Texas' Ramblings
Days are getting long, hair is coming off
Winter months are hard on me. The days are short and gray and my mood is always lower than the basement. I’ve heard there is some kind of syndrome doctors attribute to low sunlight. Maybe I have t...
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Election year–who’s there for me?
Alan Jackson sings about watching CNN, but doesn’t consider himself a political man. I can relate. I never really got involved with politics. That’s not to say I don’t exercise my right to vote or...
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Wrenches no longer the tool of the trade
It seems that not so long ago (apparently I have a wrong impression of passing time) most people who drove cars, that means nearly everyone, kept at least a small toolbox in their vehicle. Nothing...
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Good news from the optometrist; on to the dentist
Most people who know me know I’m not one to go to any kind of doctor any more than I absolutely have to. Colds, allergies, sniffles, aches and pains I just typically deal with till they go away. ...
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A visit from the kid
Last weekend my middle kid decided to make her first trip down to see dear old mom. I love this kid. I really do. Sometimes, though, I just can’t help but wonder if she is truly mine. I know eve...
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I’m just not a housekeeper
When I packed up and moved 500 miles I promised myself that I was going to start the New Year (2011) with a clean house and everything put away. I managed to do that. Just before midnight last yea...
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Must we grow older?
by Dianna F. Dandridge, Staff Writer
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Birthdays never really meant that much to me. They still don’t mean much. After all there are few days that could be worse than Dec. 26 for your birthday. A friend, who shares that terrible day, a...
Attack of the killer yeast
by Dianna F. Dandridge, Staff Writer
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As holidays go this Christmas was fairly uneventful. I didn’t make any hurried moves that left important items behind. I didn’t have any wild parties with scads of people crammed into my little ho...
I like the way he thinks
by Dianna F. Dandridge, Staff Writer
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Maybe it’s my country upbringing. Maybe it’s the fact that Baxter Black is a working veterinarian/cowboy. It could just be that I like what he writes about; most weeks I really enjoy what he has to...
Ten days and counting
by Dianna F. Dandridge, Staff Writer
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Christmas, my once most favorite time of the year, is only 10 days away and I have yet to get the Christmas spirit. When I was a kid, and even as my kids were growing up, I couldn’t wait for Chris...
The hunt is on
by Dianna F. Dandridge, Staff Writer
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Christmas is right around the corner and I guess everyone I know has either been hunting or plans on hunting up just that right gift for someone. For those of us who lack the shopping gene, these...
Holiday traditions resurface
by Dianna F. Dandridge, Staff Writer
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This past week most of us celebrated Thanksgiving in one way or another. It wasn’t until the day before Thanksgiving when the thought occurred to me just how ingrained holiday traditions are to so...
  • With thankful heart
    by Dianna F. Dandridge, Staff Writer
    11.25.11 - 11:57 am
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    by Dianna F. Dandridge, Staff Writer
    11.18.11 - 04:24 pm
  • It’s time to go hunting
    by Dianna D. Dandridge, Staff Writer
    11.11.11 - 05:03 pm
  • Once you feed them, they’re yours
    by Dianna F. Dandridge, Staff Writer
    10.28.11 - 04:52 pm
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    by Dianna F. Dandridge, Staff Writer
    10.19.11 - 04:28 pm
  • Cat pet wars have begun
    by Dianna F. Dandridge, Staff Writer
    10.13.11 - 11:09 am
  • Applaud the effort
    by Dianna F. Dandrige, Staff Writer
    10.07.11 - 05:09 pm
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