History in a Junk/Antique Store

History in a Junk/Antique Store

Back in the day,my friend Nola and I spent many a happy afternoon shopping junk stores, looking for that waiting-to-be-discovered hidden treasure that we were sure we couldn’t live without. And in those days, the stores tended to be heavy on the junk; real antiques...

Mules 40, Shallowater 56

I have put off writing about this first game of the season because it was not a happy game. It was the night of the blue moon, and something happened that, of late, only happens about once in a blue moon; Muleshoe lost a football game. Shallowater owned the night,...
The Blue Moon

The Blue Moon

Well, I completely missed the boat when I wrote about the full moon the other day (“The Moon is Amazing,” August 14 ) because when I told you to check out the next full moon on August 31st, I overlooked the the fact that this moon will be one of the fabled blue moons...
Let Me Tell You About The Triumphs

Let Me Tell You About The Triumphs

If you read last week’s blog, “I Saw Old People!,” you know we attended a Lamar Consolidated High School All 60s Class Reunion and had the pleasure of listening to the music of The Triumphs and a special appearance by BJ Thomas, who used to sing with the band back in...