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I heard wonderful words this afternoon that gladdened my heart. I was told that school would be starting in August. O, happy day!
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At this writing, it happened two and a half weeks ago on a Wednesday afternoon. I was about to close up shop at my hot dog stand and was feeling a bit downhearted about the sales for the week when a random customer walked up. She was an attractive, welldressed African American woman and before I could even say “Hello”, she said that she didn’t want a hotdog, she just wanted to let me know I was blessed.
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It was a long time ago but not so long for me. If you believe in love at first sight, this may have been it. And not just looks either. We’re talking about the whole package. After that first meeting, I knew that we would be making music together for a long time.
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During the last 11 years of my work career, I looked forward to one thing - retiring and making quilts until I died! Essentially self-taught, I learned from watching the TV shows of those wonderful gurus of quilting, Alex Anderson, Eleanor Burns, Marianne Fons and Liz Porter, supplemented by an overflowing bookshelf of how-to-quilt books and quilt designs, and of course, by my quilting friends.
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I will probably embarrass our mayor, Bert Miller, by calling him a “hero” for his decision to proceed with the Navasota Freedom Festival, but if the shoe fits Bert, you may as well put it on!
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The following is a summary of a letter that I wrote but never delivered to one of my dear friends. I always thought that I had more time, but Cancer cut our time short.
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The word of the day is “unprecedented.” Common usage lately has been to describe the health and economic impact of the virus which shall not be named. As far as global health crises go, it’s fair to say that here in America, during our lifetimes, yes, this has been unprecedented.
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Not everyone has a dad like my dad. If you look up Jimmy Shoalmire you will find that he was a historian, a college professor, and published author. What you will not find is that he worked in the oilfield with his dad, he built hot rods, and was a golden gloves boxer.
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