Herd It Through the Grapevine #6 Insect Repellent Take note campers and RVers! Household insects like to hide in dark, creepy places. If you search long enough in your kitchen cabinets, you’ll probably find a few unwelcome visitors. While using shelf liners is a common practice to keep […]
Believing in miracles, coincidences, and serendipity can be a stunning endeavor. Many people consider them a lucky break, a fluke, or happenstance. But it only takes a second, an eighth of an inch, or some other instance to stumble upon a blessing or make a difference in life. […]
We traveled through enchanting Sedona a few weeks ago, although we couldn’t stay long. It’s only been a few years since I was there, but mercy has it grown…almost to the point that Sedona’s popularity could be a possible burden. Traffic congestion was considerable and all shops, restaurants […]
In 1980, driving north near the San Antonio Union Stockyards on Interstate 35, traffic stopped both directions on the overpass. Forward and to my left, was the cab of a jack-knifed 18-wheeler. It was literally hanging, perhaps 40 feet above a drainage creek that flows west of downtown […]
Herd It Through the Grapevine . Avocados Top of the list is the highly nutritious fruit loaded with monounsaturated fat that improves healthy blood flow throughout your body and enhances your brain health. The monounsaturated fats in the fruit can help fight off inflammation in the body and […]
Being awake, speaking the truth, and doing the right thing takes courage. It is not the easy path through life. It may be the hardest path. You could be persecuted, insulted, deplatformed, disowned, fired, and hated by the wicked and those still sleeping and brainwashed. The evil spiritual […]
This is our 1000th post on CleverJourneys in just over a year. Dodie and I are celebrating by checking into a hospital. Yes, both of us! Coincidence? Serindipty? Double whammy? The short story is she is in Room #7 of Kerrville’s Pederson Hospital’s Emergency Room and I’m on […]
It’s that time of the year when you hear delighted squeals of children, sniff the smoky scents of fireworks and charcoal grills, and ogle streamers in red, white, and blue. You know what that means—it’s Independence Day! And there’s something so joyful about this summertime celebration. Setting To […]
The first time I ever experienced the taste of feta cheese was with friends and family gathering at the Lacey Cottages near the dam of Lake Buchanan, the largest of the five Highland Lakes in central Texas. That was the summer of 1971, so I’m not sure if […]
Herd It Through the Grapevine #6 Long before WD-40 was a household name and a can resided in practically every home across America, it was an obscure product invented for a singular purpose. Back in 1953, Norman Larsen, founder of the Rocket Chemical Company, created WD-40 for the […]
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The Secret to How Ritz-Carlton, H-E-B, Disney, ClubCorp and Goettl Soar JackNotes: Summaries of Wisdom Fortunately, I worked for a remarkable Texas business, H-E-B Food Drugs, from 1980 to 2010 and retired early as an executive over their facilities management organization. H-E-B invests a great deal in training […]
