On the Edge of Common Sense
COWBOYS ADVICE TO THE LOVELORN #2
By Baxter Black, D.V.M.
      This cowboy advice column is inspired by the Ventura County Star. Three cowboys answer questions about love and life. DEAR TERRIFIC TRIO, I've just fallen in love with a 38 year old bottle blonde who shoots a mean game of snooker and can chug a 16 oz bottle of Red Dog Ale in 30 seconds! Do you believe in love at first sight?
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RR tracks built of wood
Disaster in making . . .
      It wasn't the longest railroad in East Texas. And it certainly wasn't the most profitable. But it taught its builders, the good people of Rusk, how not to run a railroad. The Rusk Tramway was born from Rusk's disappointment over losing a railroad connection in the 1870s.
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Writer's Roost
One ringy-dingy, two ringy-dingy
by Willis Webb
      It was surrender time. I gave in to my partner and signed up our two cell phones for texting. Our 29-year-old son was semi-sympathetic and semi-sarcastic about this monumental event. "I'm proud of you because I know texting is like Kryptonite to parents.
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