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…
I’m grateful for over 30 years (on and off) of employment with H-E-B Food/Drugs for many reasons. Besides working with awesome Partners (employees throughout Texas and Mexico), I’m especially thankful for the learning and training opportunities that proved so beneficial in life. Learning and teaching Lean Enterprise and Six Sigma was especially rewarding. Even today,…
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I posted “Tell me something about yourself that sounds made up but is 100% true.” Hundreds replied, all interesting, some incredible. Here are some of the answers. “✔” received the most attention. Kathy Alexander Power: I was electrocuted and died. Ray Morris: I had a small part in a porn flick Johnny Means: I spent…
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We received blessings due to the struggles and challenges of spring and summer 2020. Stressed from the pandemic lockdowns, furloughs and news in general, we made significant life changes. Beyond enjoying and experimenting more with cooking, baking, walking, biking and creative adventures, we went into radical and serious mode. Our make ‘lemons to lemonade’ strategies…
In April, a post (below) from my friend Pastor Jack Comer Jr. reminded me of a simple, but profound moment when my son Brady Dennis was six. I was a very busy executive at H-E-B Food/Drugs over the Facilities Management division working up to 60-70 hrs a week. But we had a family tradition called…
Lesson One: The Invisible People The man who reminded me of a cross between Walter Brennan and Popeye, in the blue colored plaid shirt, was a world class gravy sopper. It was the second thing I noticed about him, but I was paying attention this time. Eleven minutes before, it was only eleven steps to…
Back in the days of tin foil on rabbit ears, necessary to watch all three television channels, my Gillette Elementary School third grade classmates and I enjoyed Friday mid-mornings because it was when our Weekly Readers would arrive. We were first introduced to them in the second grade by Mrs. Lydia Dudek, a golly geeze…
A few years ago, when Johnny Jennings was just 86 years old, he gained a bit of positive notoriety when he donated some money to the local Georgia Baptist Home for Children. It wasn’t a small chunk of change. The Ringold, Ga. resident was not wealthy. Mr. Jennings had been collecting junk and recycling since…
In the 1960s and 1970s, this was a popular poem on black light and groovy posters. But it was actually written in an early 1921 poem by Max Ehrmann, an American writer. “Desiderata” is Latin for “things desired.” Go placidly amid the noise and haste,and remember what peace there may be in silence.As far as…
Family sedans, motorcycles, RVs and tour buses greeted us at the parking lots and nearby surroundings of what is becoming a popular travel spot. Most of the Lone Star State may not be as prone to political correctness or acceptance of mainstream media guidance as California, New York or say, Massachusetts. But Texas still enjoys…
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The Correct Perspective One of wisdom’s greatest benefits is accurate discernment—the learned ability to immediately tell right from wrong. Good from evil. Acceptable from unacceptable. Time well spent from time wasted. The right decision from the wrong decision. Many times that is simply a matter of having the correct perspective. Wisdom One way to define…
