The Joy of Laughing for No Reason
I love to laugh. I love to hear people laugh. I love making people laugh. Me & laughter go a long way back, from classroom wisecracks to high school humor columns to comedy videos. Laughter...
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Celebrate our country’s birthday with some American tunes today! The obvious starting point is our national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner” — except that the tune itself is so difficult to sing that...
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4th of July circa late 1800’s, E. Texas
G.M.C. Massey (standing, middle left) with family, East Texas circa 1890s Once again, our guest blogger, my grandfather, G.M.C. Massey, supplies us with memories of by-gone days in rural East Texas in...
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Cars, Houses, Healthcare, and Horses circa 1900
G.M.C. “Cade” Massey Guest blogger G.M.C. Massey, my grandfather, grants us a great gift with these short scraps from his memoir manuscripts: the ability to look into the past and experience how his...
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“Only a River Gonna Make Things Right…”
Walking alongside a river, large or small, always revitalizes me in mind, body, and spirit. The water restores my soul, the walking invigorates my body, and I swear sometimes, I can smell life-giving...
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50 Years of the Who
Today marks 50 years since the first time I saw the Who in concert. July 22, 1967 — Houston, Texas It was a triple bill and truthfully, I didn’t really go to see the Who. I went to see the headliner,...
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Casa Dexter Moves to Main Street
“What’s Casa Dexter?” people ask me after seeing my name tag. That question has two responses: a) Professional response: “A digital publishing house.” b) Comic response: “My house.” Both answers are...
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