Growing up in the Lone Star State , I have a preference for Texas Style Barbeque sauces. Grandpa Bassett Arthur, a Navy Sea Bee cook in World War II, honed his skills in restaurants in Abilene, Brady and Coleman, Texas. His barbeque was perfect. “In Texas, we don’t play around with basting,” he’d say. “You…
Partnership brings Texas legends together for unbeatable Lone Star team Whataburger and the Dallas Cowboys announced Tuesday they are teaming up for a winning partnership between two Texas icons, making Whataburger the “Official Burger of the Dallas Cowboys.” “Football is serious business in the Lone Star State, and for the past 60 years, the Dallas Cowboys have…
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Do you know what the definition of a “truck” was before automobiles and vehicles were ever invented? Thanks to our Grandpa Jack Dennis, I know a thing or two about that…and watermelons. (I’ll reveal the truck definition below). Some of my favorite childhood memories are the summer time get togethers at Grandpa and Grandma’s Petaluma…
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When my great-great-Chickasaw-Choctaw grandmother Margaret Delitha Ralph crossed the Red River by covered wagon into Texas she was only 14. Born in Arkansas just five days after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, Margaret settled in central Texas near Brady Creek. She married a cowboy, James Morgan, who spent most of his days on the…
If our father were alive during these days of pandemic restrictions, there’s no doubt he would be finding all kinds of ways to stay busy and productive. Walter “Corky” Dennis retired from a memorable career as police officer and homicide detective for the San Antonio Police Department in the 1980s. He immediately began work as…
Mike Sheffield and I were born on exactly the same day and are only about two hours apart in age. I’ve known him since the early 1970s on the San Antonio McCollum High School football team. Mike was quite the athlete. One of my favorite memories of being part of the Cowboys football team was…
How are COVID-19 restrictions impacting Elvis Presley fans visiting Memphis? Here’s the very latest information and our tips for a safe trip. Note: This data and suggestions are as of today, Wednesday, June 24, 2020. Of course conditions could change at any moment. Our intent is to offer helpful insight for those considering travel. We…
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The Texas Wine Country is beautiful and we always feel blessed to visit Fredericksburg. But this trip, we are just passing through. Later this year we plan to visit the vast National Museum of the Pacific War. It’s been years since H-E-B donated an existing store behind the Admiral Chester Nimitz museum (in old family…
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Here’s a favorite like Grandma used to make, because she did. There was nothing as good as Ruby Floyd’s Coconut Meringue Pie. I can still taste it in my mind while writing this. Ruby Alma Morgan was born in Brady, Texas in 1910 to our greatgrandparents Margaret Delitha Ralph Morgan (a Chickasaw-Choctaw, known for her…
What does Henry Winkler, “The Fonz” have to do with Corsicana, Texas? Not much, but his son, Max Winkler is the director of a movie based on a multimillion crime commited in the northeast Texas city of 24,000. We are in Corsicana tonight on a mission to examine the filming and possibly meet/interview stars…
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