts of Dallas more than I have, and we have not been afraid, individually or with others, to tackle other major cities,...
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