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How Old Am I?

Sep 15

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UPDATED 07/13/2015 I’m old enough to have put a quarter and two dimes my father gave me into a cigarette machine, asked the man at the gas station to help me pull the very stiff lever to dispense a pack of my father’s brand, thanked the man, and carried my purchase home to dad. I’m old enough to […]

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Where Have all the Young Girls Gone?

Dec 10

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“Where have all the young girls gone Long time passing? Where have all the young girls gone Long time ago?” Girls used to dress for school. Of course they did. I mean – they used to dress for school as though it was someplace special. If you saw a group of girls from 1965 on […]

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Of Splinters and Wounds pt 2

Sep 8

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                   Summer of 1984      I’m the general contractor on a large remodel and addition to a home in the rich part of Dallas. I’m driving on Harry Hines Blvd. looking for a hardware wholesaler. This is the same street Parkland Hospital sits on, where JFK was pronounced dead in 1963. Five miles or so […]

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Of Splinters and Wounds-part 1

Sep 6

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  I have a knot on the outside edge of my right hand, below the little finger. It’s been there for years. If you run your finger along the edge of the hand you can feel the bump, like a BB under the skin. If you press hard it hurts. I don’t remember how it got there, but I […]

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