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We didn’t have any swimming pools in Stonewall, at least not like a lot of towns such as Allen have. In 1944 I was still sort of new to living there but thought I was in hog heaven anyway, having lived in Centrahoma until 1944. So, it was one day when 4 of us boys who had been down on Buck Creek in the July heat spotted this little pool of water. It was near the old water tower and its overflow had created this little pond of cool clear water and it was shielded from view by brush and cane. What better place to take a quick swim?
Read moreWill we just have to “live” with Covid from now on? Seems that’s the way it was with the famous Spanish Flu. It peaked out back in 1918 after it had killed about 500 million people worldwide. To this day we have to take our annual flu shots since the old “flu” still lurks about. That seems to be the way this current Pandemic is working out. It may always lurk about.
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I was going thru my files this past week to find some Easter items I wanted to share with our readers.
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The following letter to the editor was the most touching I have ever read . . .
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An ancient King of France (or at least part of France) was named Charles the Simple. He ruled way back around 900 AD and he was the cousin of Charles the Fat who also got to wear the crown for a while. The most interesting thing about Charles the Simple is that his nickname ‘simplex’ or “the simple” is misleading. The Latin word ‘Simplex’ was given to him meaning straightforward as in “loyal” or “without guile”. But, even during this lifetime people didn’t understand the real meaning of his name (something good) and mistook it as describing him as “stupid”.
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My good friend, Wayne Bullard, celebrated his birthday Friday. I called to see why I was not invited to the party and he told me that Pat was not giving him one. However, I am sure I heard noise in the background.
Read moreI don’t why or when I started doing this. I don’t even think about it. I have always signed my emails, letters, and other correspondence by writing, “Your Servant, Walker Moore.” Some have remarked that my letter closing is odd. Some have said I am not their servant.
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