Welcome back: said the grindstone

I don’t know about you, but returning from a holiday break — even if no holiday is actually taken — seems to take a bit more than an extra shot of espresso to get all my pistons firing again.

2 Cents Worth

Good morning grab you a cup of coffee and visit with me awhile.Did you have as much fun as we did this thanksgiving.

Carol's Kitchen

• 1 yellow cake mix• l1 large box of lemon jello• Mix together dry• Add 4 eggs• 3/4 cup of water• 1/2 cup of crisco oil• 1 teaspoon of lemon extract• Mix all together in mixer and pour in a tube pan• Bake at 350 for 25 to 30 minutes• Icing• 2 cups of powdered sugar• 1 teaspoon of lemon juice• Just...

Tawanna’s Business Adventures

“To keep my mind going I have to be doing stuff,’ says Tawanna Fields of Dallas, “because I don’t like to be bored,” She learned how to cook while taking home economics courses at Amarillo High School. “I didn’t go to college.

Abbott issues orders targeting China

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Seriously… Thank you.

One of the subconscious fears that I reckon plague the recesses of just about every writer’s mind is that our work, perspectives, ideals, philosophies, indeed, the words themselves become stagnate, or worse, repetitive to the point of ineffectiveness.

2 Cents Worth

What a wonderful week Joe and I have had, we have just about got over our trip to Kentucky, always enjoy it but we sure get tired after we get home!!!!

One to Watch

There’s a sweet little show on Netflix right now. Catch if you can.A Man on the Inside can be enjoyed for its storyline alone.The eight-episode feature series should also be appreciated for its reminders about how we treat people, especially the elderly and those who take care of them.

The Lone Ranger Rides Again

Mike Coston of Tyler portrays the Lone Ranger at all kinds of events.“I stay back stage and they start talking about the Lone Ranger and then they announce ‘here’s the Lone Ranger’. I come out and I’ve got my two forty-fives. Of course I’ve got blanks and I fire two shots: Pow Pow!

Flippin’ the spyglass

Regular readers are likely familiar with my unusually mixed metaphors, sports analogies, and seemingly unrelated pop-culture references, which often take a more subterranean approach to viewing the otherwise highbrow perspectives about politics, society, the economy, or other smarty-pants issues.