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We enjoyed the story about the third-grade teacher who asked her students to use the word “fascinate” in a sentence. Molly said, “My family went to the New York City Zoo and we saw all the animals. It was fascinating.” The teacher said, “That was good, but I wanted you to use the word “fascinate.”
Read moreThe older I get the more I think about the “good old days.” And they in fact were the good old days. Awhile back our good friend Sue Clark Adams shared the following:
Read moreOne of the results of this Covid was Pat and I have watched a lot more movies here at home than normal. One would think when you glance background that I would have seen all the movies that I should. My tenure at Stonewall Schools (1944-1952) and before that my fellowships at Centrahoma should have been enough. But I must reluctantly admit most of what I know today I learned in the Main Theatre at Stonewall. Covid and the coldest winter ever gave me some chance to work on my “Master’s Degree” in movie watching.
Read moreA daily two-mile walk is an excellent thing for many of us. Nothing like fresh air, exercise, and an invigorating conversation with your walking buddy. Those four thousand + steps can clear your thinking, give you more energy, and actually change your mood for the better.
Read moreI’m thinking of my Dad this week as it would have been his 100th birthday. Among the many things when I think of Dad is his ability to fix almost anything around our house. He included me in any project he undertook. He instructed that I was the “B man” and he was the “A man”. The “A man” was in charge. The “B man” was the helper and cleaned up the mess afterward. I don’t think I ever graduated to “A man” status.
Read moreHaving a working bicycle in 1945 was very important to me and lots of my 10-year-old friends in Stonewall. But our WWII enemies, the Japs and the Germans had seen to it that bicycles, cars and such were fairly unavailable in the USA. Especially Stonewall. We had plenty of old bikes, but it was hard to find one that worked. Bicycle chains were scarce so if you couldn’t fix yours, you were out of luck. My brother and me spent many an hour figuring out how to fix those things and eventually got good at it. Flat tires? We were masters.
Read moreWords seem so feeble in moments like these. We want to express our sincere gratitude for all the calls, text messages, food, flowers, donations, most important the abundance of love and prayers. Small communities mean so much in a time of need.
Read moreMy article’s title refers to the eight people missing from Allen. I suppose they are anyway. The Census count in 2010 was 934 but in dropped to 926. I guess we will just have to make do. If you know who they are or were, let me know.
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