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This old 1909 family picture shows the family of John Robert Bullard (my greatgrandfather) and his family standing in front of their home on Lookout Mountain. I found it interesting that their two “valuable” hunting dogs showed up too.

Each year the nation celebrates “President’s Day.” Most of the “TV” celebrations focused on Abraham Lincoln and the American Civil War. This war happened a long time ago and is well beyond the memory of any living persons, but it is not forgotten.

There were four of them that day, sisters named Lora, Cora, Dora and Ruth, and my dad went too. I loaded them all up in my motorhome and we headed East toward what had been home at one time for them.

It was 1955 when I first saw this Marine Sargent. He served on my ship’s security detail, the USS Lexington a carrier that fought in WWII.

No. I never owned one of those marvels of Henry Ford’s engineering but I sure wish I had when I was in high school over at Stonewall.

They don’t make creeks like they used to. I speak of Buck Creek.

One the 4th of July in 1943 I was sort of “imprisoned” at my Grandpa J. T.

Independents do have a vote on June 16 Unfortunately, Oklahoma’s Independents can’t vote for candidates in the party primaries this year. Republicans have long excluded Independents.

I spoke (wrote) to a pair of old timers this morning and it reminded me to write a smidgen for this week’s “One Pharmacist’s View.” Chesley (Tiny) Ray, Corky’s younger brother, was the first. Tiny is recovering from a heart procedure and is doing OK — so he says.

I say poor Texas ‘cause they live their athletic lives dwelling on the failures of their enemies. Their main one is Oklahoma.