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Poor Childhood, Rich Life
If all you knew about Yvonne was this one picture, you might think she had a soft, easy life, maybe even born with a silver spoon. Not so, not so. She’s the second youngest
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The 2021 Hurricane Season
If I were a declaring type person, I’d declare the 2021 hurricane season over. (Weather type people play it safer. To them it’s not over until after Thanksgiving.) But even a Louisiana civilian
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Cousin Codger, On The Topic Of Work
His daddy had a nightly routine. First, he’d go through the house with a Flit sprayer, and spray the bedrooms with insecticide for mosquitoes, then he’d hit the outhouse. Once done with his doings,
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Tom And Maddy’s Rock ‘n Roll Gumbo Show
By Pierre Fontenot She grew up chaperoned by the Mississippi. While tourists were sinning in the New Orleans French Quarter, regular families were enjoying wholesome living, just a ferry ride away, in Algiers.
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Purpose For Average People
Tiger Woods was a kid, first time I saw him handle a golf club on TV. I reacted like someone in 1762 reacted, seeing six-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart play a piano for the king.
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Purpose for the Sake of Purpose
Two years ago, I was on the straight road, to purpose. Two years later, I pulled over to the shoulder. GPS can get me to Omaha, but it’s useless, for directions to purpose.
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Becoming Uncomfortable In America
Am I the only one feeling less at home in America? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Miss Leona’s 96th Birthday
Harry Methvin, a teacher, was “out junking,” when he spied an old one-room schoolhouse. Lady who lived next door, Miss Leona, had once been a student there. They’ve been friends ever since. “I
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