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Columns February 4, 2010  RSS feed
On the Edge of Common Sense
JAKE WORKING OVERTIME
      In an effort to make managing the 20 section ranch more efficiently, the boss bought Jake a Ranger, a 4-wheel drive muscle car ATV. The cowboys on this west Texas ranch were equipped with cell phones, of course. What modern cowboy isn’t! They have replaced Copenhagen as the habit-forming addiction for the ‘orally dependent.’
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Writer’s Roost
Boy Scouts still about fun at age 100
      Boy Scouts of America’s 100th birthday is Feb. 8 and, while they are constantly examining their appeal to boys and young men, they feel no necessity to reinvent themselves.
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Texas Perimeter Hike
      "I'm still in the tarp. It's still raining. It's still windy. Everything's freezing... still. And now I have to use the restroom. And [I don't mean] pee." - The author's audio journal entry from January 28, 2010
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Before I Get “Seniler”
      The Good Ole Days I am glad that I had my operation before insurance ripoff became the tradition. My Review The recent Republican debate revealed one thing. Whether you reside in the senate or the governor’s mansion, you have lots to hide.
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Bowman’s East Texas
“A Tough Ol’ Bird” . . .
      By Gertie Lacey’s own description, she is a “tough ol’ bird” who grew up in a family of 15 kids, endured the rough days of the East Texas oil boom, picked cotton, endured crop failures during the Great Depression, and broke her neck in seven places during an automobile accident.
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Senior Moments
      Often times I get asked, “What is Senior Services/Transit and what do they do?” I thought I would dedicate this week’s column to answer these questions.
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