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The Hunt

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Amos Beals was an immense man, at least to my little kid eyes. Distantly related to my grandfather, Amos lived out in the country on a hardscrabble farm, and was perpetually clothed in a railroad engineer’s cap, bib overalls, or “biblicals” as he called ‘em, and [...]

March 8th, 2010 | Category: Americana, Animals, Audio Bit, Cowboy, Dogs, Family, Folks, Food, Friends, Home, Horses, Religion, Sports | Leave a comment

Culture Shock

Blackberry Bruin

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In 1975, my wife and I moved from a small cosmopolitan city to almost-Arkansas Missouri. In some ways it was de-evolution, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. From Greek bakeries, Jewish delis, jazz concerts, and Broadway-quality theater, we came to Myrtle’s Eats, grabbing suckers, [...]

February 15th, 2010 | Category: Americana, Animals, Audio Bit, Cops, Family, Folks, Food, Friends, Home, Love, Police, Rant, Spirituality | Leave a comment

Marthanetics

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Ah, yes – the holiday season.  Most retailers and some consumers believe it starts in mid-September and continues through January 15. We are besieged by The Great Pumpkin, regaled with stories of The Pilgrims, who were, incidentally, not THE pilgrims but only pilgrims, beaten over the [...]

December 28th, 2009 | Category: Americana, Audio Bit, Christmas, Family, Folks, Food, Friends, Holidays, Home, Rant, Religion | Leave a comment