March 2007

That Woman Was Janis Joplin

March 31, 2007

My hairdresser this morning had a first guess of Anna Nicole Smith. But, my mystery tough woman was Janis Lyn Joplin, who was raised in Port Arthur, Texas. She died in 1970 of a heroin overdose. That the young woman took to drugs so readily would be no surprise considering the decades in which she [...]

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A Woman Who Was Tough

March 31, 2007

“Lyn”s early years gave no clue to the turbulent life she would live. She grew up in a typical small Texas town, in a family that was not out of the ordinary. Her Daddy labored at an oil refinery and her Momma was a domestic goddess. Life was rosy and sweet for the young girl. [...]

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My Second List of Link Love

March 30, 2007

Five new blogs I enjoy As promised, here is the list of Link Love for this week. It’s been a hard decision, because there were many more than these blogs that caught my eye. But, I’m only letting me pick five, because I actually do have a life, and can’t sit here reading all day! [...]

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Friday Feast #137

March 30, 2007

I’ve never joined the Friday Feast before, and I’m not sure I want to participate in a meme every day (it no longer seems to have a valid link, anyway). But, I’ve got so much to do today that I’m jumping like drops of water in a hot skillet. Do y’all have days like that? [...]

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Thursday Thirteen #3: A Lesson in Texas Language

March 29, 2007

Thirteen Texas Expressions You Need To Know Some of you may have seen my recent post on language, and know the fact that I sometimes lapse into my “Mother Tongue.” For me Texan is the one true language. However, I do understand that for some people that language is enigmatic. Let me try to translate [...]

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Hot Dog! It’s The Oscar Mayer Weeniemobile!

March 27, 2007

Oscar Mayer Weinermobile; Dallas, TX, March 24, 2007 cluttered version Dallas, TX, March 24, 2007 un-cluttered version Please note: I’m not in charge of renting this thing out for proms, weddings, funerals, etc.

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Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It’s Flavor On The Bedpost Overnight?

March 27, 2007

Somehow I missed this story when it was breaking news: In 1994, Susan Montgomery Williams set a world record. Now, don’t you know her Mama’s proud of her? Susan won the bubble-gum-blowing championship with a bubble that was 23 inches in diameter. I have no idea how many sticks of gum she popped into her [...]

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I’ve Got The Feng Shui Blues

March 26, 2007

II have a theory about the “paper buildup” in my office. I stack a tiny pile of papers beside my keyboard and those papers create spores. The draft from the air conditioner picks up those spores, wafts them aloft, and deposits them on other flat surfaces where new piles of papers grow. That’s the only [...]

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Bilingual? I’m Tongue-Tied.

March 25, 2007

I heard a speaker ask the audience once, “What do you call a person who speaks two languages?” The answer, of course, was “bilingual.” He then asked, “What do you call a person who speaks three languages?” We all chimed in with “trilingual.” He then asked, “What do you call a person who speaks one [...]

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Thursday Thirteen Challenge: LINK LOVE

March 23, 2007

Lurking in the back of the mind of every person who publishes a blog on the World Wide Web is the thought that our words will be read and appreciated by millions. I know that’s what I expect, because I think I have occasional spurts of interesting topics. First, people have to find your site. [...]

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To Kill A Mockingbird

March 23, 2007

I wouldn’t kill a mockingbird, because I love all of God’s critters. Let me amend that: I like many of God’s critters. Besides, the mockingbird is the beloved State Bird of Texas, The Lone Star State. I always heard when I was young that it was against the law to kill a mockingbird in Texas. [...]

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Chewbaka Has Nothing On Me

March 22, 2007

My friend, Robyn, informed me a few days ago that it was the first day of spring. I haven’t been looking at my calendar, so somehow I missed that. However, I already knew that spring was officially here in Texas, because I had already uncovered my pasty white legs to wear shorts. Actually, they were [...]

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Thursday Thirteen #2, Quotes By Women

March 21, 2007

THIRTEEN OF MY FAVORITE QUOTES —ALL UTTERED BY WOMEN: Follow the links to learn more about them. I hope you enjoy. Have you got a favorite quote? It doesn’t have to be by a woman. Leave it for me in the comments so we can all share. Have a great Thursday. “What a wonderful life [...]

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Wordless Wednesday-Jitterbug Joy–Bill and Bug, circa early 1940s

March 20, 2007
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Stella’s and Full Circle Emporium

March 20, 2007

I got so busy with other things that I forgot to finish my Sunday post about our trip to Fort Worth on Saturday. We were disappointed with the experience, until we went over to Bluebonnet Circle near the TCU campus. Quite by accident we found a delightful little shop, well actually two shops in one, [...]

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Blog Review—Scribbit

March 19, 2007

In our quest to beautify our websites and get away from the stereotypical “Blogger” look, jennymcb and I have been surfing the net until our eyes are bleary. She found a blog that is so delicious it makes us both drool. We also have blog envy so badly our faces are green. It’s not a [...]

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Foray to Fort Worth, TX

March 18, 2007

Yesterday, I gave up the computer long enough to make a foray to Fort Worth in search of a new favorite vintage clothing store. I didn’t find one. That made me a little disappointed in Cow Town. When I was younger, I always preferred it to Dallas. You’d have to live around here to know [...]

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Leave It To Beaver And Wally And Eddie

March 16, 2007

This picture is making the rounds in e-mail. I don’t know if someone has altered it with a photo program to make it look worse. If so, they did a great job of it. You might not be old enough to recognize them. From left to right, that’s Ken Osmond (a.k.a. Eddie Haskell), Jerry Mathers [...]

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Thursday Thirteen #1

March 15, 2007

I’ve just discovered today this Thursday Thirteen meme. Being a beginning blogger, I’m a little unsure that I’m doing this correctly, but here goes: Thirteen Favorite Definitions from The Devil’s Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce Bore, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen. Absurdity, n. A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with [...]

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Thanksgiving in April?

March 14, 2007

Can’t get enough turkey and dressing? Personally, I think that one time a year for that meal is probably more than enough, but there is another celebration of Thanksgiving here in Texas. I’ve been to that celebration but, thankfully, do not remember having to eat turkey! I think I ate Mexican food. In El Paso, [...]

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