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The Texas Holmes' in the early 70s

Great Advice About Doing Things Naturally

By on December 23, 2012 in personal insight

Several people know that in the past few weeks, I have been thinking about my Texas family much more. One day, everything in my world was cruising along….. And the next, I started getting frequent messages about my Uncle Larry Holmes from my cousin. At first I have to say, it sounded worrisome but I [...]

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Highway 61 - the catfish highway?

A Highway 61 Adventure I’ll Never Forget! Catfish are Jumping! (Day 5)

By on November 4, 2012 in agriculture, travel

The other day as I finally met Miss Dazey in real life, we got to telling stories. Her husband Mr. Bruce used to be in the trucking business and he prompted me to remember something. I hadn’t thought of this in a while, and we had some laughs as I told it so I hope [...]

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Lorraine Hotel where Martin Luther King was shot

Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. & Civil Rights Efforts

By on January 14, 2012 in personal insight

Travel most of the week followed by a redeye and weather-induced issues on traffic, cut my office time to just one day this past week. One of the topics we discussed was the upcoming holiday in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr’s birthday. Sitting here on the weekend, I tried to get photos from my [...]

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nasty flood water

Standing Out by the Numbers — Top 10 Posts Read Here in 2011

By on January 2, 2012 in social media

As I looked back at 2011 on the blog, One of the things I thought may interest some of you (especially those of you who have yet to subscribe to the blog) is what sets this blog apart from others. One way to quickly show that is doing a top ten list. So what rose [...]

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camping as families in the 1970s

Remembering Rockabilly Legend (& My “Uncle”) Malcolm Yelvington

By on December 5, 2011 in personal insight, popular culture

There are those people in our lives that we come across and for whatever reason, there is an immediate and lasting connection. I grew up with an “Uncle Mac” (previously mentioned in my Flat Stanley series).  Our families went to church together, took summer vacations camping together and he bowled in the same league as [...]

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My Guest Post for Rural Women Rock

By on October 24, 2011 in personal insight, social media

I briefly mentioned the other day that the #140conf small town lit a fire in my new friend Kasse Duffy (@MissDuffys) and she started a blog called Rural Women Rock. This is my guest post for “open mic.” It will be published Monday, October 24. Please take time to visit the site and read through some [...]

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finished kitchen & clean room

Stone Soup Cafe — A Great New Memphis Restaurant!

By on September 26, 2011 in food, travel

I know of lot of the people in Memphis haven’t heard of Stone Soup Cafe, but that’s just not yet. Believe me, it has the potential to reach well beyond the Cooper-Young neighborhood it calls home to customers in all parts of the Memphis metro area. And the excitement in Midtown is clear. Midtown loves [...]

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Charles Woodall creating excitement for kids at the Memphis Farmers Market June 2010

Mourning the Death of a Family Member from a Distance

By on August 28, 2011 in ag awareness, agriculture, personal insight

This week has been filled with stresses. Traveling up until the last minute when I had to get home so the movers could come and pack me up, may not have been the smartest thing, but the results of the AgChat Foundation Conference will be felt for a long time. The enthusiasm I picked up [...]

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