Poorly Thought Out

After the party Friday night, and the resulting housekeeping disaster the next morning with his room mates, Rodney (left, tall and pink) was beginning to believe that his decision to move to an off campus apartment was perhaps poorly thought out . . .

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Where Have All the Flowers Gone?

As Joan and her family heard the rattle and roar of the diesel-powered tractors with huge bat-wing mowers get closer, she couldn’t help but think, they’re at it again–mass murder.  The county said they were just keeping the grass in the ditches short, but for any flower taller than three inches; it was off with their heads!  Before it was too late, she tried to get the family to sing the old 60’s folk song, “Where have all the flowers gone. . . “

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Fired Up

When Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott told Texans the BLM wanted to take about 50,000 acres of land owned by Texans on the banks of the Red River by an Eminent Domain procedure, they got a little fired up . . .

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Rejects

Hearing that local girls and diversity were strong points when selecting the new members for the Texans Cheerleaders squad, Twyla Sue and Mindi had tried out and been hopeful–sadly, they didn’t make the cut . . .

By |April 23rd, 2014|Categories: Reptiles & Amphibians, Sports, Texas|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Rejects

Disappointed

Jeremy had gone through school telling everyone, especially the cute girls, that a famous spy plane had been named after him and his family–until he joined the National Guard at University.  He was somewhat disappointed to finally learn in his ROTC aviation history class that it had been the SR71 Black Bird, not the SR71 Red Winged Blackbird . . .

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Coat of Many Colors

Kenny got reminded of the Bible story of Joseph’s coat of many colors almost daily by his classmates, and the truth be told, he thought it did make him look pretty cool.  His real hope is that it made him some kind of a “chick magnet”.  He hoped it wasn’t just seasonal  breeding plumage that would  fade as spring faded into summer and the breeding season passed for the year . . .

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