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On Sunrises

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What is it about a sunrise that gives me hope? Saw one today coming to work. The rich reds and purples, mixed with pastel pinks, seemed painted on the underside of white, wispy clouds, all set against a clear blue Texas Panhandle sky. Doesn’t get much prettier. But it’s not the beauty that fans my […]

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Dad Died This Morning

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Dad died this morning, at 4:45 a.m., May 31, 2010, just 13 days short of his 87th birthday. Seems fitting that this WWII veteran should pass on Memorial Day. It’s probably the most important thing his great-grandchildren will remember about him. That he served with honor and bravery to help liberate Europe. I’ll remember it, […]

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Who Put the Bomp

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Who put the bomp In the bomp bah bomp bah bomp Who put the ram In the rama lama ding dong No, I wasn’t attending a reunion of the Canyon High School class of ’67, but rather a performance put on last night by the CHS class of 2017, which includes my granddaughter Brooke. “Who […]

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Cooking Out

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Cooked out last night. Chicken breasts. Very good; thank you. Has taken me most of 30 years to perfect the chicken breast. Secret is in the tenderizing. That and the brand of chicken: Pilgrim’s Pride. “Hi, I’m Bo Pilgrim, and I just won’t sell a fat, yeller chicken.” Grilling out, as in “outdoors,” whether one […]

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Blessed Are the Worriers

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“Blessed are the worriers for they will obtain great sympathy on earth and great reward in heaven.” No, it’s not in the Bible, but, sometimes, I act as if it were. Anyway, I’m wondering if worry and pride go together. Pretty sure they don’t for everyone (so, if the shoe doesn’t fit, please don’t put […]

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Harmonica Debut

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Today is my debut on the harmonica. Last time I played a musical instrument for an audience was in 1968 when our folk group, The New Creation, sang a number for KVII TV’s noon farm and ranch show with Bedford Forest. I played the guitar, knowing all of five or six chords, which was a […]

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Show Me a Sign for Good

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A faded red ribbon, hanging from a low branch on a scraggly pine tree. Thank God, I wasn’t lost. It was the summer of 2008, and I was attempting to climb Wheeler Peak on a trail I had never taken, one that, because it wasn’t an official Forest Service route, was unmarked with the usual […]

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My Dad and Mentor

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Visited my 86-year-old dad in the hospital yesterday. He’s better; thank you. Have never written about Dad – not anything published, anyway. I think it’s because I know how uncomfortable it would make him feel. But Dad doesn’t read my blog; doesn’t own a computer. So I’m safe. Sergeant Robert A. (Bob) Bellah came ashore […]

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Recent Reading

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A few weeks ago, I asked online friends for suggested books, so thought I’d let you know about the three I’ve read. The Last of His Kind is a biography of legendary mountaineer and photographer, Bradford Washburn. Written by David Roberts, the book details the life of Washburn, whose mountain climbing exploits – most of […]